Case of missing children tied to doomsday beliefs, 3 deaths

Family members used to describe Lori Vallow as an attentive mother who had her kids’ best interests at heart. Before her children went missing. Seven-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and his 17-year-old sister, Tylee Ryan, haven’t been seen since September.

Former CIA director: We’re in a ‘national security crisis’

Former CIA Director John Brennan is very disturbed by a new report from the New York Times, which says last week, members of the House Intelligence Committee were warned by an aide to acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire that Russia is actively meddling in the 2020 campaign in order to get President Trump reelected.

Ilhan Omar accuses Meghan McCain of hypocrisy towards 'Bernie bros' over online attacks

Representative Ilhan Omar has accused The View's Meghan McCain of hypocrisy for her opinions about Bernie Sanders supporters and their online attacks given her own social media behaviour."The same people who chastise the progressive movement regularly traffic in anti-Muslim smears and hate speech against me and those I represent," the freshman representative wrote in a tweet Thursday.

Mountain lion believed to have attacked 6-year-old is caught and killed

The California girl was attacked at a Bay Area nature preserve and survived with minor injuries.

Students' arrest over slur prompts review of ridicule law

Free speech concerns that were raised following the arrests of two University of Connecticut students accused of saying a racial slur have led state legislators to consider repealing a century-old law that bans ridicule based on race, religion or nationality. The episode on campus involving two white students in October was recorded on video and sparked protests against racism. Many people applauded their arrests, but civil liberties groups condemned them as an affront to First Amendment rights.

China's Hubei province reports 630 new coronavirus cases on February 22

China's central Hubei province had 630 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Saturday, the province's health commission said on Sunday, up from 366 new cases the previous day.

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Nevada Democrats add phone lines for results reporting.

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