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Court weighs unsealing documents in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit

A three-judge panel in a New York appeals court asked questions Wednesday that appeared to signal they would make documents public related to multimillionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein's plea deal for sexually abusing teenage girls, according to the Miami Herald. The…

U.S. journalist detained in Venezuela has been freed

An American citizen who working as a journalist in Venezuela has been freed after being detained by security forces early Wednesday. Weddle was at the main Caracas-area airport waiting for a U.S.-bound flight, according to the TV station he works…

NSA director ponders end of phone metadata program

National Security Agency director Gen. Paul Nakasone, in a departure for the agency, acknowledged the NSA is contemplating the possibility that its phone bulk data collection program, may be terminated. The program was first made public by Edward Snowden. "We…

Defense attorney breaks down Hinds hearing

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The woman accused of hitting and killing Chattanooga Police Officer Nicholas Galinger has made bond and been released from Silverdale Detention Center on house arrest. News 12 spoke with a defense attorney today to have him…

Facebook to link Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg presented a new "vision" for how the social networking giant will protect members' privacy Cornerstones of this approach will be to better encrypt data and give users more control over who can contact them Facebook will…

R. Kelly back in custody after child support hearing

Embattled R&B singer R. Kelly was taken back into custody Wednesday after a hearing in Chicago over unpaid child support. Cook County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Sophia Ansari said Kelly will be transferred to the county jail. Darrell Johnson, who said…

Federal court rules against citizenship question in Census

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the Enumeration Clause, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. Judge Richard Seeborg of the Northern District of California ruled that…

Pastor speaks out against same-sex marriage ban

A pastor in Fort Collins, Colorado, is vowing to support the LGBTQ community, even if other church leaders disagree. Lead Pastor Dr. Melanie Rosa wrote a long Facebook post after the Methodist Church voted last week to ban gay clergy members…

As Cruze cruises, GM to close Ohio assembly plant

A sprawling General Motors assembly plant near Youngstown, Ohio, will be idled on Wednesday after more than 50 years producing cars and other vehicles, a move that will eliminate nearly 1,700 hourly positions by month's end. GM announced late last…

Jury deliberates ex-cop's fate in black driver's killing

A Florida prosecutor told a jury Wednesday that a police officer's actions alone escalated a chance encounter with a stranded black motorist into a confrontation that left the motorist dead. The fired officer's attorney called the death "a tragedy" but…

Trump nixes public report on civilians killed by drone strikes

President Trump is nixing an Obama-era directive requiring the intelligence community to issue an annual public report on civilians killed in U.S. drone strikes. Mr. Trump, who has complained about the release of reports detailing military activity, issued an executive…

Whitfield County looking for work detail escapee

DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A 19-year-old Crandall man escaped from a Whitfield County jail work detail Tuesday afternoon. That resulted in two Dalton public schools going on "precautionary" lockdown and causing representatives of several law enforcement agencies to converge on…

Dems clash over anti-Semitism resolution in response to Omar comments

Tensions between House Democrats spilled into public Wednesday as members debated whether the House should pass a resolution condemning anti-Semitism. The resolution came in response to recent comments by freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, who suggested pro-Israel political organizations "push…

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