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  • AP source: NFL player Phillip Adams killed 5, then himself

    MICHELLE LIU and MEG KINNARD, Associated Press|Updated Apr 8, 2021

    ROCK HILL, S.C. - The gunman who killed five people including a prominent South Carolina doctor was former NFL player Phillip Adams, who killed himself early Thursday, according to a person who was briefed on the investigation. Adams had been treated by the doctor, who lived near his parents' home in Rock Hill, according to the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak publicly. He said Adams killed himself after midnight with a... Full story

  • Scientists Issue Open Letter Claiming Incorrect And Contradictory Details In WHO Origins Report Used To Downplay Lab Leak Theory

    ANDREW KERR, Daily Caller News Foundation|Updated Apr 7, 2021

    A group of 24 scientists issued an open letter Wednesday highlighting incorrect, disputed, contradictory and imprecise statements in the World Health Organization's COVID origins report used to downplay the lab leak theory. The scientists aid a new investigation is needed that includes a thorough examination into the possibility that COVID-19 could have escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China. The WHO's report "failed to reach some of the most basic standards of credible analysis... Full story

  • Supervisors OK Waiving County Event Fees For COVID Recovery

    City News Service|Updated Apr 7, 2021

    SAN DIEGO - The county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved waiving fees for the events industry -- planners, venues and vendors -- as event restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic loosen, officials announced today. During their Tuesday meeting, supervisors voted to waive permit fees for the 2021-22 fiscal year from the Department of Environmental Health and Quality, Department of Parks and Recreation, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department and the San Diego County Fire Authority. Helen Robbins-Meyer, the county's...

  • San Diego State Announces Plans To Return To In-Person Learning This Fall

    City News Service|Updated Apr 7, 2021

    SAN DIEGO - San Diego State University will return primarily to in-person education and reopen on-campus housing for students in the fall term, it was announced today. In a joint letter sent to all SDSU students, staff and faculty this afternoon, President Adela de la Torre, Provost Salvador Hector Ochoa, Vice President for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity J. Luke Wood and Associated Students President Christian J. Holt said more details will be shared next week, but stude...

  • Cold case reward for tips in 2016 Oceanside slaying.

    City News Service|Updated Apr 7, 2021

    SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced today an increased reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the fatal shooting of an Oceanside man five years ago. The federal agency added $10,000 to an earlier offer of $1,000 posted by San Diego County Crime Stoppers for any tip that helps solve the mystery of who gunned down 35-year-old Brandon Keiser on March 22, 2016. Shortly after 10 p.m. that day, patrol officers... Full story

  • San Diego Launches Brewery Economic Development Website

    City News Service|Updated Apr 7, 2021

    SAN DIEGO - In honor of National Beer Day, the city of San Diego today launched a ``Business is Brewing'' website to provide local breweries with market information and economic development resources they can use to support and grow their businesses. The website, created and managed by the city's Economic Development Department, is intended to promote the benefits of being a local beer manufacturer, showcase more than 100 establishments for beer enthusiasts, and educate about...

  • Man, Woman Taken Into Custody in Pomona After Hours-Long Pursuit

    City News Service|Updated Apr 6, 2021

    POMONA - A man and a woman were taken into custody today in Pomona after leading authorities on an hours-long pursuit that began in Murrieta and spanned four counties. Riverside County sheriff's deputies and California Highway Patrol units began pursuing a dark-colored pickup truck driven by a supposedly armed man suspected of murder, according to multiple broadcast reports. The man led authorities south to Escondido in San Diego County before returning to Riverside County.... Full story

  • Supervisors OK More Support of Federal, State Gun Safety Reform

    City News Service|Updated Apr 6, 2021

    SAN DIEGO - The county Board of Supervisors today voted 3-2 to support state and federal legislation that furthers gun safety reforms, including stronger background checks for firearm purchases. The decision amends the county's Legislative Program, letting it support proposals such as HR 8, which was recently approved by the House of Representatives and sent to the Senate. The bill would firm up the existing Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act by closing a private sales loophole. Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer proposed the...

  •  Judge issues tentative ruling dismissing Daily Mail from revenge porn suit

    City News Service|Updated Apr 6, 2021

    LOS ANGELES - A judge cited First Amendment grounds in issuing a tentative ruling today dismissing the Daily Mail as a defendant in former Rep. Katie Hill's revenge porn suit, which stems from the unauthorized publication of nude images of her. The Daily Mail's website in October 2019 published nude photos of Hill taken by her former spouse, Kenneth Heslep, according to the former congresswoman's Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit, which was filed Dec. 22 and alleges state...

  • Fauci Must Explain Why Oversight Bypassed for Funding to Wuhan Lab, Congressman Says

    Andrew Kerr|Updated Apr 6, 2021

    April 06, 2021 Rep. Scott Perry, R-Penn., said it is “very concerning” that the federal infectious disease research organization led by Dr. Anthony Fauci bypassed federal oversight of a grant that funded a lab in Wuhan, China, to genetically modify bat-based coronaviruses. Infectious disease experts say the National Institutes of Allergies and Infectious Diseases’ grant to the nonprofit group EcoHealth Alliance, which involved the transfer of $600,000 to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, described scientists conducting “gain... Full story

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