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Montgomery County police received the call at about 1 p.m., said Angela Cruz. The call came from One Discovery Place, the channel's headquarters.A police emergency response team was responding to reports of a man with a gun and possible explosives at the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in Silver Spring, Maryland, a police spokeswoman said.
[Updated at 3:41 p.m. ET] American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith said the threat was called into San Francisco police and emphasized there was no hostage threat. WATCH LIVE A security official told CNN that the threat claimed the flight would be hijacked, but nothing has been found to back that up yet. [Posted at 3:14 […]
Via The New York Times: Federal authorities have decided to indict Roger Clemens on charges of making false statements to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, according to two people briefed on the matter. An announcement is expected shortly. The indictment comes nearly two and half years after Clemens and his former trainer Brian […]
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*Update* FROM CNN: Fantasia Barrino overdosed on “aspirin and a sleep aid” Monday night, but her injuries are not life-threatening, her manager said. The overdose came the same day she read a court complaint from a woman who alleged that Barrino carried on a year-long affair with her husband, according to manager Brian Dickens. “Fantasia […]
President Barack Obama visited University of Texas at Austin to discuss the importance of higher education. He also spoke on the economy turning around with the emerge of solar energy and job creation in this field. He mentioned that he wants the United States to have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world […]
Houston police said a thief stole a Silver 2005 Malibu 4 door car with the license plate BL7-V781 that had a 3 month old baby in the car!
More than 2.5 million unemployed Americans are one step closer to having their unemployment benefits restored.
A highly anticipated test designed to measure pressure within BP's ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well began Thursday after a delay caused by leaking equipment.
LeBron James announced around 9:30pm on ESPN that he’ll join the Miami Heat, where he’ll play alongside NBA superstars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
According to Local News 2/KPRC, the Chevron located at the corner of Weslayan and SW Freeway 59 has a collapsed roof from the storm that has hit Houston today.
Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are teaming up together on the Miami Heat, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.