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The FBI was flooded Friday with more than 200,000 background check requests for gun purchases, setting a new single day record, the bureau reported Saturday. In all, the FBI fielded 203,086 requests on Black Friday, up from the previous single-day highs of 185,713 last year and 185,345 in 2015. The two previous records also were […] More

Netflix Inc added more subscribers than expected around the world in the third quarter and projected growth in line with Wall Street forecasts, saying it had a head start on rivals as internet television explodes globally. For the third quarter, Netflix added 5.3 million subscribers in all its markets, compared with Wall Street’s target of […] More

Nelly was arrested on Saturday after a woman accused the rapper of raping her in his tour bus in a town near Seattle. Nelly’s attorney, Scott Rosenblum, firmly denied the “completely fabricated allegation” on Saturday morning. “Nelly is the victim of a completely fabricated allegation,” Rosenblum said in a statement to Variety. “Our initial investigation clearly establishes this allegation is devoid […] More

Stephen Paddock has been identified as the shooter who opened fire on concertgoers in Las Vegas, causing this massacre to be the deadliest in American history. Police said Paddock had at least 23 guns in his hotel suite that he owned legally and began shooting from two windows on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort […] More

The numbers, released on Monday, show that there were 1,572,579 drug arrests in the U.S. in 2016. That’s an average of one drug arrest every 20 seconds. The total number is up roughly 5.6% from the 1,488,707 arrests for drug crimes in the country in 2015. The increasing drug bust rate stands in contrast to […] More

Young Dolph is now in critical condition, according to KTLA. LAPD Officer Meghan Aguilar says Dolph underwent surgery after the shooting and was reported to be in stable condition, but has now been downgraded. Original Story: Young Dolph has been shot in Hollywood and rushed to the hospital, reports TMZ. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ […] More

As California revs up for recreational cannabis next year, lawmakers are laying down rules for how the plant can reach consumers. Last week, California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control released a set of regulations aimed to determine how commercial cannabis businesses can operate once recreational weed becomes a reality. Among thousands of other things, the early document […] More

After a long summer filled with escalating displays of military aggression and rising nuclear tension from North Korea, the country has taken a break from mocking Donald Trump’s tweets to show off how skilled its people are in the art of dance. Yeah, you read that correctly. A new propaganda video released from North Korean […] More

Tropical Storm Harvey’s still wreaking havoc throughout southeast Texas (while also moving into Louisiana), and evangelist Joel Osteen is still defending his reluctance to immediately shelter evacuees. Yet one CNN reporter did not hesitate when confronted with a life-threatening situation that unfolded right behind him on Wednesday morning in Beaumont, Texas. Drew Griffin and his […] More