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Gault to face different charges following death of victim

MANISTIQUE, MI-- A Manistique man arrested for shooting a Cooks resident faces new charges, after the victim died of his wounds. Trevor Gault, 33, was initially charged with assault with intent to murder and felony firearms in connection with the June 17 shooting. Michigan State Police from the Gladstone Post say the victim, 55-year-old Douglas Orr of Cooks, died Sunday as a result of his injuries. The Schoolcraft County Prosecutor’s Office will modify the charges to reflect his death....

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Trump Signs Small Business Loan Program Extension

By Matthew S. Schwartz • 10 hours ago

President Trump signed legislation Saturday extending the deadline for small businesses to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program, enacted in the weeks following the economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The original deadline to apply for the PPP was this past Tuesday night. But $130 billion still remained in the fund, out of $660 billion allocated. Both houses of Congress approved the extension unanimously earlier this week. With Trump's signature Saturday, businesses will now have until Aug. 8 to apply for the assistance.

Movie Interview: 'The Outpost'

By editor • 11 hours ago

(SOUNDBITE OF HELICOPTER)

SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST:

A military helicopter descends into an Afghan mountain valley surrounded by switchbacks to a U.S. Army outpost-turned-sitting target for Taliban fighters.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE OUTPOST")

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) Captain - how're you doing, sir? Welcome to the dark side of the moon, gentlemen.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character) Delighted, sir.

A Competition To Finish Louisa May Alcott's Story

By editor • 11 hours ago

(SOUNDBITE OF HELICOPTER)

SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST:

A military helicopter descends into an Afghan mountain valley surrounded by switchbacks to a U.S. Army outpost-turned-sitting target for Taliban fighters.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE OUTPOST")

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) Captain - how're you doing, sir? Welcome to the dark side of the moon, gentlemen.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character) Delighted, sir.

The Ethics Of Coronavirus Vaccine Trials In Developing Countries

By editor • 11 hours ago

(SOUNDBITE OF HELICOPTER)

SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST:

A military helicopter descends into an Afghan mountain valley surrounded by switchbacks to a U.S. Army outpost-turned-sitting target for Taliban fighters.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE OUTPOST")

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) Captain - how're you doing, sir? Welcome to the dark side of the moon, gentlemen.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character) Delighted, sir.

States Shatter Coronavirus Records As Officials Eye Holiday Weekend With Alarm

By Colin Dwyer • 13 hours ago

The grim news has taken no respite this Fourth of July.

Experts Say Intel Should Have Reached Trump On Russian Bounty Program

By Greg Myre • 14 hours ago

President Trump has said he had not been told about a suspected Russian bounty program to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

At Least 15 Feared Dead After Torrential Rains Sweep Through Southern Japan

By Matthew S. Schwartz • 14 hours ago

At least 15 people are presumed dead and several more are missing after torrential rains pounded southern Japan on Saturday, flooding residential areas, causing mudslides and knocking out power for thousands. Officials asked more than 200,000 people to evacuate.

Fourteen of those found without vital signs were at a nursing home in Kuma village, where water and mud gushed into the building. Japanese medical officials declared that the victims were in "cardio-respiratory arrest" — a term used in Japan before death can be officially certified.

1 Killed, 1 Injured After Vehicle Careens Into Protesters In Seattle

By Colin Dwyer • 17 hours ago

Updated 2:30 a.m. ET Sunday

One person has been killed and one hospitalized in serious condition, after a vehicle barreled past a police barrier and into protesters on a freeway overnight in Seattle.

24-year-old Summer Taylor died Saturday evening at Harborview Medical Center, according hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg. Diaz Love, 32, remains in serious condition.

New Idaho Laws Target Transgender Residents

By James Dawson • 20 hours ago

Two new laws went into effect in Idaho this week that target transgender residents. The enactment comes on the heels of a major U.S. Supreme Court decision in June, which greatly expanded LGBTQ rights.

One of the laws bans transgender people from changing the sex on their birth certificates while the other bars transgender girls and women from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity.