ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — As thousands in Orlando turned out to mourn 49 people killed inside a gay nightclub, federal investigators examined possible motives for the gunman who committed the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The White House and the FBI said 29-year-old Omar Mateen, an American-born Muslim, appears to be a “homegrown… via…

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LONDON (AP) — Scientists say most antidepressants don’t work for children or teenagers with major depression, some may be unsafe, and the quality of evidence about these drugs is so bad the researchers cannot be sure if any are truly effective or safe. In the biggest analysis yet conducted of previously published studies, researchers studied… via…

For the first time since the beginning of the 2016 election cycle – history was made: Donald Trump used a teleprompter and stayed on message. At the Trump National Golf Club, in New York – the Donald took to the podium with two (count ’em two) teleprompters – one on each  side, dispelling the rumor…

Across America, the median income of the middle class dropped from 55 percent in 2000, to 51 percent in 2014. via Here’s How America’s Middle Class Is Shrinking — WCHB-AM: NewsTalk 1200

Tuesday June 7th California, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota and New Jersey will hold the majority of the remaining contests in the presidential primary (the final Democrat race is Washington DC on June 14th). The key prize being targeted by Senator Bernie Sanders next Tuesday is California with 548 total delegates at stake. With a […]…

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — ET Online is reporting that fitness guru and TV personality Richard Simmons was hospitalized Friday evening after he began exhibiting bizarre behavior. The LA Fire Department confirmed to ET that someone was transported by ambulance to the hospital from Simmons’ address. Authorities responded to the Simmons home just before midnight. The… via…

Social media bustled with outpourings from admirers who revered “The Champ.” via “The Greatest Of All Time:” The World Reacts To Muhammad Ali’s Death — WCHB-AM: NewsTalk 1200

Just in time for Summer, North Carolina’s Attorney General has donned a pair of amazing flip-flops. Yesterday, Governor McCrory’s office issued a statement that NC Attorney General Roy Cooper had changed course and would be defending HB2. This statement was based on multiple documents, one filed on May 27th by the NC Attorney General’s office.…