Czech minister under fire after partying the night of Prague mass shooting – POLITICO

Not another partygate saga! Czech Deputy Prime Minister Marian Jurečka is facing demands for his resignation after revelations that a Christmas party at his ministry continued despite a mass shooting in Prague earlier that day by a gunman who killed 14 people. The minister said previously that he had ended the party prematurely at 9 … Read more

Silt police investigating incident between Lauren Boebert, ex-husband

The Silt Police Department is investigating a Saturday night incident at a restaurant involving U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her ex-husband Jayson Boebert. Silt police Chief Mike Kite confirmed the investigation to The Denver Post but said he could not provide more details because police were still gathering facts. Police were called to the Miner’s … Read more

Colorado should finally license funeral home workers, regulators say

Colorado regulators recommended the state once again license funeral home workers in light of recent egregious abuses in the industry. In a 51-page report sent to the state legislature last week, the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies said, “It is clear that the public is harmed by the general lack of regulation of funeral service … Read more

Laura Lynch, founding member of country band The Chicks, dies in car crash

Laura Lynch, a founding member of the U.S. country band The Chicks, died in a head-on car crash on a Texas highway, law enforcement officials said on Saturday. “We are shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Laura Lynch,” the band, known as the Dixie Chicks until 2020, wrote in a statement on social media.  … Read more

Shooter kills at least 15 in Prague – POLITICO

A shooter killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more in a violent attack at Charles University in Prague on Thursday afternoon before being killed himself, according to Czech police. “The shooter has been eliminated!!! The entire [university] building is currently being evacuated and there are several dead and dozens injured,” Czech police reported Thursday … Read more

Google to hide user location even from itself, preventing it from giving data to law enforcement

Alphabet’s Google is changing its Maps tool so that the company no longer has access to users’ individual location histories, cutting off its ability to respond to law enforcement warrants that ask for data on everyone who was in the vicinity of a crime. Google is changing its Location History feature on Google Maps, according … Read more