On This Day:
December 5
10 years of headlines that grabbed us.
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December 5, 2024
Shooter of CEO May Have Left a Message on Bullets
As the manhunt continues for the gunman who killed a health insurance exec in New York City, multiple reports say the investigation has a chilling new angle: The gunman appears to have engraved words on his bullets in a possible message. Keep reading >>
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December 5, 2023
Kelsey Grammer Interview Abruptly Ends After Trump Question
Asked on BBC Radio 4's Today if he is still a supporter of former President Trump, Kelsey Grammer answered in the affirmative before the interview abruptly ended. Keep reading >>
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December 5, 2022
Oxford Dictionary Picks Its Word of the Year
The prestigious Oxford English Dictionary put this year's selection of its word of the year in the hands of voters for the first time, and it wasn't a close fight. Keep reading >>
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December 5, 2021
FBI: Images Show Dark Truth About Renowned Collector
Amateur archaeologists and collectors have long conducted their own unsanctioned digs at sites around the country, flying under the radar of various laws designed to protect, say, ancient burial grounds of Native Americans. Keep reading >>
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December 5, 2020
Calls for 'Martial Law' Spark Outrage
Michael Flynn and a top Pentagon nominee are under fire for backing conspiracy theories that urge President Trump to overturn the 2020 election results by declaring martial law, CNN reports. Keep reading >>
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December 5, 2019
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Kills 7 in San Diego. This Is to Blame
Seven people in San Diego County have been killed by a flesh-eating bacteria since the beginning of October, and health officials say the outbreak is linked to the use of black tar heroin. Keep reading >>
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December 5, 2018
At Bush's Funeral, Moments of Humor
George HW Bush was celebrated with high praise and loving humor Wednesday as the nation bade farewell to the man who was America's 41st president and the last to fight for the US in wartime. Keep reading >>
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December 5, 2017
Mueller May Have Just Crossed 'Red Line' Trump Warned About
President Trump has warned that Robert Mueller would be crossing a "red line" if he poked around in the Trump family's finances—and apparently Mueller is now prepared to find out what awaits him on the other side of that line. Keep reading >>
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December 5, 2016
Trump's SNL Criticism Sparks Epic Rant
America isn't exactly suffering a shortage of anti-Donald Trump rants, but the one that activist Danielle Muscato fired off with 30 tweets early Sunday was epic enough to go viral. Keep reading >>
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December 5, 2015
NYT Runs First Front-Page Editorial in 95 Years
Recent mass shootings have moved the New York Times to put an editorial on its front page for the first time in nearly a century, calling it a "moral outrage and a national disgrace" that civilians "can legally purchase weapons designed specifically to kill people with brutal speed and efficiency." Keep reading >>
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