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Stun gun at center of murder trial of ex-Grand Rapids officer charged in fatal shooting of Black motorist
Scott Olson/Getty Images (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — Opening arguments in the trial of Christopher Schurr, the former Grand Rapids police officer who is charged with second degree murder in the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya, [Read More…]
1 dead, 12 injured after recreational boat smashes into Clearwater Ferry in Florida
FierceAbin via Getty Images (CLEARWATER, FL) — One person was killed and 12 people were injured when a boat struck the Clearwater Ferry in Clearwater, Florida, on Sunday evening. All of the injured individuals were [Read More…]
DOJ argues deportations to El Salvador didn’t violate court order against 3rd country removals
Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for the Department of Justice argued at a hearing Monday that the deportation last month of four alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador did not violate a court [Read More…]
1 dead in mass casualty event after boat crashes into Clearwater Ferry in Florida
FierceAbin via Getty Images (CLEARWATER, FL) — One person was killed and multiple people were injured when a boat struck the Clearwater Ferry in Clearwater, Florida, on Sunday evening. All of the injured individuals were [Read More…]
1 dead, at least 5 injured in shooting at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina
(ELIZABETH CITY, NC) — One person is dead and at least five others are injured after a shooting at Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. According to the North Carolina State Bureau [Read More…]
Over 200 people detained, including military members, at unlicensed nightclub in Colorado, DEA says
Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Division via X (COLORADO SPRINGS, CO) — The Drug Enforcement Administration said it detained more than 200 people — including members of the military — at an unlicensed underground nightclub [Read More…]
1 officer dead, 1 injured after shootout with suspect in Georgia
Columbia County Deputy Brandon Sikes, a crime suppression officer with the department since 2018, was killed during a standoff along Interstate 20, according to Columbia County Sheriff Clay N. Whittle on Sunday. Sikes is survived [Read More…]
Missouri firefighter-paramedic stabbed to death in ‘senseless act’: Officials
KCFD (KANSAS CITY, MI) — In what officials called “a senseless act,” a paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29 years old, had been with the Kansas City Fire Department since 2022. “Early Sunday morning, Firefighter Hoffman was [Read More…]
New Jersey wildfire: Strong winds complicate firefighters’ efforts
Adam Gray/Getty Images (OCEAN COUNTY, NJ) — Firefighters continue to battle a wildfire in New Jersey that has burned over 15,000 acres, with strong winds on Sunday complicating their efforts, officials said. The Jones Road [Read More…]
Federal judge says he has strong suspicion 2-year old US citizen was deported ‘with no meaningful process’
(Catherine McQueen/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A federal judge on Friday said he has a strong suspicion that the Trump administration deported a 2-year old U.S. citizen to Honduras “with no meaningful process.” The U.S. [Read More…]
‘No one is above the law’: AG Bondi blasts judges accused of helping undocumented immigrants evade arrest
amphotora/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — The federal government announced two separate arrests Friday of a current judge and a former judge alleged to have assisted undocumented immigrants who authorities claim were violent criminals, moves that have [Read More…]
IDF investigation finds Israeli tank fire responsible for death of UN staffer
Anadolu via Getty Images (GAZA) — Initial findings in an ongoing Israel Defense Forces investigation found that Israeli tank fire caused damage to a United Nations structure in central Gaza in March, killing one UN [Read More…]
George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in federal fraud case
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison — the maximum — in a New York federal court on Friday [Read More…]
Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by FBI for allegedly helping undocumented immigrant ‘evade arrest’
amphotora/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — A Milwaukee County circuit judge has been arrested by the FBI over allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant “evade arrest,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a social media post, which was [Read More…]
Purdue University’s Boilermaker Special mascot involved in deadly collision
Michael Hickey/Getty Images (WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.) — One person is dead and two others injured after Purdue University’s Boilermaker Special mascot collided with a vehicle on a highway in Indiana, authorities said. The deadly crash [Read More…]
Black man in Alabama dies 1 week after being shocked with stun gun during arrest
Courtesy Scott Family (DECATUR, Ala.) — An Alabama man died on Tuesday, a week after he was shocked with a stun gun while being arrested, according to a statement from the Decatur Police Department. Authorities [Read More…]
Idaho college killings: Judge denies attempt to toss out death penalty over autism spectrum diagnosis
(Catherine McQueen/Getty Images) (BOISE, Idaho) — The trial for the man accused of killing four Idaho college students in their beds will continue as a death penalty case, despite the fact that suspect Bryan Kohberger [Read More…]
Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione
(Darrin Klimek/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Hours before Luigi Mangione’s arraignment in federal court, federal prosecutors submitted formal notice that they intend to seek the death penalty if he’s convicted, citing, in part his alleged [Read More…]
ICE did not have warrant when agents detained Mahmoud Khalil: Court filing
(Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Government lawyers say officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) did not have a warrant for Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest when they [Read More…]
Judge partially blocks Trump’s effort to ban DEI from K-12 education
Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration’s attempt to make federal funding to schools conditional on them eliminating any diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies erodes the “foundational principles” that separates the United States [Read More…]