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Criminal charges called for against deputies, officer in alleged assault of two Black men
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the investigation involving two Black men allegedly assaulted by one officer and five deputies continues, national activists and Mississippi residents held two press conferences Wednesday urging for criminal charges [Read More…]

‘Incendiary devices’ used in fire at Atlanta PD training facility, motorcycles destroyed
Perry Gerenday/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Atlanta officials are searching for suspects who allegedly set off incendiary devices at the current police training facility over the weekend, damaging police vehicles and claiming in a message they [Read More…]

Philadelphia mass shooting: What we know about the 5 victims
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Police have identified all five victims killed in a mass shooting in Philadelphia on Monday. A suspect wearing a bulletproof vest, carrying a rifle and multiple rounds of ammunition opened [Read More…]

Connecticut state Rep. Maryam Khan speaks out about alleged assault at Eid prayer service
Dinodia Photo/Getty Images (CONNECTICUT) — Connecticut state Rep. Maryam Khan has spoken out a week after she was allegedly assaulted by a man while attending a gathering for Eid al-Adha prayers with her family. The [Read More…]

Man found dead in Death Valley from apparent extreme heat illness, officials say
Matteo Colombo/Getty Images (NEVADA) — Extreme heat is what National Park Service officials assume led to the death of a man inside his car that was in the middle of Death Valley National Park as [Read More…]

Insanity’: 4th of July mass shootings leave 20 dead, 126 injured
KTBS (NEW YORK) — Amid celebrations and fireworks over the long Fourth of July holiday weekend, cities across America were left reeling from the scourge of gun violence as mass shootings occurred at block parties [Read More…]

‘Insanity’: 4th of July mass shootings across US kill 13, injure more than 80
KTBS (NEW YORK) — Amid celebrations and fireworks over the long Fourth of July holiday weekend, cities across the country were left reeling from the scourge of gun violence in America as shootings occurred at [Read More…]

LA County sheriff investigating after bodycam video shows deputy throwing Black woman to the ground
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LOS ANGELES) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a June 24 incident outside a WinCo Foods grocery store in Lancaster, California, where a sheriff’s deputy slammed a [Read More…]

5 shark bites reported on Long Island as officials deploy surveillance drones
Maremagnum/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Police responded to three reports of possible shark bites in separate locations around the same time on the Fourth of July off the South Shore of Long Island, New York, [Read More…]

Search underway for hiker missing in Yosemite National Park since Sunday
Yosemite National Park (NEW YORK) — Officials are searching for a hiker who went missing over the holiday weekend at California’s Yosemite National Park. Hayden Klemenok was last seen backpacking with a group at Upper [Read More…]

Philadelphia mass shooting: Few answers in apparently random attack as suspect charged with murder
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Investigators are searching for answers as to why someone wearing a ski mask and body armor went on an apparently random shooting spree in Philadelphia on the eve of the [Read More…]

Seven-year-old boy fatally shot in head by stray bullet amid altercation over jet skis
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — A 7-year-old bystander was fatally shot in the head by a stray bullet amid an altercation over jet skis on the July 4 holiday, according to Tampa, Florida, police. [Read More…]

Philadelphia mass shooting leaves investigators searching for answers
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Investigators are searching for answers as to why someone wearing a ski mask and body armor went on a shooting spree in Philadelphia on the eve of the Fourth of [Read More…]

Nine injured in drive-by shooting in DC during July 4 celebrations, police say
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nine people were injured in a drive-by shooting in Washington, D.C. early Wednesday as residents were still celebrating the Fourth of July, police said. The shooting occurred shortly before 1 [Read More…]

El Paso Walmart gunman’s federal hate crimes sentencing hearing begins Wednesday
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (EL PASO, Texas) — The sentencing hearing for the El Paso Walmart gunman on dozens of federal hate crimes and firearms charges is set to begin Wednesday. Patrick Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty [Read More…]

Joey Chestnut wins 16th hot dog eating contest after storm delays event
oscar acosta / 500px/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Joey Chestnut won the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 16th time on Tuesday, adding to his record for the most career championships of any [Read More…]

Highland Park gathers to remember parade shooting victims 1 year later
larrybraunphotography.com/Getty Images (ILLINOIS) — It was a somber Fourth of July for the residents of Highland Park, Illinois, as they gathered to mark one year since the mass shooting that took the lives of seven [Read More…]

Highland Park gathers to remember parade shooting victims, push for change
larrybraunphotography.com/Getty Images (ILLINOIS) — It was a somber Fourth of July for the residents of Highland Park, Illinois, as they gathered to mark one year since the mass shooting that took the lives of seven [Read More…]

Black-owned banks, born out of post-slavery economic barriers, seek to address racial wealth gap
ABC News (NORTH CAROLINA) — When Dorian Bolden began expanding his coffee shop, Beyu Caffe, in Durham, North Carolina, he says the most difficult part was securing funding as a Black business owner. “I recognize [Read More…]

Five people dead, two children injured in mass shooting in Philadelphia, police say
kali9/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — A gunman clad in a bulletproof vest and carrying multiple rounds of ammunition opened fire in Philadelphia late Monday, killing at least five people and wounding two children, authorities said. Two [Read More…]