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14 shot, leaving 1 dead in hookah lounge shooting
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — Fourteen people suffered gunshot wounds, one of whom died, after two people exchanged gunshots at a Las Vegas hookah lounge on Saturday, according to a statement from the Las [Read More…]
COVID-19 pandemic forces a nationwide reckoning for American churches on how to safely reopen
Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Since the start of the pandemic, in-person church attendance dropped a staggering 45% nationwide, according to an ABC analysis of churches across more than 3,000 U.S. counties from cellular [Read More…]
Five Texas DAs push back on governor’s ‘child abuse’ claims on transgender care
P A Thompson/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — Five Texas district attorneys pushed back on Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive in which he called gender-transitioning and affirming procedures as “child abuse.” In a letter signed by district [Read More…]
Federal jury convicts former cops involved in George Floyd’s death
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images, FILE (ST. PAUL, Minn.) — A federal jury has convicted all three former Minneapolis police officers on all charges of violating George Floyd’s civil rights by failing to intervene or provide medical [Read More…]
Reward for missing girl increases to $250,000 as police urge public for info
San Antonio Police Department (SAN ANTONIO, Texas) — The reward for Lina Sardar Khil, the girl who went missing in San Antonio, Texas, last December has increased to $250,000 as police ask the public for [Read More…]
Former permanent resident deported after more than 30 months in ICE custody
Courtesy of Maria Rodriguez (NEW YORK) — After more than 30 months in detention centers, Kelvin Silva was deported last week by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the Dominican Republic. His mother, children and [Read More…]
New York City to test platform barriers at 3 stations amid calls for subway safety
Sinisa Kukic/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City will pilot a program to install platform barriers at three subway stations, Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials announced Wednesday, a month after a woman died when a [Read More…]
Family files civil suit after woman dies in Chicago police custody in apparent suicide
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — The family of Irene Chavez – a woman who died in Chicago police custody last December after an apparent suicide – filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city [Read More…]
Breonna Taylor raid trial: Neighbor testifies gunshots ‘inches away from hitting me’
Shelby County Detention Center (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Wednesday marked the start of the trial for the sole Louisville, Kentucky, police officer charged in connection to the “no-knock” search warrant raid that killed Breonna Taylor. Brett [Read More…]
Former officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid goes on trial, expected to testify in his defense
Shelby County Detention Center (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Wednesday marked the start of the trial for the sole Louisville, Kentucky, police officer charged in connection to the “no-knock” search warrant raid that killed Breonna Taylor. Brett [Read More…]
Jury gets case in federal civil rights trial of George Floyd officers
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (ST. PAUL, Minn.) — A federal jury began deliberating Wednesday morning the fates of three former Minneapolis police officers accused of violating George Floyd’s civil rights by not providing medical aid during [Read More…]
Storm wreaks havoc on Midwest roads, second storm set to pummel Northeast with ice, snow
ABC News (NEW YORK) — One winter storm has wreaked havoc on Midwest roadways, and another is gearing up to bring a dangerous wave of ice and snow to the Northeast. The first storm slammed [Read More…]
Ahmaud Arbery Day officially recognized on second anniversary of his death
Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Ahmaud Arbery Day has been officially recognized in Georgia on the second anniversary of Arbery’s death, just one day after his killers were found guilty on [Read More…]
Officials investigating DC apartment fire that killed two, left 40 units ‘uninhabitable’
Richard Williams Photography/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Officials are investigating what caused a fire that killed two people and displaced multiple residents at an apartment building in Washington, D.C., early Tuesday. The two people that died, [Read More…]
Trial begins for only former officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid
Shelby County Detention Center (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Opening arguments will take place Wednesday in the trial for the sole Louisville, Kentucky, police officer charged in connection to the “no-knock” search warrant raid that killed Breonna [Read More…]
National Guardsmen approved for trucker convoy protests in Washington
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The National Guard Bureau said on Tuesday night that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved requests for 700 National Guard members to aid Washington ahead of the arrival of at [Read More…]
Four dead in helicopter crash at US Navy facility in Hawaii
Michael Wongsing / EyeEm/ Getty Images (KAUAI, Hawaii) — Four people are dead after a civilian-contracted helicopter crashed at a U.S. naval facility, officials said. The incident occurred at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, a [Read More…]
Black educators reflect on teaching history amid critical race theory backlash
Courtesy Nelva Williamson (NEW YORK) — Recent attacks on race education, via the targeting of “critical race theory” in schools, have put Black educators — and the lessons they teach on racial inequality — under [Read More…]
Black teen handcuffed in viral video of mall fight speaks out on police treatment
WABC-TV (BRIDGEWATER, N.J.) — The 14-year-old who was handcuffed by police as they broke up a fight at a New Jersey mall is speaking out about the incident, which prompted an internal investigation over the [Read More…]
Officials investigating DC apartment fire that killed 2, left 40 units ‘uninhabitable’
Richard Williams Photography/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Officials are investigating what caused a fire that killed two people and displaced multiple residents at an apartment building in Washington, D.C., early Tuesday. The two that died, a [Read More…]