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‘No one did a thing to help’: Closing arguments in fed trial of George Floyd cops
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images, FILE (ST. PAUL, Minn.) — A federal jury is poised to begin deliberating the fates of three former Minneapolis police officers accused of violating George Floyd’s civil rights by not providing medical [Read More…]
New Jersey notifies 186,000 buildings, homes drinking water comes through lead pipes
Karla Ann Cote/NurPhoto via Getty Images, FILE (TRENTON, N.J.) — New Jersey announced Thursday it is notifying nearly 200,000 homes and businesses that they are receiving drinking water from service lines contaminated with lead, according [Read More…]
Jury finds three men guilty in Ahmaud Arbery hate crimes case
Stephen B. Morton-Pool/Getty Images (BRUNSWICK, Ga.) — A federal jury found Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan guilty of several counts in the Ahmaud Arbery hate crimes case. The U.S. District Court panel [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: US daily death average falls below 2,000 for first time in month
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.8 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 935,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns [Read More…]
Two winter storms on the move from West Coast to East Coast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Two storms are wreaking havoc on roads as they push from the West Coast to the East Coast with heavy snow, ice and rain. As many as 98 vehicles crashed [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: Queen Elizabeth cancels virtual engagements
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.8 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 935,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns [Read More…]
Former officer testifies he tried to help George Floyd but was stopped
iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — In emotional testimony on Monday, former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane told a jury that he tried to help George Floyd several times but in each instance was blocked by his [Read More…]
Jury gets the case in federal trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers
iStock/nirat (ATLANTA) — A jury began deliberations Monday in the federal hate-crime trial of three white Georgia men in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, with a prosecutor calling them “vigilantes” fueled by pent-up anger for [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: New York delays booster mandate for health care workers
jonathanfilskov-photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.8 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 935,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns [Read More…]
Ten officers put on leave, one resigns after Florida inmate dies during prison transfer
Joe Sohm/Visions of America / Contributor/Getty Images (HOMESTEAD, Fla.) — A Florida inmate’s death while being transferred between prisons has prompted a criminal investigation, the resignation of a corrections officer and the placement of 10 [Read More…]
Milwaukee teen fatally shot, suspect said it was his first time shooting gun: Police
kali9/iStock (MILWAUKEE) — A suspect arrested in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Milwaukee girl allegedly told investigators it was the first time he had ever fired a gun, according to a criminal complaint. Marcellus [Read More…]
Twenty-one-year-old SUNY Potsdam student fatally shot in rural New York, authorities say
Michael J. Snow is seen in a undated police mugshot.- New York State Police (POTSDAM, N.Y.) — A 21-year-old college student was shot and killed in northern New York near her university’s campus, according to [Read More…]
One dead, five injured in shooting at Portland’s Normandale Park, police say
timnewman/Getty Images (PORTLAND, Ore.) — A woman was killed and five others were injured on Saturday in a shooting near a park in Portland, Oregon, police said. Officers responded to a report of a shooting [Read More…]
Black tattoo artists push for diversity in the white-dominated industry
Courtesy of Kandace Layne (NEW YORK) — Although tattooing has been around for centuries, the practice was mainly underground before becoming recognized as legitimate art in modern history. Despite being a fairly mainstream industry now, [Read More…]
Missing girl Lina Sardar Khil’s 4th birthday marks 2 months since her disappearance
San Antonio Police Department/Facebook (SAN ANTONIO, Texas) — Lina Sardar Khil’s family had held out hope that she would be found to celebrate her 4th birthday on Sunday, Feb. 20, at home, but two months [Read More…]
Huntington Beach police helicopter crashes, killing 1 officer and injuring another
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) — One police officer was killed and another was injured after a police helicopter crashed on Saturday into the water near Newport Beach in California. The helicopter crashed at [Read More…]
1 dead, 5 injured in shooting at Portland’s Normandale Park, police say
timnewman/Getty Images (PORTLAND, Ore.) — A woman was killed and five others were injured on Saturday in a shooting at a park in Portland, Oregon, police said. Officers responded to a report of a shooting [Read More…]
Snow squalls, freezing temperatures blanket Northeast this weekend
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A dangerous winter blast is making its way across the east coast, bringing areas of heavy snow, strong winds and ushering in bitter cold temperatures for the rest of the weekend. [Read More…]
FDA issues warning after Family Dollar distribution center found infested with rodents
Robert Alexander/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about potentially contaminated food, lipstick and other products from Family Dollar stores in six southern states following a major rodent infestation [Read More…]
Kim Potter, who killed Daunte Wright, sentenced to 24 months,fine on manslaughter convictions
Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune via Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was sentenced to 24 months and a fine of $1,000 on Friday, following her conviction in the death of Daunte [Read More…]