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Wisconsin law to curb rape kit backlog with standardized collection, tracking system
iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — For years, thousands of sexual assault kits sat on the shelves in Wisconsin crime labs, leaving victims and investigators desperately waiting for crucial data, according to state officials. But new legislation [Read More…]
Man arrested for threatening to attack LGBTQ community with guns, bombs
iStock (NEW YORK) — A suburban New York man threatened to attack the 2021 New York City Pride March with “firepower” that would “make the 2016 Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting look like a cakewalk,” federal [Read More…]
Omicron live updates: Minnesota man who became one of the first cases in US speaks out
Tempura/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.2 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 789,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
Family pleads with US attorney general for better treatment of Ghislaine Maxwell during trial
iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — Ghislaine Maxwell’s siblings have written to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, appealing for “immediate improvements” to her treatment by the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Marshals Service and urging [Read More…]
Florida Tech student fatally shot in armed confrontation with officers, police say
iStock/tillsonburg (FLORIDA) — A Florida Institute of Technology student who was reportedly wielding a knife at students on campus was fatally shot by officers Friday night, authorities said. Police officers and school security responded shortly before [Read More…]
Member of ‘Jena Six’ speaks out on race and the justice system 15 years later
Getty/Bloomberg (LOUISIANA) — Bryant Purvis was just 17 when he became a part of the “Jena Six.” He and five other Black teens were accused and later convicted of attacking a white student at a [Read More…]
Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect plead not guilty, held on $500K bond each
Getty/Scott Olson (MICHIGAN) — The parents charged in connection with this week’s deadly shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan each pleaded not guilty to four counts of involuntary manslaughter Saturday in their first hearing since [Read More…]
Appeals court weighs whether Justice Department should substitute for Trump in defamation suit
Bloomberg/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court on Friday peppered the Justice Department with questions over whether it’s appropriate for the department to substitute for former President Donald Trump in the defamation lawsuit brought [Read More…]
Blizzard warning issued for Hawaii with at least 12 inches of snow forecast
ronniechua/iStock (HONOLULU) — A blizzard warning has been issued for Hawaii, with at least 12 inches of snow forecast this weekend. The warning is in effect for the Big Island summits from 6 p.m. Friday [Read More…]
Parents charged in Michigan school shooting returning to town, attorney says
Scott Olson/Getty Images (OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich.) — The parents charged in connection with this week’s deadly shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan are returning to town for their arraignment, their attorney said, after detectives announced [Read More…]
Jury seated for trial of officer who killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during traffic stop
Kerem Yucel/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — The jury has been selected in the trial of former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter, who’s charged with fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop [Read More…]
Omicron live updates: Variant found in 6 people in Nebraska, 1 person traveled to Africa
Marca Piner/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.2 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 785,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns [Read More…]
2 Utah police officers shot by rape, robbery suspect: Authorities
ABC 4 News (TAYLORSVILLE, Utah) — Two Utah police officers are recovering after they were shot by a rape and robbery suspect Wednesday night, police said. One officer, with the West Valley City department, was [Read More…]
Family of Casey Goodson react to former sheriff deputy’s murder charges
Family of Casey Goodson (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Former Ohio sheriff’s deputy Jason Meade was charged with murder on Thursday in the fatal shooting of a Black man who was shot and killed while entering his [Read More…]
Florida teen stabbed to death by ‘homeless drifter,’ police say
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (MIAMI) — Investigators arrested a homeless man in Miami, who, they said, was responsible for the homicide of a 14-year-old boy in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Police said they took [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: First omicron case in US identified in California
Lubo Ivanko/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.2 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 780,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns [Read More…]
New York scientists double down on efforts to track new omicron variant
Niphon Khiawprommas/iStock (ALBANY, N.Y.) — With mounting concerns over the potential threat of the newly discovered omicron variant, U.S. scientists are racing to try to determine whether there are any confirmed cases of the new [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: Greece to mandate vaccines for people 60 and older
Tempura/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.2 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 779,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
Ghislaine Maxwell accuser ‘Jane’ testifies on Day 2 of trial
iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, came face to face with her first accuser in a Manhattan federal court on Tuesday. A woman prosecutors have referred [Read More…]
Three killed, eight hurt in shooting at Michigan high school
iStock/South_agency (OXFORD, Mich.) — Three students were killed in a shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, on Tuesday, authorities said. They were a 16-year-old male student and two female students, ages 14 and [Read More…]