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DNY59/iStock (MINNEAPOLIS) — The trial of former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter charged in the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot during a traffic stop, began Wednesday. Opening [Read More…]

kali9/iStock (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Two juveniles have been arrested in connection to a shooting at a Louisville, Kentucky, school bus stop that killed a 16-year-old. The juveniles, whose names were not released, were taken into [Read More…]

amphotora/iStock (BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn.) — As the trial of former police officer Kim Potter begins in Minnesota, the Brooklyn Center City Council has officially backed the formation of a new public safety department that will [Read More…]

P_Wei/iStock (HONOLULU) — Following a forecast of “catastrophic” rainfall, flash floods and landslides, Hawaii Gov. David Ige declared a state of emergency for the tropical state. “Now is the time to make sure you have [Read More…]

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 790,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]

iStock/ChiccoDodiFC (NEW YORK) — Police investigating the mysterious Delphi, Indiana, murders are looking for the person who, they said, created fake Snapchat and Instagram profiles, posed as a wealthy male model and contacted underage girls. [Read More…]

diephosi/iStock (OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich.) — Family and friends are gathering Tuesday to remember 16-year-old football player Tate Myre, who was killed one week ago in a shooting at his Michigan high school. Myre, a junior, [Read More…]

MattGush/iStock (VISALIA, Calif.) — All four people on board a small plane that crashed in California Saturday are dead, according to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office. They were all related. It is unknown what led [Read More…]

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A few dozen survivors of Pearl Harbor are expected to gather Tuesday at the site of the Japanese bombing 80 years ago to remember those killed in the attack that [Read More…]

iStock/PeopleImages (NEW YORK) — In a report shared with the family of Emmett Till, the Justice Department said that it had concluded that the investigation into the 14-year-old’s murder and decided the case should be [Read More…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]