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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…]

‘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…]