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Marilyn Nieves/iStock (MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death, pleaded not guilty Thursday for allegedly violating the civil rights of a 14-year-old in 2017. This [Read More…]

Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office (NEW YORK) — Thursday marks two years since 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez mysteriously vanished at a New Jersey park. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has worked with investigators [Read More…]

stefanamer/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 666,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.6 million people have [Read More…]

kuzma/iStock (PHILADELPHIA) — The city of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $2 million to Rickia Young, who was pulled from her vehicle, beaten by police and separated from her 2-year-old son in October 2020, according [Read More…]

FatCamera/iStock NEW YORK) — A Texas school district that included masks as part of its dress code has been hit with a temporary restraining order. Paris Independent School District (ISD), which serves about 3,900 students [Read More…]

AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images (DENVER) — A 14-month probe into the actions of the Aurora Police Department in Colorado following the death of Elijah McClain found the department “has a pattern [Read More…]

Scott Eisen/Getty Images (BOSTON) — Rhode Island tennis legend Gordon Ernst, who formerly coached at Georgetown, has agreed to plead guilty in connection with his role in the college admissions cheating scheme that embroiled actress [Read More…]

jonathanfilskov-photography/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 660,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.6 million people have [Read More…]

AndreyPopov/iStock (NEW YORK) — Kenneth and Adi Martinez have an extra bedroom in the home they share outside of Seattle with their 6-month-old son and 3-year-old daughter. So when the Martinezes watched the coverage of tens of [Read More…]

urfinguss/iStock (NEW YORK) — A powerful new public service announcement is raising awareness about gun violence in a unique way. Today, Sandy Hook Promise — a nonprofit organization led by several family members whose loved ones [Read More…]

rarrarorro/iStock (WASHINGTON) — United States Capitol Police said Monday they arrested a man in a truck who was armed with multiple knives, a bayonet and a machete near the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington. A [Read More…]

James Rice/iStock (LOS ANGELES) — Every weekend, Shirley Raines gets up early to head to Skid Row, a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles known for its struggles with homelessness and poverty. At Skid Row, Raines wears many [Read More…]

D-Keine/iStock (NEW YORK) — A teenager was killed and another was critically injured when gunfire erupted at a popular Halloween hayride attraction in a Pittsburgh suburb, and police said the suspected gunman remained on the [Read More…]

E4C/iStock (NEW YORK) — In the wake of a Florida judge calling the state’s anti-riot law unconstitutional, advocates are saying it should serve as a warning to other states looking to implement similar legislation. Chief [Read More…]

Courtesy of Kylie Owen Willis (NEW YORK) — Kylie Willis says she remembers when her father told her that he wanted to enlist in the Army. She was 9 at the time, and said she [Read More…]

BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock (EAST SAINT LOUIS, Ill.) — Three people have been arrested for allegedly carrying out a mass shooting that injured seven, including a 3-year-old child, in southern Illinois. Three suspects opened fire near 6th Street [Read More…]

Cloud-Mine-Amsterdam/iStock (NEW YORK) — Sept. 11, 2001, marked the start of a new era for Muslims in the United States. Shortly after al-Qaida terrorists attacked the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, many Muslims, as well [Read More…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday is toughening COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers and contractors as he aims to boost vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant that is killing thousands each [Read More…]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest Mars rover has completed its first sample grab, tucking away the tube of rock for return to Earth. The Perseverance rover team confirmed last week’s successful drilling and [Read More…]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A fearsome Hurricane Ida left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to be rescued Monday while making a shambles of the electrical grid across a wide swath [Read More…]