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Two plead guilty to throwing Molotov cocktail at NYPD car during May 2020 protests
z1b/iStock (NEW YORK) — Two attorneys pleaded guilty Wednesday to throwing a lit Molotov cocktail into an unoccupied vehicle belonging to the New York Police Department in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, during May 2020 demonstrations to protest [Read More…]

Recommendations to improve 911 call center made as part of settlement in teen’s car death
iStock/MattGush (CINCINNATI) — A settlement in the death of a teenager who died while trapped in his car after calling 911 has included recommendations to improve the call center that failed to help him. Kyle Plush, [Read More…]

DNA evidence from decades-old unsolved child murders heading to private lab
iStock/MattGush (ATLANTA) — Police are taking DNA evidence from decades-old unsolved child murder cases to a private lab in Utah in the hopes of finding “concrete answers for the families,” Atlanta’s mayor said. From 1979 [Read More…]

NYPD officers face discipline due to alleged Black Lives Matter protest misconduct
iStock/Juliana Vilas Boas (NEW YORK) — The NYPD’s oversight agency has recommended the department discipline 65 officers who are accused of misconduct during last year’s anti-racism protests. The New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board [Read More…]

COVID-19 updates: FDA may allow mixed boosters: Source
iStock/koto_feja (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 726,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.9 million people [Read More…]

Trump sits for deposition in lawsuit brought by demonstrators alleging assault
littleny/iStock (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump sat for a deposition Monday at Trump Tower in New York City that lasted “several hours,” said an attorney for the plaintiffs suing him over an alleged [Read More…]

Judge agrees to delay sentencing of former Gaetz associate as cooperation continues
Kuzma/iStock (ORLANDO, Fla.) — A federal judge in Central Florida has granted a request from attorneys representing Joel Greenberg, the former tax collector of Seminole County, to delay his sentencing after prosecutors said Greenberg was [Read More…]

Convicted murderer Robert Durst diagnosed with COVID-19, attorney says
Etienne Laurent/Pool/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Robert Durst has been diagnosed with COVID-19, his attorney confirmed Saturday, two days after the real estate heir was sentenced to life in prison on a first-degree murder conviction. [Read More…]

Dramatic video shows Amtrak train slamming into semi-truck car hauler
Kali9/iStock (THACKERVILLE, Okla.) — A dramatic video captured the moment an Amtrak train slammed into a semi-truck hauling several cars in Oklahoma, sending vehicles and debris flying and injuring several people on board. The incident [Read More…]

Suspect charged with attempted murder in alleged hate crime shooting of Black man
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock (STOCKTON, Calif.) — A week after a Black man was shot seven times by an assailant who was allegedly hurling racial epithets while firing at him, prosecutors said a suspect has been charged with [Read More…]

US Capitol Police officer charged with obstruction related to Jan. 6 attack
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Capitol Police officer has been arrested and charged with obstruction of justice over allegations he encouraged an alleged participant of the Jan. 6 riot to delete social media posts that [Read More…]

Nikolas Cruz plans to plead guilty in Parkland shooting
wellesenterprises/iStock (FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — The 11 mass deadly school shootings that happened since Columbine There have been many more shootings, but 11 with four or more victims. Nikolas Cruz will plead guilty in the [Read More…]

COVID live updates: One region seeing highest hospitalizations in nearly 10 months
Lubo Ivanko/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 721,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.8 million [Read More…]

Texas abortion ban upheld by federal appeals court
DNY59/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The most restrictive abortion law in the country will remain in effect, after a federal appeals court sided with Texas on Thursday in an ongoing legal battle with the Department of Justice. [Read More…]

Off-duty female NYPD officer charged with murder for shooting woman after finding her with partner, police say
Ben185/iStock (NEW YORK) — A New York City police officer has been charged with murder and attempted murder Thursday for allegedly shooting two women, killing one, at a home in Brooklyn. The officer, identified by [Read More…]

School bus carrying 6 children crashes into woods after driver suffers medical emergency
WCVB (PLAISTOW, N.H.) — A driver experiencing a medical emergency crashed a school bus carrying six children into the woods in New Hampshire Tuesday, according to the Plaistow Police Department. The accident took place at [Read More…]

COVID-19 live updates: US to reopen Mexico, Canada borders for vaccinated
Mongkolchon Akesin/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 716,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.8 million [Read More…]

Black construction worker shot 7 times in potential hate crime, police say
kali9/iStock (STOCKTON, Calif.) — The family of a Black man who was shot seven times in Stockton, California, last week is pushing for justice in what is now being investigated as a potential hate crime. [Read More…]

Blue Origin live updates: William Shatner ‘overwhelmed’ by ‘moving’ trip to space
Mario Tama/Getty Images (VAN HORN, Texas) — Actor William Shatner and his three crewmates on Blue Origin’s New Shepard have returned to Earth after a 10-minute trip to space. Shatner, 90, is the oldest person [Read More…]

Fort Hood soldier found dead behind barracks, investigation underway
iStock (FORT HOOD, Texas) — A 26-year-old Fort Hood soldier was found dead Saturday behind his barracks, according to military officials. The soldier was identified as Spc. Maxwell Hockin, who was assigned to 1st Armored [Read More…]