Attorneys for the former Atlanta police officer charged with killing Rayshard Brooks are disputing statements made about the case by Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard. Noah H. Pines and Bill Thomas, attorneys for Garrett Rolfe, said in a statement Monday that “while we are waiting for the GBI (Georgia Bureau of Investigation) to finish
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EL PASO, Texas — Electricity was restored to over 1,300 homes and businesses in south-central El Paso after about a 90-minute outage on the second hottest day of the year so far. El Paso Electric indicated the outage was reported around 5 p.m. Monday, and power to all customers was restored by about 6:30 p.m.
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ELEPHANT BUTTE, New Mexico — Search crews have recovered the body of a 27-year-old man from Elephant Butte lake, the New Mexico State Police said Monday. ABC affiliate KOAT said there was word of a recent drowning after police received reports that a man who had jumped from a boat into the lake had not
Continue Reading Following a “swift” investigation by the New York Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau, a police officer involved in a “disturbing apparent chokehold incident in Queens” has been suspended without pay, according to New York Police Commissioner Dermot Shea. “While a full investigation is still underway, there is no question in my mind that this immediate
Continue Reading The US Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to use hand sanitizer products manufactured by Eskbiochem SA due to the potential presence of a toxic chemical. The FDA has discovered methanol, a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through skin or ingested, in samples of Lavar Gel and CleanCare No Germ hand
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The major thrust of new coronavirus cases in the United States is in the South and West, where officials say more young people are ignoring social distancing measures and testing positive. Young people are more likely to have milder outcomes from coronavirus, but they can still infect others who are more at risk. “With younger
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico state legislators approved a measure to increase police accountability by requiring body cameras for state and local law enforcement officers before adjourning from a special session that was called to deal with budget issues. It now goes to the governor for her signature. The Democrat-led House of Representatives
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Click here for updates on this story Bath, Maine (WMTW) — Thousands of union workers at Bath Iron Works are officially on strike. Picket lines formed outside the shipyard early Monday after the strike began at midnight. The contract for Machinists Local S6 expired at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. Union membership voted on the last contract
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico, for the first time in over two months, reported no new deaths from the coronavirus on Monday. That kept the death toll at 469. The last time there were no deaths reported in the daily count was back on April 15. The number of infections
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Bedford, IA (KCCI) — The Iowa Department of Public Safety said Sunday that a man is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his mother. Cristian Andrew May, 32, is being held in Taylor County Jail on charges of first-degree murder and willful injury. According
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Baltimore, MD (WJZ) — Family members of a woman and toddler found fatally shot in southwest Baltimore Friday have identified them as a mother and daughter. Shiand Miller and her three-year-old daughter Shaniya Gilmore were found shot inside a vehicle in the 200 block of Boswell Street just
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Pleasanton, CA (KPIX) — For the time being we won’t be seeing fun runs where crowds of people run together for a good cause but that doesn’t mean they can’t still happen. In fact there’s a 5K run happening right now — virtually, that is. Anyone can participate
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chico, CA (KOVR) — Bob Bellon decided to spend his birthday weekend on a fishing trip, one of his favorite pastimes. But his leisurely fishing trip turned out to be anything but relaxing. “My arms are all scraped from bushes and trees and it wound up being a
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Twenty Sunland Park Police Department officers are now back on the job after a coronavirus scare. The group has all tested negative for Covid-19, Deputy Police Chief Eric Lopez told ABC-7 on Monday afternoon. The officers had been quarantined at home since late last week after one of their colleagues
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Joel Schumacher, an eclectic director whose career ranged from a pair of divisive Batman movies to “St. Elmo’s Fire,” died Monday after a year-long battle with cancer, a representative for Schumacher told CNN. He was 80. Schumacher worked on a wide variety of films, including the teen vampire tale “The Lost Boys,” the Julia Roberts
Continue Reading In a now-viral video, an activist sharply criticized a Louisiana school board member who defended naming a school after Robert E. Lee — and who then appeared to be online shopping while at a hearing on the topic. “You sit your arrogant self in here and sit on there shopping while the pain and the
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A key Russian Premier League soccer match has come under scrutiny, after a top club was forced to field its youth squad when its entire first team was quarantined for coronavirus. The game between FC Sochi and FC Rostov went ahead despite the latter’s squad being hit by six positive coronavirus tests before the match.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Auburn, CA (KCRA) — Two people were rescued after being swept downriver in the Auburn State Recreation Area on Saturday, according to Cal Fire NEU. Cal Fire, along with the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, CHP, California State Parks, American Medical Response and El Dorado County Fire Protection District,
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Trump’s under-attended rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday had an unexpected M. Night Shyamalan-esque twist: K-pop fans and Gen Z-ers had executed a social media putsch to drive down attendance. They made hundreds of TikTok videos encouraging fellow users to sign up for tickets to the rally (the rally organizers had not placed a cap
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Baltimore, MD (WBAL) — A toddler and woman have been found shot to death inside of a car in Baltimore. Family members confirmed to 11 News the identities of the victims — Cheyanne Miller, the mother and 3-year-old Shanya Gilmore. Baltimore Police were called just before noon Friday
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DALLAS, Texas — Dak Prescott will be a Cowboy for at least one more year. A Dallas Cowboys source confirmed to ABC affiliate WFAA that the Cowboys’ quarterback has officially signed his $31.4 million exclusive franchise tender. The tag ensures the 26-year-old Prescott will remain with the team through 2020. Even though he signed, the
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Eleven people were killed, including four children, and 67 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago during the Father’s Day weekend, police told CNN. This weekend’s youngest victim, 3-year-old Mekhi James, was shot Saturday evening when someone opened fire at his father’s car as they traveled through the city’s Austin neighborhood, according to Chicago police
Continue Reading A 17-year-old boy was shot late Sunday inside the area of Seattle referred to as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) or Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), according to city police. The shooting took place around 10 p.m. Sunday, police said, when demonstrators were marching from the CHOP to downtown Seattle. The teen was taken
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Sierra Madre, CA (KCAL/KCBS) — A 19-year-old Sierra Madre woman was attacked by a bear Monday after falling asleep in her backyard. “She awoke to the sound of an aggressive bear that was approaching her and then commenced an immediate attack on her,” Capt. Patrick Foy, of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — A 3-year-old boy is dead after being shot Saturday evening in the West Side’s South Austin community. The shooting happened at 6:30 p.m. in the 600 block of North Central Avenue at Huron Street, police said. Police said a 27-year-old man was driving south
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Corona, CA (KTLA) — A minivan was captured on video pushing a crushed motorcycle down the 91 Freeway in Corona, sending sparks flying, after a hit-and-run crash Friday evening. The incident, recorded by Will Panda and shared with KTLA, occurred about 8 p.m. on the eastbound 91 Freeway
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Enfield, CT (WFSB) — An incident involving a pickup truck and a boy left the child dead, according to police in Enfield. Police said it happened in the area of 23 Brainard Rd. just before 5 p.m. They said the 4-year-old boy fell out of the pickup truck
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Oklahoma City, OK (KFOR) — Starla Norwood and her husband are registered nurses. They open the Nurses Station at Memorial and Rockwell to help people with health conditions. “A lot of our patients are in their 50s, 60s, 70s,” Norwood said. On Tuesday, Starla said she got a
Continue Reading Apple offered a glimpse into its new iPhone operating system, iOS 14, including updates to how you download apps and arrange them on your homescreens. The company kicked off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday by unveiling a new feature called App Library, which automatically organizes the apps on your homescreen so you don’t
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Winston-Salem, NC (WXII) — Mary’s Gourmet Diner, a well-known Winston-Salem restaurant, had to close for good after coronavirus restrictions halted business. But that is not stopping Mary from helping another business on the way out. Mary Haglund decided to auction off the iconic paintings hanging from the walls
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