When a school principal married a Minneapolis cop, it shifted their perspectives — and gave them hope
Mauri Friestleben won’t watch the video of George Floyd’s final moments. She leans on her husband — a retired Minneapolis Police…
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Spot the Perseverance rover in this new Mars helicopter photo
It’s time for a little game of I Spy on Mars. The Ingenuity Mars helicopter in the last week has aced all three of its planned test flights so…
Continue Reading Apollo 11 mission to the moon astronaut Michael Collins dies at 90
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died at…
Continue Reading New Mexico’s Three Rivers Fire has charred at least 12,000 acres
The Three Rivers Fire has grown from burning 4,000 to 12,000 acres in New Mexico, according to a press release on the New Mexico Fire Information…
Continue Reading Judge denies public release of Andrew Brown police shooting video, but allows family to view it
[Breaking news top, published at 1:03 p.m. ET] A North Carolina judge ruled Wednesday that video from four body cameras associated with the shooting…
Continue Reading A juror in the Derek Chauvin trial says ‘the evidence was overwhelming’ against the ex-police officer
Vivid images and testimony from the trial against Derek Chauvin are now seared into the memory of Brandon Mitchell, one of the jurors who convicted…
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Body cam video released after Chicago police shoot and kill man they say had a gun
The Chicago Civilian Office of Police Accountability has released new body cam footage from the March 31 police shooting of 22-year-old Anthony…
Continue Reading Andrew Brown Jr.’s car made contact with officers in encounter that ended with his death, district attorney says
Andrew Brown Jr.’s moving vehicle made contact with law enforcement officers twice during the encounter in which deputies shot him dead in…
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Feds execute search warrant at Rudy Giuliani’s New York home
NEW YORK, NY — A law enforcement official tells the Associated Press that federal investigators have executed a search warrant at Rudy Giuliani’s…
Continue Reading A juror in the Derek Chauvin trial says every day in the courtroom felt like a funeral
The images from inside the courtroom still trouble Brandon Mitchell, juror 52 in the trial against Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.…
Continue Reading These meteorites landed on Earth after a 22-million-year voyage
For the first time, scientists have been able to precisely map the flight path of an asteroid that landed on Earth and trace it back to its point of…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin’s sentencing date is changed to June 25
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd last week, will be sentenced at 2:30 p.m. ET June…
Continue Reading New video shows 4 seconds between police arrival and the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr., attorney says
A new video shows that no more than four seconds passed between when Pasquotank Sheriff’s deputies arrived at Andrew Brown Jr.’s home and…
Continue Reading US Census Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about the census, a count of US residents that takes place every 10 years. The Census Bureau is part of the…
Continue Reading Two New Jersey police officers charged for allegedly punching a teenager and lying about it
Two New Jersey police officers are facing civil rights and obstruction of justice charges for allegedly assaulting an Arab American teenager and then…
Continue Reading The rich world has failed India
The rich world has yet to provide a global response to the pandemic, a failure that’s hitting hard in India. On Wednesday, the official…
Continue Reading A Black woman was grabbed by her hair and pulled out of an SUV during a traffic stop in North Carolina, lawsuit says
A Black woman was allegedly grabbed by the hair and pulled out of her SUV by North Carolina police during a traffic stop in 2019 after she was…
Continue Reading New Hampshire officer on administrative leave after TikTok video surfaces calling out ‘media/liberals’
A New Hampshire police officer was placed on administrative leave after Bedford police chief John Bryfonski became aware of “at least…
Continue Reading Meet the 12-year-old graduating high school and college in the same week
A 12-year-old in North Carolina used the downtime he had during the pandemic to take on a few extra classes in school. Now, one year later, Mike…
Continue Reading New video shows 4 seconds between police arrival and the fatal shooting on Andrew Brown Jr., attorney says
A new video shows that no more than four seconds passed between when Pasquotank Sheriff’s deputies’ arrival at Andrew Brown Jr.’s…
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Mexico tops 345,000 virus deaths, will start vaccinating ages 50-59
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico’s pandemic death toll passed 345,000 Tuesday, though most states have not seen any rebound in coronavirus cases,…
Continue Reading Video shows Colorado police officers laughing over bodycam footage of 73-year-old woman’s violent arrest
The family of a 73-year-old woman who alleges that she was violently arrested is calling for the firing of the arresting officers involved and the…
Continue Reading Demonstrators protesting the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. remain in streets after curfew
Police told people protesting last week’s police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. to head home ahead of an 8 p.m. curfew imposed by Elizabeth City,…
Continue Reading New York City Department of Correction captain charged in death of inmate
A captain with the New York City Department of Correction has been charged with criminally negligent homicide for allegedly ordering subordinates not…
Continue Reading Miami private school asks teachers not to get Covid-19 vaccine or they won’t be allowed to return next year
A Miami private school has asked its employees to wait to get the Covid-19 vaccine until the end of the school year, but still cautioned that if they…
Continue Reading With virtual reality police training, Sacramento tries to ‘get to a much better place’
With police training programs across the country under intense scrutiny after Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction, one department in California…
Continue Reading ‘I thought I would die.’ Myanmar protesters describe torture they suffered in detention
The 19-year-old’s eyes are so swollen he cannot open them properly. His face is marked with big purple welts and bruises. Etched into his…
Continue Reading Tennessee governor declares that Covid-19 is no longer a health emergency with only 25% of state’s residents fully vaccinated
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signaled Tuesday that he will not renew any public health orders, saying “Covid-19 is no longer a health emergency in…
Continue Reading Demonstrators who are protesting the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. remain in streets after curfew
Police told people protesting last week’s police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. to head home ahead of an 8 p.m. curfew imposed by Elizabeth City,…
Continue Reading Delaying the release of police bodycam footage of Andrew Brown Jr.’s death sounds like an excuse
I have been following with great concern, the case of Andrew Brown, Jr., who was shot and killed by police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on…
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