Ohio police union appeals firing of ex-officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice
A police union has filed an appeal with the Ohio Supreme Court to reinstate former Cleveland Police Officer Timothy Loehmann, who fatally shot…
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Colgate’s new toothpaste tube is designed with slippery coating to let you squeeze out every last drop
Colgate wants to save you the agony of trying to squeeze out every last drop of toothpaste. It’s doing that by partnering with LiquiGlide, a…
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3 men indicted on federal hate crime and kidnapping charges for Ahmaud Arbery’s death
WASHINGTON, DC — Federal prosecutors indicted the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery on hate crime and attempted kidnapping charges,…
Continue Reading Suspected shooter is barricaded in a house after two deputies shot in NC, authorities say
Two deputies were shot near Boone, North Carolina, and an standoff with the suspected shooter is underway, according to a statement obtained by CNN…
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GOP precinct chair in Texas arrested in US Capitol riot
A Texas man arrested for storming the US Capitol and assaulting police officers on January 6 also serves as a Republican Party precinct chair and has…
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors indict three men in death of Ahmaud Arbery
Three men were indicted on hate crime and attempted kidnapping charges by a federal grand jury in Southern Georgia in connection with the death of…
Continue Reading Saber-toothed cats stalked and ate baby mammoths
The comedy film “Ice Age” humorously depicted a saber-toothed cat and a mammoth as misfit friends, but in prehistoric times the feline…
Continue Reading Michael Collins Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of astronaut Michael Collins. Personal Birth date: October 31, 1930 Death date: April 28, 2021 Birth place: Rome,…
Continue Reading Biden to propose $1.8 trillion for education, child care and family leave – here’s what’s in the plan
WASHINGTON, DC — A month after he laid out a roughly $2 trillion infrastructure plan aimed at helping the nation recover from the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel memorialized with bust at Washington National Cathedral
The Washington National Cathedral has unveiled a stone carving of Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel to recognize his legacy as a…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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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