Top homicide detective says Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd was ‘totally unnecessary’
The Minneapolis Police Department’s top homicide detective testified that kneeling on George Floyd’s neck after he had been handcuffed…
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Chicago police shot and killed a 13-year-old boy in what the department says was an ‘armed confrontation’
Chicago police shot and killed a 13-year-old boy on the city’s West side early Monday morning and haven’t provided many details about the…
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Car rams U.S. Capitol barricade – 1 officer dead, 1 hurt; driver killed
WASHINGTON, DC — A Capitol Police officer was killed and another was injured Friday after a man rammed a car into the two officers at a barricade…
Continue Reading Must-watch ‘Full Circle’ moments this week
Every Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 6 p.m. ET, Anderson Cooper hosts a digital show streaming live around the world covering the stories that…
Continue Reading Biden orders White House flags lowered to half-staff after Capitol Police officer killed
President Joe Biden has been receiving ongoing briefings from his homeland security adviser following an attack on the US Capitol that killed Capitol…
Continue Reading Major League Baseball has postponed the rest of the Mets-Nationals series due to Covid-19
The two remaining games of the Washington Nationals’ season-opening series with the New York Mets have been postponed due to Covid-19 concerns…
Continue Reading Attack on Jewish family is under investigation by NYPD Hate Crime Task Force
An attack on a Jewish family in Manhattan on Wednesday is being investigated by the New York Police Department Hate Crime Task Force, Police…
Continue Reading How to stop a killing like that of George Floyd from ever happening again
First there was the agonizing video, showing Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin grinding his knee into George Floyd’s neck for nearly…
Continue Reading 7 detention officers fired, 1 resigns, after an in-custody death in a Texas jail
COLLIN COUNTY, Texas — Seven detention officers in Texas have been fired, and an eighth has resigned, following the death in custody of Marvin…
Continue Reading What it’s like to attend ‘Space Club’ with astronauts and planetary explorers
When NASA astronaut Leland Melvin was in fifth grade, he found his calling to be a scientist — by blowing up his living room. He calls it…
Continue Reading Detroit community crowd-funds the only Black-owned grocery store in the city
When Raphael Wright thought about what he could do to build back his community in Detroit, he realized that food sovereignty, or the ability for a…
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Police official’s testimony that kneeling on Floyd was ‘totally unnecessary’ dominates trial day 5
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Kneeling on George Floyd ’s neck while he was handcuffed and in the prone position was “top-tier, deadly…
Continue Reading New York Governor signs bill enacting restrictions on solitary confinement in state prisons and jails
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill into law that will enact restrictions on solitary confinement procedures in the state’s prisons…
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Border crossings in March jumped to highest level in 15 years
WASHINGTON, DC — Mexican border crossings into the U.S. last month reached the highest level in 15 years, the Washington Post reported Friday. The…
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New CDC guidance says fully vaccinated can travel again
NEW YORK, NY — Add travel to the activities vaccinated Americans can enjoy again, according to new U.S. guidance issued Friday. The Centers for…
Continue Reading Chief homicide detective was on the scene shortly after George Floyd died under Derek Chauvin’s knee
The Minneapolis Police Department’s top homicide detective was on the scene after former police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George…
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Dawit was watching television at a relative’s one-room apartment in Axum, a historic city in Ethiopia’s war-torn, northern Tigray region,…
Continue Reading Ethiopia dismisses evidence of war crimes verified by CNN investigation
Ethiopia’s government said Friday that “social media posts and claims cannot be taken as evidence” after a CNN investigation found…
Continue Reading Passenger train carrying 490 derails in Taiwan, killing at least 51 and injuring dozens
A busy passenger train carrying 490 people has derailed in a tunnel in eastern Taiwan, killing at least 51 and injuring dozens more, authorities…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 2: Covid-19, immigration, Capitol riot, Iran, Myanmar
The goal of the Covid-19 vaccination push is to achieve herd immunity so everyone can live safely. However, it’s possible to actually lose herd…
Continue Reading The family of a Philadelphia man is suing two police officers who fatally shot him last year
The family of Walter Wallace Jr. is suing two police officers who fatally shot him in West Philadelphia last year. Wallace, a 27-year-old Black man,…
Continue Reading Suspect in mass shooting at Orange, California, business complex knew the victims, police say
The suspect who police say killed four people, including a 9-year-old boy, at an Orange, California, business complex Wednesday had professional and…
Continue Reading Ancient mummies to parade through streets of Cairo
Ancient mummies of Egypt’s royal pharaohs will emerge from their resting places this weekend and parade through the streets of Cairo in search…
Continue Reading A North Dakota town is evacuated as governor declares a statewide emergency due to wildfires
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum declared a statewide emergency Thursday as wildfires led to the evacuation of one small town in the state. The…
Continue Reading A year after Breonna Taylor’s death, Kentucky lawmakers limit, but don’t ban, use of no-knock warrants
The Kentucky state legislature passed a bill on Tuesday setting restrictions on warrants authorizing entry without notice, more commonly known as…
Continue Reading Ohio woman arrested over an April Fools’ Day text about a possible active shooter
A 57-year-old woman was arrested Thursday after an apparent April Fools’ Day joke about a possible active shooter at the manufacturing plant…
Continue Reading An 8-year-old cancer survivor sold over 30,000 boxes of Girl Scouts cookies. She’s using proceeds to help ‘fellow childhood cancer warriors’
An 8-year-old cancer survivor in San Bernardino, California, is using some of the proceeds from her Girl Scout cookie sales to give back to others…
Continue Reading At least 20 mass shootings have taken place in the two weeks since the metro Atlanta spa attacks left 8 dead
Two weeks have passed since the three Atlanta-area spa shootings claimed the lives of eight people, and in that time at least 20 other mass shootings…
Continue Reading US Olympic hopefuls will be allowed to protest racial and social injustice at trials
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has announced that it will not sanction athletes who kneel for the national anthem at the…
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