Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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US judge reduces jail sentence of paramedic in McClain death

A Colorado judge on Friday reduced to probation the prison sentence of a paramedic convicted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who

US judge reduces jail sentence of paramedic in McClain death
Election|News

Democrats sue Georgia over election rules that could 'invite chaos'

Democrats sued Georgia state election officials on Monday, alleging new rules that could allow local officials to delay certification of November's presidential results were

Democrats sue Georgia over election rules that could 'invite chaos'
Americas|Crime|News

Former Florida deputy charged in killing of Black man

A former Florida sheriff's deputy was charged on Friday with manslaughter in the shooting death of a Black man who responded to a knock on his apartment door, prosecutors

Former Florida deputy charged in killing of Black man
Crime|Education|News

Texas jury finds school shooter's parents not liable for violence

A Galveston, Texas, jury on Monday found the parents of a teenager who shot and killed 10 classmates at Santa Fe High School in 2018 not liable for the violence, ending an

Texas jury finds school shooter's parents not liable for violence
Crime|Education|News

Former Uvalde officers plead not guilty in Texas school shooting case

Two former Texas school police officers have pleaded not guilty to charges related to the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde that killed 19 students and two

Former Uvalde officers plead not guilty in Texas school shooting case
Crime|News|Political

Salman Rushdie's alleged attacker faces federal terrorism charges

The man accused of attempting to kill author Salman Rushdie in New York two years ago now faces federal terrorism charges for his alleged support for Hezbollah, according to

Salman Rushdie's alleged attacker faces federal terrorism charges
Opinion|Political

AR-15 style rifles rose to iconic status in US via marketing, militarization

Conservative politicians pose with AR-style rifles for Christmas card portraits. Churches in deep red states give them away at raffles.

AR-15 style rifles rose to iconic status in US via marketing, militarization
News

Mother of boy who murdered four classmates faces manslaughter trial

Jury selection begins in Michigan on Tuesday in a rare trial of a parent who prosecutors have charged with being complicit in a mass shooting carried out by her son.

Mother of boy who murdered four classmates faces manslaughter trial
Entertainment|News

Judge denies Alec Baldwin's motion to dismiss manslaughter charge

A New Mexico judge on Friday denied a request by actor Alec Baldwin to dismiss a manslaughter charge he faces for the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the film

Judge denies Alec Baldwin's motion to dismiss manslaughter charge
News

Colorado gay nightclub shooter to plead guilty to hate crime charges

A Colorado man who killed five people in a 2022 mass shooting at a gay nightclub has agreed to plead guilty to federal hate crime and gun charges,

News

Florida police clear state's ousted GOP chairman in sexual battery investigation

Police in Florida said on Friday they have cleared the ousted chairman of the state's Republican Party on sexual battery allegations but asked prosecutors to review their

News

Minnesota trooper charged with shooting murder of Black motorist

A state trooper in Minnesota was charged with unintentional murder and manslaughter for shooting and killing Black motorist Ricky Cobb II last year in Minneapolis,

News

California's Sierra Nevada mountains could see 12 feet of snow through the weekend

Up to 12 feet (3.66 m) of snow is forecast to fall in California's Sierra Nevada mountains through the weekend, as a one-two punch of dual brutal cold fronts slams into the

California's Sierra Nevada mountains could see 12 feet of snow through the weekend
Entertainment|News

'Rust' armorer says state withheld evidence, requests release from prison

Lawyers for Hannah Gutierrez, the chief weapons handler for the Western movie "Rust," said in a Thursday court filing that prosecutors withheld evidence that would have

'Rust' armorer says state withheld evidence, requests release from prison
Education|Opinion

US appeals court rules some books be restored to Texas library shelves

A federal appeals court panel on Thursday ordered that eight of 17 books that had been removed from a Texas library's shelves over conservatives' complaints that they were

News|Opinion|Political

Native American activist Peltier gets parole hearing, first in 15 years

Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist who has served nearly 50 years in prison for the killing of two FBI agents, was scheduled to have his first parole hearing since

Political|Health

Arizona Senate repeals 1864 abortion ban, governor seen signing quickly

The Arizona Senate voted on Wednesday to repeal the state's 1864 ban on abortion, which could otherwise have taken effect within weeks.

Arizona Senate repeals 1864 abortion ban, governor seen signing quickly
Political

'Prepping' for disaster diversifies as more Americans lose trust

Brook Morgan surveyed booths at the "Survival & Prepper Show" in Colorado that were stocked with boxes of ammunition, mounds of trauma medical kits, and

'Prepping' for disaster diversifies as more Americans lose trust
Political

Florida appeals court upholds DeSantis-backed congressional map

A Florida appeals court on Friday upheld the state's congressional map backed by Governor Ron DeSantis that a lower court had ruled violated the state constitution by

Florida appeals court upholds DeSantis-backed congressional map
World

Opening arguments set in Michigan mom's trial for son's school shooting

Lawyers were to make opening statements on Thursday in the trial of a Michigan woman whose teenage son used a gun she and her husband allegedly gave him as a Christmas

Opening arguments set in Michigan mom's trial for son's school shooting
World

Split verdict for Colorado police officers tried in death of Elijah McClain

A jury in Colorado on Thursday found police officer Randy Roedema guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who died

Split verdict for Colorado police officers tried in death of Elijah McClain
World

Tupac's alleged killer has arraignment delayed by Las Vegas judge

A former gang member charged in the 1996 murder of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur made his first appearance in a Las Vegas court on Wednesday and was granted a two-week delay to

Tupac's alleged killer has arraignment delayed by Las Vegas judge
Health|News|Opinion

US Southern Baptists condemn IVF procedure

The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S., on Wednesday voted to condemn the use of in vitro fertilization, signaling the campaign by

US Southern Baptists condemn IVF procedure
News|Opinion|Political

Florida deputy who shot Black airman is fired, sheriff says

A Florida sheriff's office on Friday fired a deputy who had shot and killed a Black airman with the U.S. Air Force, saying the use of deadly force was not reasonable.

Florida deputy who shot Black airman is fired, sheriff says
Business|Entertainment

Tennessee AG investigating company that tried to auction Graceland

Tennessee's attorney general said on Thursday that his office was investigating a company's effort to auction off Graceland, singer Elvis Presley's famed mansion in Memphis.

Tennessee AG investigating company that tried to auction Graceland

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