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UPDATE: DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of police officers in Dallas (all times local): 8:15 a.m. Mayor Mike Rawlings says a bullet went straight through the leg of one police officer as snipers fatally shot three members of his squad during a protest in downtown Dallas. Rawlings, who says he spoke to […]
Was it suicide – or murder? That’s what Atlanta residents are asking after the body of a Black man was found hanging in the city’s popular Piedmont Park. AJC.com reports: The case of a black man found hanging from a tree in Piedmont Park has been referred to the FBI, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said. […]
Imagine a normal night out buying groceries with your boyfriend and daughter. Even when you’re stopped by the police, you are expecting that it will be routine – a ticket or warning for a broken tail light, one of the most commonly overlooked problems on a car. Diamond ‘Lavish’ Reynolds certainly didn’t think that instead […]
Philando Castile put on a suit and tie to interview for a supervisory position in the school district where he had worked since he was a teenager. He told the interviewer his goal was to one day “sit on the other side of this table.” His upbeat disposition won him the job. “He stood out […]
UPDATE #2: President Obama expands on his statement on police shootings: THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, everybody. I know we’ve been on a long flight, but given the extraordinary interest in the shootings that took place in Louisiana and Minnesota, I thought it would be important for me to address all of you directly. And I want […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Family and friends of a man who was fatally shot by an off-duty New York Police Department officer during an apparent road rage incident have gathered for a vigil. It was held Wednesday night at the intersection in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn where 37-year-old Delrawn Small was killed. […]
UPDATE: FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on a police shooting in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota (all times local): Authorities have identified the two police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a black Minnesota man during a traffic stop. The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension names them as Officer Jeronimo Yanez and Officer […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Fox News Channel anchor Gretchen Carlson sued network chief executive Roger Ailes on Wednesday, claiming she was fired after she refused his sexual advances and complained about harassment in the workplace. Ailes, in a statement, denied the allegations and accused Carlson of filing the lawsuit in retaliation for her contract […]
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Southern California medical examiner ruled the death of a Navy SEAL trainee a homicide, saying his instructor repeatedly dunked him during a pool exercise while the 21-year-old was struggling, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday. The homicide ruling on the May 6 drowning of Seaman James Derek Lovelace raises […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has a book deal. Holder’s “Pursuing Justice” will be released in 2018, the Random House imprint One World told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “Pursuing Justice” will “offer a classic narrative” of an immigrant’s son who became the country’s first black attorney general, according to […]
The Georgia Supreme Court sided with the KKK in its battle to adopt a stretch of a pubic highway. It's a key victory in the hate group's demand for free speech rights.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — No jackpot-winning ticket was sold in the latest Mega Millions drawing, increasing the prize to an estimated $508 million, a lottery official said. Virginia Lottery spokesman John Hagerty told The Associated Press there was no jackpot winner for Tuesday night’s $454 million prize. The pot will increase by about $54 […]
