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Army drill instructor Jonathan Pentland suspended over shove
New York Post - 16 Apr 2021 01:36
A US Army soldier charged with assaulting a black man outside his South Carolina home for being “in the wrong neighborhood” has been suspended by authorities at Fort Jackson. Jonathan Pentland, 42, whose assault on t...
Hong Kong marks National Security Education Day with goose-stepping police and souvenirs
CNN - 16 Apr 2021 05:09
Riot police, heavily armored, their faces concealed behind masks, holding signs reading "Disperse or We Fire" and "Warning, Tear Smoke."
Mom of four killed when neighbor's gun accidentally goes off
New York Post - 16 Apr 2021 04:07
A Florida mom-of-four was killed when her neighbor’s gun accidentally went off as he was cleaning it, shooting her in the head, authorities said. Jennifer Edelen, 47, was fatally shot inside her home on Sunday afternoo...
Co-worker charged with murder of Portage Park man found in trunk of Cadillac on Northwest Side: police
Chicago Tribune - 16 Apr 2021 04:24
A 21-year-old West Side man is facing murder charges after allegedly stabbing a 42-year-old man whose body was found in the trunk of a car on the Northwest Side on Wednesday, police said.
Fire-starting California utility PG&E chastised by regulators, but gets safety certificate anyway
NY Daily News - 16 Apr 2021 03:36
"They simply don't deserve this safety certification," Mark Toney, leader of The Utility Reform Network told KXTV. "They are not a safe company."
Russian Agent Crony Of Ex-Trump Campaign Boss Paul Manafort Fed Poll Data To Moscow
The Huffington Post - 16 Apr 2021 03:17
New U.S. sanctions link Konstantin Kilimnik and Russian intelligence to U.S. presidential election interference.
Prince Philip's Saturday funeral limited to just 30 family members
The Week - 16 Apr 2021 02:59
Buckingham Palace on Thursday released details about Saturday's funeral for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died on April 9 at the age of 99. Born Prince Philip of Greece, son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark...
Security concerns raised over US shipping migrants across country without proper ID
New York Post - 16 Apr 2021 02:19
The top Republican on the House Committee on Homeland Security is raising concerns that the Biden administrationis shipping migrants to cities across the US without properly identifying them first. New York Rep. John Kat...
Can the Covid Vaccine Protect Me Against Virus Variants?
The New York Times - 16 Apr 2021 01:55
Vaccines do a good job of protecting us from coronavirus, but fear and confusion about the rise of variants have muddled the message. Here are answers to common questions.
Search for 12 people missing in Louisiana shipwreck slowed by weather
NY Daily News - 16 Apr 2021 01:49Body camera footage shows Chicago police officer shooting 13-year-old boy with hands raised
The Week - 16 Apr 2021 00:09
A Chicago police watchdog group released body camera footage on Thursday that showed an officer fatally shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo. Last month, a Chicago police officer chased Toledo down an alley after responding ...
Coast Guard divers hope to reach 12 missing in capsized ship
ABC News - 16 Apr 2021 15:43
Divers searching for oil industry workers on a capsized liftboat prepared to enter the overturned vessel on Friday
US reported at least 45 mass shootings in the last month
CNN - 16 Apr 2021 15:36
When eight people died in a mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility Thursday night, the news was compounded by a string of similar incidents that preceded it.
April snow hitting Northeast while flooding continues along Gulf Coast
ABC News - 16 Apr 2021 15:20
A nor'easter is bringing heavy snow from upstate New York into New England.
US lifts Vietnam, Switzerland from currency manipulator list
ABC News - 16 Apr 2021 15:18
The U.S. Treasury is removing Vietnam and Switzerland from the list of nations labeled as currency manipulators, reversing a decision made by the Trump administration in December
Chicago police union chief says cop who killed boy was '100 percent justified'
New York Post - 16 Apr 2021 15:02
The president of the Chicago police union said the cop who fatally shot a 13-year-old boy who appeared to have a gun in his hand right before he raised his hands was "100 percent justified" in opening fire. "He was 100 p...
Detroit police restrained man and beat him for 2 minutes after he tried to help protesters, lawsuit claims
USA Today - 16 Apr 2021 02:18Tamir Rice's family asks Justice Department to reopen investigation into 12-year-old's death
USA Today - 16 Apr 2021 15:00Families torn apart by killer dad reflect on the years they believed he was a hero
ABC News - 16 Apr 2021 14:41
"It went from Winger as the hero who was defending his wife -- this noble, stand-up guy ... to manipulative, deviant murderer."
Colombia answers one of the biggest and least funded migrant crises. Would it work in the US?
USA Today - 16 Apr 2021 14:39
"Some governments have approached migration ... with xenophobia," says Colombian president Ivan Duque. "You don't have to be a rich country to do the right thing."
'Pro-police' televangelist Pat Robertson slams Derek Chauvin, Kim Potter, says 'we cannot have a bunch of clowns' policing the U.S.
The Week - 16 Apr 2021 07:05
O.G. televangelist Pat Robertson isn't about to take to the streets to protest the police shooting of Daunte Wright at the hands of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter, arrested Wednesday and charged with second-d...
China's economy grows by a record 18.3% in the first quarter
CNN - 16 Apr 2021 05:04
China just reported its strongest quarterly growth in nearly three decades.