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Chicago police marine sergeant accused of accepting bribe from diver known for saving Cubs' Anthony Rizzo's ring from Belmont Harbor, and another officer falsified report, chief cop says in filing
Chicago Tribune - 6 May 2021 20:30
A Chicago police marine unit sergeant is accused of taking a bribe from a diver who gained fame when he fished out Chicago Cubs player Anthony Rizzo's wedding ring after it flew off his finger into Belmont Harbor last ye...
University of Kentucky medical student dies in 150-foot cliff fall
New York Post - 6 May 2021 02:15
A 24-year-old University of Kentucky student died after falling off a cliff while hiking on Monday, authorities said. The woman, identified by the university as second-year medical student Gabby Smith, was found Tuesday ...
California bar owner busted for selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards
New York Post - 6 May 2021 04:07
The bar owner is now facing charges of identity theft, forging government documents, and falsifying medical records after making the phony vaccine cards.
Judge strikes down CDC's authority to uphold federal eviction freeze
ABC News - 6 May 2021 05:02
A D.C. district judge ruled Wednesday that the CDC does not have the authority to uphold a federal eviction moratorium. The DOJ is appealing the ruling.
LAPD cop faces child porn charges
New York Post - 6 May 2021 05:40
James Diamond, a 25 year veteran, was arrested for possession of child porn and distributing obscene images of a minor after a tip came in from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
N.Y.C. Board Votes to Extend Rent Freeze
The New York Times - 6 May 2021 05:10
The city board that sets rents on regulated apartments said one-year leases might be kept as is and two-year leases might rise slightly.
2 American students found guilty of killing Italian policeman
The Week - 6 May 2021 02:37
Two college students from California were found guilty on Wednesday of killing an Italian policeman in 2019 and sentenced to life in prison. Finnegan Lee Elder, 21, and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, 20, were accused of stabbing...
Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx apologizes for misleading gun claim in Adam Toledo case
New York Post - 6 May 2021 05:23
A Chicago prosecutor apologized Wednesday over a staff member’s comments that implied 13-year-old Adam Toledo had a gun when he was shot dead by police. Kim Foxx, the Cook County state's attorney, launched an internal ...
California bar owner faces felony charges after selling fake COVID-19 vaccine cards
NY Daily News - 6 May 2021 04:56
California officials have charged a San Joaquin County bar owner with felony identify theft and forging government documents and misdemeanor falsification of medical records after he was caught selling fake COVID-19 vacc...
California man killed by alleged drunk driver after leaving AA meeting
New York Post - 6 May 2021 04:26
A California man was fatally struck by an alleged drunk driver -- just after leaving an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, local reports said Wednesday.
Drunk guy outside Kid Rock bar used his colostomy bag as a weapon: cops
NY Daily News - 6 May 2021 03:10
The suspect sports white supremacist tattoos on his forehead and the back of his head.
Man arrested in stabbing of two Asian women waiting for bus in San Francisco
NY Daily News - 6 May 2021 02:28
A man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing two Asian women as they waited for a bus in San Francisco's Mission District.
Menu from 1913 found during refurbishment
CNN - 6 May 2021 20:04
Builders in the English city of Liverpool have unwittingly happened across a piece of culinary and local history when an intact menu from 1913 fell from the ceiling during a renovation project.
French fishermen leave Jersey port after post-Brexit rights protest
BBC - 6 May 2021 15:48
Talks with the protesters were "positive", a Jersey official says, amid a row over fishing rights.
Parents fight to keep critical race theory out of Utah schools
New York Post - 6 May 2021 15:33
Gloria and Oscar Vindas moved to Utah to escape schools that taught critical race theory, and found themselves fighting to keep the "racist" subject out of the curriculum in their new home.
Dunkin' has free coffee for Nurses Day Thursday, Chipotle has free burritos and more deals for healthcare workers
USA Today - 6 May 2021 15:26
Dunkin' and Chipotle are offering nurses and health care workers freebies for National Nurses Week, which kicks off Thursday with National Nurses Day.
Twitter suspends Trump's new 'From the Desk' account
New York Post - 6 May 2021 15:13
Twitter has suspended the account for former President Donald Trump's newly launched communications platform that he uses to post his statements.
Models grilled after recreating infamous 'Butt Squad' stunt in Turkey
New York Post - 6 May 2021 15:00
A group of Ukrainian of models face trouble in Turkey, where they decided to recreate the infamous "Butt Squad" Dubai photoshoot, but on a luxury boat.
MI5 had raised threat level for Fishmongers' Hall attacker, inquest hears
The Guardian - 6 May 2021 14:51
Probation officer says he had not been told of MI5's concerns about Usman Khan before 2019 attack MI5 raised the security threat level posed by the convicted terrorist Usman Khan less than a year before his deadly attack...
Drugs to 'change course of pandemic' to be trialled for use in EU
The Guardian - 6 May 2021 14:44
Three therapeutics will be authorised by European Commission for mass production and use in bloc by October Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Three Covid medicines with the potential to "chang...
Rio Tinto shareholders rebel against ex-chief executive's £7.2m bonus
The Guardian - 6 May 2021 14:43
Jean-Sébastien Jacques oversaw destruction of sacred Juukan George rock shelters in Western Australia Rio Tinto's shareholders have rebelled against the board's decision to pay its outgoing chief executive his biggest e...
Prosecutors defend nightly sleep checks on Ghislaine Maxwell
ABC News - 6 May 2021 05:36
Federal prosecutors say Ghislaine Maxwell is not under suicide watch, but it's still necessary to flash light into her cell every 15 minutes as she sleeps while she awaits a sex trafficking trial