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Dashcam footage shows disgraced Texas trooper vaping confiscated marijuana
New York Post - 12 Feb 2022 00:03
Chad Harden, the now-former trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety, was caught on camera inhaling pot from a vaping pen he'd just taken from a suspect, according to the video.
Ex-Air Force Sgt., alleged 'Boogaloo' follower plead guilty to shooting
New York Post - 12 Feb 2022 04:07
The California man, who was allegedly a member of the militia extremist group Boogaloo Boys, is also facing separate charges for killing a Sheriff's deputy.
Chicago-area schools face 'warlike conditions,' with protests and student walkouts over state's mask mandate
Chicago Tribune - 12 Feb 2022 01:59
"I have teachers telling me they've just had the worst week in their careers, and are dealing with warlike conditions," said an official with the Illinois Education Association.
Consumer sentiment at lowest level in decade, Americans unhappy with Biden: polls
New York Post - 12 Feb 2022 02:27
A survey found consumer sentiment at its lowest level in more than a decade -- while a separate poll indicates one-third of Americans don't like anything Biden has done while in office.
Biden, Putin to discuss Ukraine as US, allies empty embassies
New York Post - 12 Feb 2022 16:51
Russia has massed roughly 130,000 troops and a huge arsenal of weapons along Ukrainian borders in recent months, has repeatedly denied that it seeks to invade.
Afghans protest US order to give $3.5 B to 9/11 victims
ABC News - 12 Feb 2022 14:30
Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital have condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the U.S. for families of America’s 9/11 victims
US to evacuate Ukraine embassy amid Russian invasion fears
New York Post - 12 Feb 2022 06:50
The United States is set to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent.
Police seek charges against 7 students after Woburn locker room incident
Boston - 12 Feb 2022 03:10
A freshman football player, 14-year-old Johnathan Coucelos, was allegedly assaulted by a throng of teammates last fall. The post Police seek charges against 7 students after Woburn locker room incident appeared first on ...
Is Putin Overestimating His Power?
OpEdNews - 12 Feb 2022 02:49
The news from all American authorities contains the unpleasant smell of bloodshed. Putin might be involved in a show of force.--or he might be really going for it. All indications are that it is getting closer and closer...
Video of IRS agent allegedly assaulting tenant in East Boston leads to arrest
Boston - 12 Feb 2022 21:02
The assault was captured on video by a resident watching from his window as one man tackled another on a busy street in East Boston's Maverick Square a week before […] The post Video of IRS agent allegedly assaulting t...
Police block off area surrounding Canada-US border where truckers are protesting
ABC News - 12 Feb 2022 16:59
Police arrive at Canada-US border where truckers are protesting.
In 2nd Floyd killing trial, judge seeks speed, not emotion
ABC News - 12 Feb 2022 16:54
The judge handling the second trial in the killing of George Floyd is putting a premium on speed — and making clear that he doesn't want the trial to turn on emotion
Covid Deaths in Some States More Than Doubled Recently
The New York Times - 12 Feb 2022 16:47
While governors across the U.S. have been dropping mask mandates as cases fall, deaths from Covid-19 remain stubbornly high. Follow pandemic news.
WATCH: Thousands of workers lose jobs after failing to meet vaccine requirement
ABC News - 12 Feb 2022 16:20
In New York City, 3,000 workers face termination.
Biden's supreme court short list narrows to three names
The Guardian - 12 Feb 2022 16:20
Ketanji Brown Jackson and Leondra Kruger were evaluated last year, but J Michelle Childs has become a third candidate Joe Biden had zeroed in on a pair of finalists for his first supreme court pick when there were rumors...
'Kill the bill': surge in Bristol riot charges prompts alarm over civil liberties
The Guardian - 12 Feb 2022 16:19
MP says police seem to be punishing people for challenging them during clashes in the city last year Dozens of mainly young "kill the bill" protesters have been charged with riot - the most serious public order offence -...
Police moving to end Canadian trucker protest after court order
New York Post - 12 Feb 2022 16:08
Just after 8 a.m., police in Windsor, Ontario said they were beginning enforcement of the judge's order to clear the Ambassador bridge.
China conditionally approves Pfizer's Covid treatment pill Paxlovid
The Guardian - 12 Feb 2022 16:03
It is not clear if China is in talks with drugmaker to procure treatment, the first oral pill cleared in country See all our coronavirus coverage China's medical products regulator has conditionally approved Pfizer's Cov...
Police seek man after woman's hair ripped from scalp in London
The Guardian - 12 Feb 2022 14:27
Scotland Yard said the 31-year-old victim sustained facial injuries in the prolonged racially aggravated attack Police have released a photograph of a man they want to speak to after a woman had hair torn from her scalp ...
Ukraine crisis: US orders home most embassy staff; Britons told to leave amid fears of no-notice Russian invasion
The Guardian - 12 Feb 2022 13:54
Putin and Biden to talk later today; UK troops training Ukrainian army to leave this weekend UK troops sent to help train Ukrainian army to leave country Leaders to speak as US warns Russia could attack Ukraine 'any day'...
Fame and fury: China's wildly different reactions to US-born Olympians
CNN - 12 Feb 2022 04:39
In the span of a week, three American-born athletes of Chinese descent have been thrust into the spotlight at the Beijing Winter Olympics -- to very different reactions in China.
Rebecca Hogue: Mother jailed for 16 months after boyfriend killed son
BBC - 12 Feb 2022 04:36
Rebecca Hogue is sentenced to 16 months in prison after being found guilty of first-degree murder.