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26-year-old suspect arrested in shooting that injured 2 Louisville police officers

Police have arrested a 26-year-old suspect in the shooting of two police officers during protests in Louisville, Kentucky, over the charging decision in the case of Breonna Taylor. The officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries on Wednesday night, according to police. Larynzo Johnson faces two counts of first-degree assault of a police officer and 14 counts of…

New York City schools’ remote opening is off to a bumpy, stressful start

New York City schools opened Monday with in-person classes for some students but remote learning for most — and the first few days have been a bumpy ride for all. Jeffery White teaches ninth grade special education math and science at Sunset Park High School in Brooklyn. He described the start of remote teaching —…

The strange case of the man who died after eating too much licorice

It’s hard to exercise restraint when eating candy. For licorice lovers, indulging sparingly could actually be life saving. A study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine says a 54-year-old man died as a result of eating too much licorice. The man, a construction worker from Massachusetts, lost consciousness inside a fast food…

A wild bear broke into an Alaska zoo and killed an alpaca

Caesar – a 16-year-old alpaca – was killed over the weekend by a wild brown bear who had broken into a zoo in Anchorage, Alaska. The bear was later euthanized by wildlife officials. “We are deeply saddened by this tragic loss of both a wild bear and Caesar the alpaca,” said the director of the…

As ESPN went to commercial, commentator Jalen Rose urged, ‘Arrest the cops that murdered Breonna Taylor’

ESPN analyst Jalen Rose joined a growing list of celebrities, politicians and athletes weighing in amid national frustration and anger that none of the three officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s death were charged with her killing. “It’d also be a great day to arrest the cops that murdered Breonna Taylor,” the former NBA star said…

She lost her job in the pandemic. She can’t even afford the dollar store to feed her kids

When Lauren Bell lost her high-paying job because of the coronavirus pandemic, she found herself in a position she never thought she’d be in. The dollar store is the only place with food this single mother of two from Lake Worth, Florida, can shop. Those are the good days. The bad days are when she’s…

The US plans to execute a man for a crime he committed at 19. Scientists say the research on brain development makes that wrong

For the first time in nearly 70 years, the United States will execute a man for a crime he committed as a teenager. Christopher Vialva, 40, is set to receive the death penalty on Thursday at a federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was convicted 20 years ago for the 1999 murders of two…

A year of free subway rides for a man who chased down and captured train derailment suspect

After chasing down and capturing a suspect allegedly responsible for derailing a subway train, one man gets a year of free rides, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Wednesday. “Rikien Wilder’s actions to ensure this suspect could not repeat the heinous crime somewhere else likely saved the lives of fellow New Yorkers, something you cannot put…

Federal officials are investigating utility equipment near the start of massive Bobcat Fire

Federal investigators looking into the origins of the massive Bobcat Fire are focusing on utility equipment owned by Southern California Edison (SCE) that experienced an issue moments before the fire was first reported. The fire, one of the largest wildfires in Los Angeles County history, started on September 6. It continues to burn in the…

A 72-year-old woman was quietly living in a dilapidated house. Then an electrician sparked a community to help her rebuild

When electrician John Kinney walked into Gloria Scott’s home, in Woburn, Massachusetts, he quickly realized it was not going to be a quick job. Scott had called because sparks were shooting out of one of her light fixtures. Once Kinney got the lights on, he realized it was just one of many issues plaguing Scott’s…

Outrage over lack of charges in Breonna Taylor’s death turns into protests across the US

Outrage and heartbreak boiled over into protests in many cities across the US on Wednesday after news broke that none of the three officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s death were charged with her killing. More than six months after Taylor was shot to death after Louisville police officers broke down the door to her apartment…

Weeping resounded from the room where Breonna Taylor’s mother learned the grand jury’s decision

Breonna Taylor‘s mother learned the fate of the officers involved in her daughter’s killing two minutes before Attorney General Daniel Cameron made his announcement, even after it was expected the family would have a heads-up on the decision, family attorney Sam Aguiar told CNN. “She had to drive all the way down there to be…

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Athletes express disappointment over Breonna Taylor decision

Athletes — many who have used their platforms to take stances against police brutality over the past few months — expressed their disappointment Wednesday after a grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, decided not to charge officers with killing Breonna Taylor. Taylor, a 26-year-old Black emergency room technician and aspiring nurse, was shot to death in…

Pilots at fault in 2019 crash of plane carrying Dale Earnhardt Jr., regulators say

Federal safety regulators on Wednesday faulted the pilots for the August 2019 crash that injured former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., his wife and 15-month-old daughter. The National Transportation Safety Board said the probable cause of the incident in Tennessee was decisions by the pilots, including approaching the runway too fast and a failed attempt…

Los Angeles Chargers QB has lung accidentally punctured by team doctor

While attempting to administer a shot to Tyrod Taylor’s ribs, a Los Angeles Chargers team doctor accidentally punctured one of the quarterback’s lungs instead. The announcement came Wednesday from the NFL Players Association, which has now launched an investigation into the incident. “Our medical and legal team have been in touch with Tyrod and his…

Twenty thousand flags placed on National Mall to memorialize Covid-19 deaths in the US

Twenty thousand American flags have been placed on the National Mall as part of a memorial paying tribute to the more than 200,000 people nationwide who have died from the coronavirus. The installation, called a Covid Memorial Project, was put organized by a group of friends in the Washington DC area who raised money online.…

A newly discovered asteroid will pass close to Earth on Thursday

In a year that seemingly keeps on giving, perhaps it’s not so surprising that NASA’s newly discovered asteroid called 2020 SW will give earth a not so socially distant pass. Discovered only on September 18, in Tucson, Arizona, the school bus-sized asteroid which is estimated to be somewhere between 15-30 feet in diameter is expected…

Bridge inspector rescues dog stranded 120 feet above Mississippi River

An ordinary workday quickly turned into a rescue mission after a bridge inspector spotted a stranded dog 120 feet above the Mississippi River. Ryan Nataluk was working alongside his crew on Sunday afternoon when Craig Jenkins, one of his bridge inspection engineers, noticed something out of the ordinary on the Natchez–Vidalia Bridge. “Craig called over…

A grizzly bear mauled and killed a hunter in a first-of-its-kind attack at a national park in Alaska

A hunter was killed by a grizzly bear this weekend in Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, marking the park’s first known bear mauling fatality. The hunter, whose name is being withheld pending an investigation, was on a 10-day moose hunt with a friend near the Chisana River drainage when the attack occurred on…

A timeline of Breonna Taylor’s case since police broke down her door and shot her

More than six months ago, Louisville, Kentucky police broke open Breonna Taylor’s front door and then fatally shot the 26-year-old EMT in her home. Since then, the killing has spurred national Black Lives Matter protests and placed a greater focus on how policing impacts Black women. Locally, her death led to the passage of “Breonna’s…

A Louisiana officer who claimed someone shot him actually shot himself, police say

A Louisiana police officer who claimed he was shot while on duty had instead shot himself in the leg, Deputy Chief Darrell B. Basco of the Pineville Police Department Administrative Bureau told CNN. John Michael Goulart Jr., 25, was arrested Tuesday and charged with one count of criminal mischief and one count of malfeasance in…

The University of Louisville’s law school is offering a class on systematic racism titled ‘Breonna Taylor’s Louisville’

For months, the city of Louisville in Kentucky has been at the center of nationwide protests demanding justice for the police killing of Breonna Taylor. Now the University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law is offering a course to educate its students on the systemic inequalities that have led up to her death. The 15-week…

Wanton endangerment charge: What it means in the Breonna Taylor case

A grand jury indicted former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison on three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree in connection with the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in March. The charges drew immediate criticism from demonstrators who wanted more serious charges, as well as the arrests of the three officers involved. Hankison is…

Mother who was kicked off a flight because her toddler wouldn’t wear a mask wants airlines to change their policies

Rachel Starr Davis, a single mother of a 2-year-old, is urging the airline industry to revise their face mask policies after she was kicked off a flight because her son refused to wear a face covering. Davis, her mother and her son were on the final leg home from a business trip in Florida on…

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