WASHINGTON — Thousands of protestors are expected to rally in Washington, D.C., Saturday and in separate demonstrations around the country as part of a renewed push for nationwide gun control. Motivated by a fresh surge in mass shootings, from Uvalde, Texas, to Buffalo, New York, protestors say lawmakers must take […]
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Governors forming task force to address mass shootings
FILE – Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is directed while the Senate prepares for a key test vote on the For the People Act, a sweeping bill that would overhaul the election system and voting rights, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The leaders of the National Governors […]
New Mexico residents sue for information on massive wildfire
SANTA FE, N.M. — Dozens of residents in a small New Mexico community impacted by massive wildfires that merged in April are suing the U.S. Forest Service over what they called a failure to provide information about the government’s role in starting the blazes. The Forest Service has acknowledged that […]
Search for 2 missing in Amazon rainforest sparks concern, controversy
Authorities searching for missing British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous rights expert Bruno Araújo Pereira in a remote area of the Brazilian Amazon found unidentified human remains Friday, federal police said. It will be sent for forensic analysis at the National Federal Police Institute of Criminology. This comes as the […]
Mexico City ban on bullfighting extended indefintely
MEXICO CITY — A judge extended a ban on bullfighting in Mexico City indefinitely, raising the likelihood that the season will be cancelled at what claims to be the world’s largest remaining venue. La Plaza Mexico, as the stadium is know, issued a statement Friday calling on fans to protest […]
$1.5M to be paid to police chief who displayed Nazi insignia
KENT, Wash. — A suburban Seattle city will pay more than $1.5 million to settle a dispute with a former assistant police chief who was disciplined for posting a Nazi rank insignia on his office door and joking about the Holocaust. Former Kent Assistant Police Chief Derek Kammerzell, who had […]
March for Our Lives returns with a renewed gun control push
WASHINGTON — Angered by the unrelenting toll from gun violence, tens of thousands of people are expected at rallies this weekend in the nation’s capital and around the United States demanding that Congress pass meaningful changes to gun laws. The second March For Our Lives rally will take place Saturday […]
Chicago cop who struggled with Black woman on beach resigns
CHICAGO — A white Chicago police officer captured on video struggling with a Black woman who was walking her dog in a lakefront park has resigned from the department. Officer Bruce Dyker, who had been on desk duty since shortly after the incident last summer, left the Chicago Police Department […]
Police officer arraigned for killing of Patrick Lyoya, pleads not guilty
Michigan police officer Christopher Schurr appeared in court Friday to be arraigned for the killing of Patrick Lyoya. Lyoya, 26, was shot in the back of the head after Schurr pulled him over on April 4 for an unregistered license plate. Schurr, who turned himself in Thursday, pleaded not guilty […]
Causes of death released for family likely killed by escaped inmate
Five family members believed to have been killed by an escaped inmate in their Texas vacation home last week were fatally shot and stabbed, cause of death reports show. Four children and their grandfather were found murdered at the family’s ranch in Centerville, located between Dallas and Houston, on June […]