An environmental activist who was fatally shot by Georgia law enforcement in January was sitting cross-legged with their hands in the air at the time, the protester’s family said Monday as they released results of an autopsy they commissioned. The family of Manuel Paez Terán held a news conference in …
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A jury in South Carolina reached a verdict of guilty on all counts after less than three hours of deliberations in the case of disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh, who was accused of killing his wife and son in 2021. Murdaugh, 54, was convicted Thursday on four counts: the murder of …
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A 19-year-old woman from Iowa, who is accused of faking a cancer diagnosis and collecting more than $37,000 in donations, was arrested on Jan. 23 for theft by means of deception, the Eldridge Police Department said. The suspect, Madison Russo, allegedly tricked more than 439 donors into believing that she …
Read More »On the morning of Jan. 18, during what had become routine police operations to clear protesters from the site of a future training facility nicknamed “Cop City” in Atlanta’s forested outskirts, shots were fired. When the smoke cleared, an activist had been killed and a state trooper was wounded. Questions …
Read More »Albany — Just in time for the New Year, New York lawmakers have become the highest paid state legislators in the nation under a bill signed Saturday. Members of both houses are getting a pay raise of $32,000, for a base salary of $142,000, under a bill Gov. Kathy Hochul signed …
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A soldier who was shot and killed at Fort Stewart in Georgia on Monday has been identified as Sgt. Nathan M. Hillman. Hillman, 30, was a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist who had joined the Army in February 2015, the Fort Stewart Public Affairs Office said in a statement. …
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Washington — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent was killed and several others were “gravely wounded” in an exchange of gunfire with a suspected drug smuggling vessel off the coast of Puerto Rico, U.S. government officials said Thursday. The gunfight, which also left one of the suspected smugglers …
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The former CEO and founder of online mental health care giant Cerebral sent a letter to the company Friday demanding access to “books and records” that he says could reveal whether the startup violated the law, setting the stage for a potential lawsuit. Kyle Robertson was ousted from the company …
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Comedian Chris Rock will make history as the first artist to perform live on Netflix, the streaming service announced Thursday. Netflix said the stand-up special is set to premiere worldwide in early 2023. “Chris Rock is one of the most iconic and important comedic voices of our generation,” Robbie Praw, …
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A blind man in Florida was arrested after officers mistook his cane for a gun. Now, two officers with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office have been put on temporary administrative leave. Body camera footage shows an officer approach James Hodges as he walks down the street in Lake City, asking …
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