Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday announced a Justice Department investigation into the practices of the Louisville Police Department. The impending probe will come a little over a year after officers with the department shot and killed Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old aspiring nurse, in her own home during a botched raid. The department came under
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Losses caused by the collapse of US hedge fund Archegos have topped $10 billion. Swiss bank UBS revealed on Tuesday that it lost $774 million from last month’s implosion of Archegos Capital Management, a bigger hit than many analysts expected. The announcement came as Japan’s Nomura said it would book losses of $2.9 billion from
Continue ReadingCheri Beasley, the first Black woman to be North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice, launched her 2022 Senate campaign on Tuesday, seeking to break another barrier as the state’s first Black senator. Beasley, 55, has won two statewide judicial elections: for the court of appeals in 2008 and for the Supreme Court in 2014. In
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Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Police say neighbors in a north Portland neighborhood helped them catch a burglar with a lengthy criminal history. Neighbors say the series of events took place Sunday while it was still daylight. Matt Kurowski says it started at his neighbor’s house. “He came through
Continue ReadingAs the United States and the world continue to struggle in the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic, one truth has emerged — it didn’t have to be nearly this bad. Preparedness can prevent epidemics. Covid started as single and potentially containable outbreak before spreading rapidly across the globe and changing life as we know
Continue Reading“I remember the punched-in-the-gut feeling I had the moment I learned that a young male reporter with just a few years of experience had nearly the exact same salary that I had, despite my two decades as a working journalist.” “Some reporters with advanced degrees earn less than $20 per hour. How are people supposed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GRESHAM, Oregon (KPTV) — More than half a dozen people were shot in Gresham late Monday night, at the same location a person was found dead the day before. Officers responded to a reported shooting at Southeast 174th Avenue and Southeast Stark Street around 11:30 p.m. At the
Continue ReadingFour ships from the Navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps harassed the US Coast Guard operating in the Persian Gulf earlier this month, with one of the ships repeatedly crossing in front of the US patrol boats at very close range despite multiple warnings, the US Navy said. The Coast Guard cutters Wrangell and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RHINELANDER, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A male bald eagle died after wildlife officials believe it was exposed to a toxin or poison used to control rodents. Wild Instincts, a wildlife rehabilitation center in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, says the poisons are concerning not only for wildlife, but pets as well. Wild
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — he cause of death has been ruled accidental for a 10-year-old boy discovered in his burning northwest side home Friday, April 23. In the days since the fire, neighbors say it’s difficult to look at the boarded up house. People have dropped off balloons and
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Police closed a stretch of South Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs early Tuesday morning after a motorist struck and damaged a power pole. Repair crews were on the scene of the crash at the intersection of South Palm Canyon Drive and Morongo Road. It happened at approximately 2:00 a.m. damaging the pole and leaving
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EDMOND, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — University of Central Oklahoma researchers are trying to better understand Oklahoma’s “alarming” veteran suicide metrics while developing new strategies to reverse long-term trends. Oklahoma’s veteran suicide rate in 2018 is 10th highest in the nation, according to the latest data available from the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — A Davenport congregation that’s been meeting in a gymnasium for the last three and a half years wants to build a permanent home in the woods. Davenport zoning code, city staff, and Plan and Zoning Commission members say otherwise. “It’s changing people’s lives,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — The new beginnings were plentiful at this old-school way of commerce. The broccoli plants were three inches high, flats of pansies and impatiens were waiting to bloom, and hundreds of hanging baskets had yet to see a front porch. A food trailer
Continue ReadingBeyond Meat is replacing its signature plant-based burger with a version designed to taste more like animal beef. The newest recipe, which will eventually replace the current product, removes mung beans — a protein-rich legume — from the ingredient list and adds some vitamins and minerals to make the product taste meatier and more closely
Continue ReadingAmazon’s Fire Kids tablets have long been popular among younger users, but now the company is targeting older kids with a brand-new lineup. Amazon announced on Tuesday that it will debut a Fire Kids Pro tablet aimed for users ages 6 to 12. Its existing Fire Kids models are intended for kids ages 3 to
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The Alzheimer’s Association in the Coachella Valley is holding a virtual gala on May 1, 2021. The gala is called “A Night to Remember” and will air on CBS Local 2 at 7 p.m. The work of this association would not be possible without the help of many community partners. News Channel 3’s Taban Sharifi
Continue ReadingEuropean football’s governing body UEFA has opened a disciplinary investigation into Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s “alleged financial interest in a betting company.” The AC Milan striker reportedly owns a stake in Bethard and in March 2018 was officially announced as an “active ambassador” for the firm. At the time of that announcement, the Malta-based gambling website said
Continue Reading When Tameka Boone walked into a Virginia dentist’s office in late February for a six-month checkup, she never expected to come face to face with the woman who saved her life when she was a toddler. Tameka, nicknamed “lost and found” as a child by her family, recognized the name “Trudy Gunn” on the appointment
Continue ReadingA New York state court employee was charged with threatening to murder a US official after he made online posts threatening to kill several high-level Democratic members of Congress, according to a complaint from the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York. Brendan Hunt, who goes by “X-Ray Ultra” on social media
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