Chauvin trial: cashier tells of guilt over role in events that led to George Floyds death

Chauvin trial: cashier tells of guilt over role in events that led to George Floyds death

The cashier who served George Floyd in a Minneapolis store immediately before his arrest and death last May told a court on Wednesday of the “disbelief and guilt” he felt for allowing Floyd to pay with a suspected fake...

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North Carolina police officer resigns over disturbing K-9 video

North Carolina police officer resigns over disturbing K-9 video

A North Carolina police officer who was seen on a video appearing to lift a police dog by its leash and slam the canine into the side of a patrol car has resigned, police said Wednesday. Salisbury Police Officer...

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Democrat Rita Hart Abandons Election Challenge In House Race Decided By 6 Votes

Democrat Rita Hart Abandons Election Challenge In House Race Decided By 6 Votes

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Michigan man pleads guilty to smashing teens face with bike lock because he was Black

Michigan man pleads guilty to smashing teens face with bike lock because he was Black

DETROIT – Nine months after a Black teenager had his teeth smashed out at a Michigan beach, the man who pummeled his face with a bike chain admitted in federal court that his actions were about hate, attacking the teen because...

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U.S. Capitol police officers sue former President Donald Trump, accusing him of  inciting Capitol riot

U.S. Capitol police officers sue former President Donald Trump, accusing him of inciting Capitol riot

WASHINGTON - Two Capitol Police officers, repeatedly assaulted during the Capitol siege, have sued former President Donald Trump,  accusing him of inciting the riot that left five dead and injured more than 100 officers.James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby are seeking damages...

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Reward increased to $20,000 in search for road rage driver who killed Lancaster County woman

Reward increased to $20,000 in search for road rage driver who killed Lancaster County woman

The reward for information leading to the person who killed a Lancaster County woman has increased.The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina, where the crime happened, says local residents who wish to remain anonymous donated the money. The...

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Prosecutor who charged Derek Chauvin in George Floyd death sold Minneapolis home amid protest security concern

Prosecutor who charged Derek Chauvin in George Floyd death sold Minneapolis home amid protest security concern

The prosecutor who first charged former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death was forced to sell his home and upped security measures after crowds of hundreds to over 1,000 protesters repeatedly showed up at his doorstep last summer,...

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New York passes marijuana legalization law

New York passes marijuana legalization law

New York on Wednesday legalized marijuana, with the legislature passing a bill and Gov. Andrew Cuomo signing it into law. Under the law, people 21 and older will be able to grow and use marijuana. The state will...

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Serious implications: GOP Leader McCarthy says Matt Gaetz could lose committee assignments over allegations

Serious implications: GOP Leader McCarthy says Matt Gaetz could lose committee assignments over allegations

WASHINGTON — The top House Republican and other lawmakers said Wednesday they would take a wait-and-see attitude to allegations that Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., had sex with an underage girl, even as at least one Democrat called for Gaetz's...

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Cuomo signs bill legalizing adult-use, recreational marijuana in New York

Cuomo signs bill legalizing adult-use, recreational marijuana in New York

New York is just the fourth state to pass recreational legalization through the Legislature. | Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Wednesday morning to legalize adult-use, recreational cannabis in New York and create the country’s second-largest recreational...

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