On Wednesday, a court order Wednesday delayed the release of about 20 hours of footage from the fatal beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police officers. A Memphis judge ruled nearly 20 hours of additional footage and… Read More »Judge blocks release of Tyre Nichols video as Justice Dept. launches probe of Memphis police
The Justice Department said Wednesday that it found the that Louisville Metro Police Department and Louisville/Jefferson County Metro government violated the Constitution and federal law in various practices, and dealing with the Black community. Following an investigation launched in April 2021,… Read More »Justice Department finds Louisville Police uses excessive force, discriminated against Black people
Update: Tamaulipas, Mexico, Gov. Américo Villarreal confirmed one person has been detained in connection with the kidnapping of 4 Americans in Matamoros. The four were found in a wooden shack, where they were being guarded by a man who was arrested.… Read More »Person detained in Mexico in connection with kidnapped Americans that left 2 dead, 2 rescued
The White House announced Tuesday that South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee will travel to Washington for an official state visit on April 26. Yoon was elected president of South Korea last May. White House Press… Read More »South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and wife to visit White House for official state visit
Police confirm that one person was killed and at least nine others were injured after a stampede was sparked by reports of gunfire at a GloRilla concert in Rochester, New York on Sunday night. GloRilla — real name Gloria Hallelujah… Read More »1 killed, 9 injured in stampede at GloRilla concert in Rochester, New York
The FBI said that four U.S. citizens have been kidnapped after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros. The four Amricans had entered Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday and were travelling… Read More »FBI says 4 Americans missing after they were kidnapped in Mexican border city
Five people were injured in a shooting at a Los Angeles beach, just a few miles from where city officials had hosted a gun buyback event earlier in the day. According to the Los Angeles Police Department and City Councilmember… Read More »5 people shot in altercation near gun buyback event at Los Angeles beach
President Joe Biden traveled to Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.” Biden spoke at the Edmund Pettus Bridge — where in 1965 hundreds of civil rights marchers were attacked by police. Met by public outrage, the event… Read More »Pres. Biden visits Selma, AL to make case for voting rights on anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’
After deliberating for three hours on Thursday, a jury of seven men and five women convicted 54-year-old Alex Murdaugh of two counts of murder in the fatal shootings of his wife Margaret, 52, and their youngest son, Paul, 22, in… Read More »Alex Murdaugh found guilty in murders of wife and son
On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, chatting briefly on the sidelines of a G-20 meeting in India. A Senior State Department official said… Read More »Blinken and Lavrov meet at G-20 summit for the first time since Russia-Ukraine war began