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Vance Boelter, the suspect in Saturday’s shooting in Minneapolis, worked at two local funeral homes “to help pay the bills” according to a video of him posted on social media. Though the date and original source of the video are unclear, it’s apparently a self-made introduction for a course involving mortuary work.
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a Black man, died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly ten minutes. Floyd was handcuffed and repeatedly said he could not breathe. Bystanders filmed the incident, and the video quickly spread, leading to what is believed to be the largest protest […]
Israeli ambassador to US on threat situation after killing of 2 embassy staffers Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter told ABC News’ Linsey Davis there’s a link between threatening language on campuses and actual violence: “Somebody’s going to pick up a gun and use it.” May 22, 2025 Source link
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Forecasters warned Monday that more tornados and storms were possible in the central U.S. as people from Texas to Kentucky cleaned up from severe weather that has killed more than two dozen people in four days. In St. Louis, where officials estimated a tornado Friday damaged 5,000 buildings and may cost […]
How many Black women die during or after childbirth in Canada? It’s a question with no answer, because hardly anyone is collecting the data. In one of the few Canadian studies available, Black women had a preterm birth rate of 8.9%—substantially higher than the 5.9% rate for white women. Preterm birth is a key warning […]
Speculation is growing about the possibility that US President Donald Trump might pardon Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floydin 2020. In March this year, Trump told reporters he had not even heard of any request for a Chauvin pardon. Still, the rumours have intensified following his controversial clemency decisions, […]
LIVE: Israel pounds Gaza, killing 26; Hamas to release US-Israeli captive Al Jazeera Source link
The family of a U.S. airman who was shot by a Florida sheriff’s deputy inside his own home sued the deputy, the sheriff and the owner of the airman’s apartment complex on Tuesday, saying they want to ensure people are held accountable for his 2024 death. The complaint alleges that Deputy Eddie Duran used excessive […]
The family of a U.S. airman who was shot by a Florida sheriff’s deputy inside his own home sued the deputy, the sheriff and the owner of the airman’s apartment complex on Tuesday, saying they want to ensure people are held accountable for his 2024 death. The complaint alleges that Deputy Eddie Duran used excessive […]
The family of Roger Fortson, a senior airman who was shot and killed by a Florida sheriff’s deputy, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit. On Tuesday (March 6), Fortson’s family filed the complaint in a Pensacola courthouse, alleging that . . .