LOS ANGELES — A Southern California high school student was killed and others were injured Tuesday after man suspected in an earlier stabbing hit them with his vehicle during a rollover crash, officials said. The crash that killed a 15-year-old boy in Thousand Oaks, west of Los Angeles, is believed …
Read More »Parking garage collapses in New York City, killing one person and injuring several others
A parking garage collapsed in New York City’s Financial District on Tuesday afternoon, killing one person and injuring other people. Firefighters responded but pulled rescuers out because of concerns about the building’s structural stability, the New York Fire Department said. At least five workers were injured, one of whom refused …
Read More »Democrats eye a hearing on Clarence Thomas following gift revelations
WASHINGTON — Key Senate Democrats are eyeing a hearing about Supreme Court ethics in the wake of revelations about Justice Clarence Thomas receiving previously undisclosed gifts and luxury travel from billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the majority whip and Judiciary Committee chair, said the “20 years …
Read More »Evan Gershkovich appeal to be heard in Russian court
A Russian court on Tuesday upheld the detention of American journalist Evan Gershkovich on spying charges, part of a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on dissent amid the war in Ukraine. He and the U.S. government strenuously deny the allegations. Dozens of journalists crowded together to catch a glimpse of the Wall …
Read More »Oklahoma county leaders caught on audio talking about killing reporters and complaining they can no longer lynch Black people
The governor of Oklahoma has called for the resignations of the sheriff and other top officials in a rural county after they were recorded talking about “beating, killing and burying” a father/son team of local reporters — and lamenting that they could no longer hang Black people with a “damned …
Read More »L.A. District Attorney’s Office reviewing Armie Hammer’s sexual assault allegations
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Read More »Victim is ‘highly intelligent’ and a ‘gentle soul,’ former teacher says
Ralph Paul Yarl, the 16-year-old boy who was shot after mistakenly ringing the wrong doorbell to pick up his siblings, is a “gentle soul” and gifted student who wants to study chemical engineering in college, his former teacher said. Ralph was shot Thursday evening after his parents asked him to …
Read More »Family of Black teen shot after ringing wrong doorbell retains civil rights lawyers
The family of a Black teenager shot after he rang the wrong doorbell last week, apparently mistaking the residence for one a block over, has hired a pair of nationally prominent civil rights lawyers. Lee Merritt and Benjamin Crump on Sunday announced that they were taking the case and promptly …
Read More »4 killed and multiple people injured in Alabama shooting tied to 16 year old’s birthday party, police say
Four people were killed and multiple others injured in a shooting in Alabama Saturday night that was tied to a birthday party, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. The incident occurred at around 10:34 p.m. Saturday night near the 200 block of Broadnax Street in Dadeville, Alabama Law Enforcement …
Read More »World leaders unite to call for cease-fire as battles rage for second day in Sudan
In a rare moment of unity Sunday, the United States, Russia and China all called for an end to the violence in Sudan where officials said dozens of people had been killed and hundreds wounded as the military and a powerful paramilitary group battled for control of the chaos-stricken African …
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