By Marie Fazio The defense began presenting its witnesses on Monday, after more than 30 witnesses took the stand for the state during the first two weeks of the trial of Derek Chauvin. Witness testimony for the defense is expected to last at least through the end of the week before the trial moves into […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The “prime suspect” was arrested Tuesday in the 25-year-old disappearance of a California college student and the San Luis Obispo sheriff planned to announce “major developments” in the case. Paul Flores, 44, who was the last person seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished in 1996, was taken into custody in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A blistering internal report by the U.S. Capitol Police describes a multitude of missteps that left the force unprepared for the Jan. 6 insurrection — riot shields that shattered upon impact, expired weapons that couldn’t be used, inadequate training and an intelligence division that had few set standards. The watchdog report released […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Bernard Madoff, who was convicted for running the largest known Ponzi scheme in history, died on Wednesday (April 14) in federal prison where he was serving a 150-year sentence, the Bureau of Prisons said. He was 82. Madoff had been suffering from chronic kidney failure and several other medical ailments. He […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, died in a federal prison early Wednesday, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Madoff died at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, apparently from natural causes, the person said. The […]
Cariol Horne acted to keep a white officer from using what she saw as excessive force. Fifteen years later, a judge said her firing was wrong. By Jonah E. Bromwich Source: Read Full Article
A long-time suspect in the 1996 disappearance of a California college student has been arrested along with his father. Paul Flores, 44, was the last person seen with Kristin Smart when she vanished on 25 May 1996 while returning to campus from a party. For years he has refused to comment under his right not […]
MINNESOTA (REUTERS) – The company that manufactures Tasers says it has implemented design features and training recommendations to reduce the chances that law enforcement officers would confuse the electroshock weapon for a handgun when using force. But after a police officer shot and killed a Black man in Minnesota on Sunday (April 10) when, according […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Moderna said on Tuesday (April 13) that its Covid-19 vaccine still showed strong protection against the illness six months after people received their second shot, with efficacy of more than 90 per cent against all cases of Covid-19 and more than 95 per cent against severe Covid-19. The vaccine maker, which […]
OTTAWA — A two-and-half-year investigation of the Toronto police found that “systemic discrimination” within the force enabled a serial killer to murder eight gay men, mostly of Middle Eastern or South Asian descent, over a span of seven years. Several times the police interviewed the killer, Bruce McArthur, who was convicted in 2019, but did […]