Andrew Brown Jr.’s moving vehicle made contact with law enforcement officers twice during the encounter in which deputies shot him dead in North Carolina last week, a district attorney said Wednesday. Pasquotank County District Attorney Andrew Womble said this during a court hearing that will determine whether body camera footage of April 21’s shooting in
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UK media outlets from across the political spectrum are engaged in an unusually direct confrontation with Prime Minister Boris Johnson over incendiary comments he allegedly made about the coronavirus pandemic. The right-leaning tabloid The Daily Mail was first to report that the prime minister said last October that he would rather see “bodies pile high
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Click here for updates on this story MOORHEAD, MN (WDAY) — Police have arrested a 22-year-old Moorhead man as the suspect who spray-painted hate-filled graffiti on the Moorhead Fargo Islamic Center mosque over the weekend. Benjamin Enderle was booked into the Clay County Jail after being taken into custody in south Moorhead Tuesday night, April
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DETROIT LAKES, Minnesota (WDAY) — April Imholte, owner of the now virtual, women-only “Livin’ Fit Training & The Iron Shed Gym” is under investigation for potentially violating a cease-and-desist order. Imholte opened her own gym in January 2019, teaching and empowering women of all ages and backgrounds. “I
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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is standing behind and promoting his company’s top podcast host, Joe Rogan, even after Rogan spread anti-vaccine misinformation on-air. Rogan said in a recent episode of his podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” that healthy young people should not get the Covid vaccine, a statement that stands in contrast to all credible
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The Justice Department has repealed a policy put in place during the Trump administration that restricted so-called sanctuary cities from receiving federal grants for criminal justice efforts. The policy cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to cities that did not fully cooperate with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. In 2017, then-Attorney
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The images from inside the courtroom still trouble Brandon Mitchell, juror 52 in the trial against Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. “It was just dark. It felt like every day was a funeral and watching someone die every day,” Mitchell told CNN. “It was tense every day. I wasn’t nervous, but it
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For the first time, scientists have been able to precisely map the flight path of an asteroid that landed on Earth and trace it back to its point of origin. The boulder-size fragment’s journey to our planet began 22 million years ago, according to new research. The asteroid, known as 2018 LA, appeared like a
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The online reviews database Rotten Tomatoes has unearthed a negative 80-year-old write-up of “Citizen Kane,” stripping the cinematic classic of its perfect score among critics and demoting it below movies including “Paddington 2” and “The Terminator.” Orson Welles’ masterpiece is widely considered one of the most important titles in movie history, pioneering a number of
Continue Reading Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd last week, will be sentenced at 2:30 p.m. ET June 25, according to an updated entry on the court docket. The court had previously set Chauvin’s sentencing hearing for June 16. The docket did not indicate a reason for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — A critical shortage of potentially lifesaving blood in mid-Michigan forced one local man in need of a blood transfusion to plead for help on social media. “Every two seconds, someone needs blood,” said Meghan Lehman, regional communications director with Red Cross. Terry Blizzard is one
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A copy of the Declaration of Independence is hitting the sizzling collectibles market, just in time for July 4th. And unlike other rare items up for sale, you don’t have to be a millionaire to own a piece of it. Rally, a trading app for classic cars, baseball cards and other memorabilia, told CNN Business
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLAYTON COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Family members are beginning to make funeral arrangements after their 14-year-old nephew was killed while riding his ATV Tuesday. CBS46 Tori Cooper spoke to the family member of the victim, who said he was the last one to see him alive. 14-year-old Elijha
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It’s not a celebrity, but Taco Bell has enlisted something equally as recognizable for its first-ever global ad campaign: the moon. On May 4, the moon will closely resemble a taco during its waning crescent phase, so Taco Bell is calling it the “Taco Moon.” To celebrate, it’s planning to hand out for free the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLAYTON COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Clayton County police as well as the Georgia Department of Corrections’ policy, only authorize using restraint chairs as a safety measure when an offender is violent or unruly. But at least four times last year, federal investigators claim the sheriff violated those rules
Continue Reading Welcome to the mind of Michael Che. That’s the concept of the “Saturday Night Live” cast member’s new comedy series, “That Damn Michael Che.” The trailer for the show on HBO Max (which is owned by CNN’s parent company) features the “Weekend Update” co-host sharing his thoughts and showing off his chops in some skits.
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Samsung is bringing some of the strengths of its flagship Galaxy smartphones over to its notebook line. The company announced on Wednesday three mobile-first PCs that combine the power of a laptop with the responsiveness of its smartphones: the Galaxy Book, Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360, all of which run on Windows
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW CANAAN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Four jewelry store burglars are sought in New Canaan. According to police, three of the four smashed their way into Manfredi Jewels on Elm Street just after 1:45 a.m. on April 26. The fourth suspect remained outside. Police said they took watches totaling
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Leslie Jones is bringing the funny to the MTV Movie & TV Awards. The former “SNL” star was announced as the host on Wednesday by MTV. The awards will air May 16. Jones is also nominated for Best Comedic Performance for her role in “Coming 2 America.” Past hosts of the show include Tiffany Haddish,
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A new video shows that no more than four seconds passed between when Pasquotank Sheriff’s deputies arrived at Andrew Brown Jr.’s home and when shots began to ring out, a family attorney said Tuesday. “This was, in fact, an extrajudicial killing, an execution if you will,” Brown family attorney Wayne Kendall told CNN’s John Berman.
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