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An 11-month-old baby was killed and two other children hurt after shots were fired into a car in Syracuse, New York
An 11-month-old baby girl died and two other children were hospitalized after a shooting Sunday in Syracuse, New York, police said. The children were shot while in the back of a vehicle around 6:51 p.m. Sunday, Investigative Bureau Chief Derek McGork said during a press conference Monday. McGork said two women were driving when shots
Continue Reading Classes canceled at Knoxville school for two days after shooting leaves student dead and officer injured
No classes will be held for the next two days at a school in Knoxville after a shooting left one student dead and a police officer injured. Counselors will be available at Austin-East Magnet High School Tuesday Knox County Schools Superintendent Bob Thomas said during a press conference Monday. Thomas said a decision about the
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One student is dead and a police officer was wounded after a shooting at a high school in Knoxville, Tennessee authorities say
A shooting at a Knoxville high school on Monday left a student dead and an officer injured, Tennessee officials said. Officers responded to reports of a potentially armed individual at Austin-East Magnet High School around 3:15 p.m. ET Monday, Tennessee Bureau of Investigations (TBI). Director David Rausch said during a news conference. Officers found the
Continue Reading Microplastics in our air ‘spiral the globe’ in a cycle of pollution, study finds
Tiny bits of plastic from your packaging and soda bottles could be traveling in the atmosphere across entire continents, carried by winds, a new study found. Most of our plastic waste gets buried in landfills, incinerated or recycled — but up to 18% ends up in the environment. Since plastic isn’t easily decomposable it instead
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Police fire tear gas at protesters in a second night of demonstrations after Minnesota officer fatally shoots Black man
Police fired tear gas and stun grenades Monday night as a crowd gathered to protest the killing of a Black man by a police officer in a Minneapolis suburb. Protesters were “launching bottles, fireworks, bricks and other projectiles at public safety officials,” according to a tweet from Operation Safety Net (OSN), a joint effort of
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Biden calls for ‘peace and calm’ in the wake of Daunte Wright’s fatal encounter with police in Minnesota
President Joe Biden on Monday called for “peace and calm” in the wake of Daunte Wright’s fatal encounter with police in Minnesota, saying his death does not justify violence or looting. Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was fatally shot Sunday afternoon by police during a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center. The
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The first Black mayor in Brooklyn Center says Daunte Wright’s shooting is ‘unfathomable’
A young mayor has worked to unite ethnic groups in a Minneapolis suburb for years. The killing of a Black man is now bringing outrage to his city. Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott called the shooting of Daunte Wright “heartbreaking and just unfathomable.” Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by a police
Continue Reading Vaccine passport discussions should prioritize fairness over economics, ethicist says
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — The issue of vaccine passports is one rife with the potential for discrimination, and should be approached with a focus on fairness above the economic benefits, says one bioethicist. “(Passports) have the potential to make the inequities that we’re seeing from COVID even
Continue Reading Some blood pressure medication linked to higher risk of skin cancer, study finds
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A Canadian study has found that certain blood-pressure medications are linked to a higher risk of skin cancer in seniors. The study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, examined the administrative health data of 302,634 Ontarians aged 66 and older who
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Minnesota officer shouted ‘Taser!’ but fired a gun instead, fatally shooting a man at a traffic stop, police say
A suburban Minneapolis police officer grabbed her gun instead of her Taser during an arrest and fired a shot that killed a 20-year-old unarmed Black man in what authorities said was an “accidental” shooting. The details and body-worn camera footage were released Monday by police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, providing an account of what happened
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One of the Virginia police officers who pepper-sprayed an Army officer during a traffic stop has been fired
One of the police officers accused of using excessive force in a Virginia traffic stop has been fired following an investigation, the town manager said late Sunday. The Windsor officers pointed guns at, pepper sprayed and pushed a Black US Army officer to the ground during the traffic stop last December. During the stop, the
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US and China deploy aircraft carriers in South China Sea as tensions simmer
Military activity in the South China Sea spiked over the weekend as a Chinese aircraft carrier entered the region and a US Navy expeditionary strike group wrapped up exercises. Meanwhile, the US and Philippines were preparing for joint drills as the US secretary of defense proposed ways to deepen military cooperation between Washington and Manila
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One person dead, officer injured after shooting at a high school in Knoxville, Tennessee
One person has died and a police officer was injured after a shooting at a high school Monday in Knoxville, Tennessee, police said in a news release. Knoxville Police Department (KPD) said multiple law enforcement agencies responded to Austin-East Magnet High School for reports of a person “who was possibly armed in the school.” When
Continue Reading Baseball player Freddie Freeman surprises a young Phillies fan who gave away a home run ball to a Braves fan
The Atlanta Braves’ first baseman Freddie Freeman rewarded a young Phillies fan for his act of generosity toward an Atlanta fan. The Braves were facing the Philadelphia team at their home field, Truist Park, on Friday when Freeman hit a home run right to young Joshua Scott, who was watching the game with his dad,
Continue Reading Suspect ejected after chase ends as six-car pile-up
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A six-car crash in north St. Louis that happened at the end of a chase left several people injured Monday morning. The fiery crash happened around 11:30 a.m. near Broadway and Taylor. in the North Riverfront neighborhood. Police say officers initially spotted the suspect
Continue Reading Group removes 3,000 pounds of litter from river
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Tennessee Riverkeeper removed more than 3,000 pounds of metal, tires and other aquatic litter from the Cumberland River on Sunday, according to a news release. Pontoon Saloon, an event space offering cruises on the Cumberland River, co-organized the cleanup with Riverkeeper. “These events show that
Continue Reading One person dead, police officer injured at Knoxville school shooting
Click here for updates on this story KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — One man is dead and a Knoxville Police officer was injured in an officer-involved shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School on Monday afternoon. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to an officer-involved shooting around 3:15 p.m. EDT. After approaching the suspect, shots were fired. The
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Knoxville police say multiple agencies are on scene of school shooting
Knoxville Police Department (KPD) in Tennessee said that multiple agencies are at the scene of a shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School. There are multiple gunshot victims reported, KPD said in a tweet on Monday, including one of their officers. Special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Nashville Field Division are
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