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Boston’s mayor has placed his newly appointed Police Commissioner Dennis White on leave after an allegation of domestic violence from the late 1990s surfaced on Wednesday. In a statement provided to CNN, Mayor Marty Walsh said that these “disturbing issues” were not known by him or his staff, but “should have been at the forefront.”

A US Marshal was shot while executing a search warrant for a wanted suspect at 6:15 a.m. on Thursday in Baltimore, police spokeswoman Lindsey Eldridge told CNN. US Marshals returned fire and killed the suspect, according to Eldridge. The marshal was taken to Shock Trauma hospital and his condition is unknown at this time, Eldridge

Here’s a look at nightclub fires worldwide including the 2003 fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, that killed 100 people and injured 200. A list of nightclub fires worldwide This list includes nightclub fires with victims of 50 or more (the list is not exhaustive). April 23, 1940 – Natchez, Mississippi

Here’s a look at the Writers Guild of America, which represents more than 16,000 film, TV, broadcast and news media writers. It is made up of two unions, WGA, West (WGAW) and WGA, East (WGAE). Timeline 1912 – The Authors League of America is founded to protect the interests of professional writers. 1921 – The

Here’s a look at the life of activist, actor and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown. He played his entire career with the Cleveland Browns. Personal Birth date: February 17, 1936 Birth place: St. Simons Island, Georgia Birth name: James Nathaniel Brown Father: Swinton Brown, a professional boxer Mother: Theresa Brown, a

Click here for updates on this story     Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT ) — A Gretna homeowner dreams of a new look for her house and paid thousands of dollars to make it all come true, but instead, she got excuses. After paying a house painter $3,000 in September, Shawn Weyh claims she’s been getting the brush

Click here for updates on this story     Logan County, Arkansas (KFSM) — A 19-year-old from Danville, Ark. is dead after a vehicle he was in slid off an embankment at Mount Magazine State Park in Logan County on Monday (Feb. 1). According to a fatality report from Arkansas State Police, Roberto Oblea was a passenger

A woman who strapped nearly 1,000 succulents and endangered cacti to her body in an attempt to smuggle them into New Zealand has been sentenced to 100 hours of community work, the country’s biosecurity ministry said. Wenqing Li, 38, who also goes by the name Wendy, was caught bringing plants and seeds from China to

A US marshal was shot Thursday morning while serving an arrest warrant in Baltimore, according to a tweet from the Baltimore Police Department. The shooting happened in the 1400 block of N. Mount St. in Baltimore, the tweet said. This is a developing story and will be updated.

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Separated from the rest of the United States by the closed Canadian border, one community in Minnesota put its northern ingenuity to work to restore its lifeline to the outside world. The so-called Northwest Angle is a geographical oddity associated with the Canada-U.S.

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Anti-hate and civil rights groups are cautiously relieved the terrorist designation wasn’t expanded for the Proud Boys, which they say could have given law enforcement more leeway to surveil Black Lives Matter, Indigenous land defenders or others. Critics have been worried about the