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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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Pharmacy chains participating in a federal coronavirus vaccine program have available appointments to start the first full week of full eligibility in Missouri.
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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 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
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According to health officials from the site, about 300 appointments were filled for the day by about 9:30 a.m. Monday and walk-ins are being accepted until 2 p.m.
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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,
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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
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Racial and ethnic minority groups had higher rates of hospitalization for Covid-19 and sought emergency department care for Covid-19 more when compared to White people, according to two new studies published Monday in the US Centers for Disease Control and Preventions Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The reports underscore “the need to address health inequities
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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
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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 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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Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley raised $3 million in the first quarter of 2021, a person familiar with his fundraising said — a total that showcases how the Republican base is rewarding loyalty to former President Donald Trump. Hawley received more than 57,000 donations in that three-month period from more than 44,000 individuals — a pool
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Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee was once the leather manufacturing capital of the world. More than a century later, one small remnant remains. Tactile Craftworks is a business banking on the hope that a return to safe travel will have people looking to them. Handmade is still the way
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Pausing every so often to wipe away tears, Philonise Floyd testified Monday at Derek Chauvin’s trial that his elder brother George Floyd was a mama’s boy and a loving person when they were growing up in Houston. “He was so much of a leader to us in the household, he would always make sure we
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Click here for updates on this story PARKER, Colorado (KCNC) — Michelle and Erik Harvey had some anxiety as their April 1 flight from Denver to Austin, Texas approached. The couple from Parker knew federal law required any passengers over two years old to wear a mask, and they knew their 2½ year old son
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One person was killed and one critically injured in a targeted shooting outside a Paris hospital on Monday, the city prosecutor’s office told CNN. The attacker fled the scene outside the Henry Dunant Hospital, in the 16th arrondissement of the French capital, using a two-wheeled vehicle. The prosecutor’s office said that initial investigations suggests the
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Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Musicians in the Twin Cities reggae community have come together to make a music video calling for social justice. During the chorus of his song, “Enough,” Ryan Liestman sings, “It’s gonna get rough, it’s gonna be tough, we all agree we’ve had enough.” Liestman, who
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As the US races to vaccinate more Americans, Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising, predominantly among younger people who haven’t yet gotten a shot. Some experts worry this might only be the start of what’s to come in the next weeks. Michigan is already in the middle of a violent surge, and one epidemiologist says
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has vowed revenge against Israel after an apparent attack on an Iranian nuclear site caused a blackout at the facility over the weekend. The incident threatens to undermine recently revived diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Newly inaugurated centrifuges at Iran’s Natanz facility, a
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