By Aaron Cooper, Eric Levenson and Steve Almasy, CNN The former Louisville Metro Police detective who was part of the botched raid of Breonna Taylor’s apartment in March 2020 testified through tears at his trial Wednesday as he defended his decision to open fire into the home. Former Detective Brett Hankison testified that when a
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By Jamiel Lynch, CNN Two Louisiana deputies have been arrested on manslaughter charges following the fatal shooting of a man last week, authorities said. The two deputies were among officers who responded to a disturbance call at a known crack house in Marrero on February 16 around 2:15 a.m., Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan, CNN A California woman was headed for a trip to Mexico but instead spent 13 days in a Los Angeles jail after police mistook her for another person with the same name, according to allegations in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. Bethany K. Farber filed the wrongful arrest lawsuit against the City of
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Two years ago people around the world pledged to jog, walk or run 2.23 miles, symbolic of the day Georgia man, Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down while running February 23, 2020. Today, many of those are doing it again under the hashtag #IStillRunWithMaud, to honor Arbery’s life and advocate for racial
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Personal Birth date: March 13, 1956 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: James Dimon Father: Theodore Dimon, stockbroker Mother: Themis Dimon Marriage: Judith “Judy” (Kent) Dimon (May 1983-present) Children: Julia, Laura and
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Bernard Madoff, who was convicted of running a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme. Personal Birth date: April 29, 1938 Death date: April 14, 2021 Birth place: Queens, New York Birth name: Bernard Lawrence Madoff Father: Ralph Madoff Mother: Sylvia (Muntner) Madoff Marriage: Ruth (Alpern) Madoff (November
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By Aaron Cooper, Ray Sanchez and Jason Carroll,, CNN Brett Hankison is not on trial for killing Breonna Taylor, a prosecutor made clear in opening statements Wednesday — nearly two years after her death. The former police officer is facing charges because, during a botched 2020 narcotics raid on the 26-year-old’s Louisville, Kentucky, apartment, he
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Many people are hyped about the transition away from cars that run on gasoline, but some experts say we should pump the brakes on all the excitement. The US isn’t ready for a full switchover to electric because the precious metal needed to build electric car batteries is just as hard
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Many people are hyped about the transition away from cars that run on gasoline, but some experts say we should pump the brakes on all the excitement. The US isn’t ready for a full switchover to electric because the precious metal needed to build electric car batteries is just as hard
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Many people are hyped about the transition away from cars that run on gasoline, but some experts say we should pump the brakes on all the excitement. The US isn’t ready for a full switchover to electric because the precious metal needed to build electric car batteries is just as hard
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By Travis Caldwell and Jason Hanna, CNN Two years after Ahmaud Arbery’s killing in Georgia, justice has been delivered after three men convicted in his murder were found guilty in federal court Tuesday for pursuing him out of racial animus, his family says. “This hate crime trial actually showed the world what was going on
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By Tasnim Ahmed and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Firearm deaths have overtaken car crashes are the leading cause of death by trauma in the US, according to a new study. In 2017, there were 1.44 million years of potential life lost due to firearm deaths, edging out that of motor vehicle crashes (1.37 million years), according
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A hate crime investigation is underway in the Texas city of Colleyville, where worshipers were held hostage in a synagogue last month, after anti-Semitic and White separatist flyers sealed in clear sandwich bags were left in driveways, authorities said. Police, in a Facebook post on Sunday, pointed out
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By Travis Caldwell, Julia Jones and Omar Jimenez, CNN Jurors concluded their first day of deliberations in the civil rights case of three former Minneapolis police officers connected to George Floyd’s 2020 killing. The jury deliberated for more than seven hours Wednesday after receiving instructions from Judge Paul Magnuson. The panel of four men and
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The 15-year-old who is accused of carrying out a shooting in a Michigan high school where four students were killed in November should remain in adult jail because his mental maturity is well beyond his age, prosecutors argued Tuesday. Ethan Crumbley faces a slew of charges, including murder, as an adult
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson and Michelle Watson, CNN The suspect in a weekend shooting that left one woman dead and four people wounded during a protest in Portland, Oregon, faces several charges, including murder, prosecutors said Tuesday. The shooting unfolded Saturday night after Benjamin Smith, described by police as an homeowner, allegedly confronted a group of
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By Michelle Watson, CNN Two Utah National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters were involved in a training accident Tuesday morning, crashing near a popular ski resort, the Utah National Guard said. No crew members or skiers at the Snowbird ski resort were injured, according to Jared Jones, chief warrant officer 5 with the Utah National
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By Liam Reilly, CNN A Bronx man was indicted for hate crimes Tuesday after he allegedly assaulted a woman and yelled anti-Hispanic slurs at her, according to prosecutors. The victim, a 72-year-old woman, was allegedly assaulted while speaking in Spanish and English on the phone on January 18, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office said. The
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By Sara Smart, CNN If someone said they’d pay you $1,800 to stay off social media for six years, would you do it? Could you? Sivert Klefsaas did just that. “I thought it was awesome,” Sivert told CNN Tuesday, “I thought, ‘Ah what’s 6 more years?’” In 2016, Lorna Goldstrand Klefsaas challenged her 12-year-old son
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By Sara Smart, CNN You may know him as Hank the Tank, but the California Department of Fish and Wildlife knows him as a threat to a Lake Tahoe neighborhood. For months now, the 500-pound black bear has been roaming the streets in the Tahoe Keys area of South Lake Tahoe, about 100 miles east
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