A man was killed and the suspect later took his own life following a shooting outside a Wawa convenience store and gas station in Upper Macungie Township, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, according to Lehigh County District Attorney James Martin.The incident began…
If not for Darnella Frazier's quick thinking, Derek Chauvin might still be a Minneapolis police officer.Instead, Chauvin is behind bars, convicted of two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter after kneeling on George Floyd's neck for more than…
The annual Lyrid meteor shower marks the first big meteor show of the year. It peaks on April 22 (tomorrow), so make sure to get a good look at the night sky.Here's what you need to know to Get Up…
In the hours after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder, George Floyd's family said they could breathe once again. "Just listening to those words, guilty and guilty and guilty on all counts, that was a moment that I will…
All homeless people living on Los Angeles' Skid Row must be offered housing by October 18, a federal judge ordered Tuesday.The order comes in response to a federal lawsuit filed last year by several citizens, business owners, and community leaders…
While the nation paused for the reading of the guilty verdict against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin -- and many rejoiced -- activists say now is a moment to keep moving forward in addressing racial injustice."It's a relief, but…
Columbus, Ohio, officials released additional body camera video on Wednesday of a police officer fatally shooting a Black teen who charged two females with a knife."We don't yet have all of the facts but we do know that a 16-year-old…
George Floyd's brothers shared their pain and grief with the world for nearly a year. On Tuesday, they finally felt some relief."Today, we are able to breathe again," Philonise Floyd told reporters.Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police officer who kneeled…
As a Minnesota jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter charges, law enforcement experts note how rare it is that police officers involved in high-profile, and sometimes deadly, on-duty incidents ever face criminal charges…
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was put into a prison's segregated housing unit for his own safety, a prison spokesperson said, after Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd on Tuesday.Here's what's next for Chauvin after…
Archaeologists working in a remote, marshy site on Maryland's Eastern Shore say they've found the site of home where Ben Ross, the father of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman, once lived.Maryland Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford announced the discovery at a news…
A man who police believe shot three people -- killing one -- on Tuesday is in custody, police said.The shooting happened in a manager's office on an upper level of a Stop & Shop grocery in the community of West…
New Jersey is now joining at least 19 states and Washington, DC, in allowing an "X" gender identifier on driver's licenses and other identification.The additional gender option was officially made available to comply with part of legislation passed in 2018…
A federal judge Monday declined to toss out the prison sentence of a former South Carolina police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black man in the back in 2015.The judge denied a motion in which former North Charleston police…
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Tobacco stocks plunged after news that the Biden administration is considering a mandate to reduce the amount of nicotine in cigarettes.Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.(You can also get "5…
A Minneapolis man has been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm in connection with a drive-by shooting of a team of Minnesota National Guard soldiers and a local police officer over the weekend, according to a…
A backcountry guide died Saturday after being attacked by a grizzly bear near Yellowstone National Park, according to officials.Charles "Carl" Mock, 40, of West Yellowstone, was alone fishing west of the park in Montana on Thursday when the bear attacked,…
The mother of Oscar Grant, an unarmed Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2009, told CNN the fallout from the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright reminds her of the pain she faced."It was a lot…
The gunman in an Indianapolis shooting that left eight people dead at a FedEx facility browsed White supremacist websites a little over a year before the attack, police said.In March 2020, the mother of gunman Brandon Hole contacted police because…
