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'Hero' John Hurley, Officer Gordon Beesley victims of shooting spree in Arvada, Colorado

John Hurley is a "true hero" whose actions during a Colorado shooting spree this week probably saved other people's lives while sacrificing his own, Arvada police say.Police Chief Link Strate provided few details of Hurley's involvement with the shooting Monday...

Supreme Court balks at automatic warrantless searches when police are in 'hot pursuit' for lesser crimes

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to give police the automatic power to enter homes without a warrant when they're in "hot pursuit" for a misdemeanor crime, ruling against an officer who charged a man with DUI after slipping...

CDC panel to review safety of vaccinations for children; 900 Secret Service agents have tested positive: Latest COVID-19 updates

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel is meeting today to weigh the risks versus the benefits of COVID-19 vaccinations for young adults after reports of heart inflammation among a small number of teen vaccine recipients.The CDC and the Food and...

Nikole Hannah-Jones won't join UNC faculty without tenure, letter from lawyers says

Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the 1619 Project, said she will not join the faculty of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill without tenure, according to a letter from her legal team published by NC PolicyWatch.Hannah-Jones will not start her...

Michigan Republican-led investigation rejects Trump's claim that 2020 election was stolen

DETROIT - An investigation led by Michigan Republican lawmakers found no basis for claims by former President Donald Trump and his allies that there was widespread fraud in the 2020 election, a Michigan Senate report released Wednesday concludes.The results of...

As gun violence soars, Biden to target rogue dealers, illegal firearms in new crime strategy

WASHINGTON —  President Joe Biden is launching a crime prevention strategy Wednesday in a push to take on soaring gun violence as Republicans blame the rise in crime on calls from progressive activists to cut police funding. In a White House speech Wednesday,...

Derek Chauvin faces up to 30 years in prison in Friday sentencing for murder of George Floyd

More than a year after George Floyd took his last breath, the ex-cop who murdered him will face a Minnesota judge Friday and receive a sentence of up to 30 years in prison.Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, has...

'We can get it right': With Connecticut, recreational marijuana use has now been legalized in nearly half of the US

Connecticut became the 19th state to legalize recreational use of marijuana Tuesday, when Gov. Ned Lamont signed a highly anticipated bill which hopes to address racial inequities stemming from the nation's war on drugs.“We had a chance to learn from...

Opinion: MLB's well-intended pitcher crackdown is instead creating a public spectacle

This can’t go on.Major League Baseball’s attempt to legislate illegal substances off pitchers’ bodies and out of the game couldn’t even make it through the first full night of games before it devolved into a sideshow of showmanship, head...

Tesla Model 3 becomes first all-electric car of the year on Cars.com 2021 American-Made Index

The Tesla Model 3 reached the number one spot in Cars.com’s 2021 American-Made Index (AMI), making it the first all-electric vehicle to top the list in its 16-year history.The annual survey results, released Wednesday, “ranks new vehicles that contribute...
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Sydney’s huge Gaza protest shows there’s now no stopping the tide of public opinion | Sarah Malik

The rain couldn’t stop us. At least 100,000 people took over the CBD and marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge...
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