Feb 04 Parents of Amir Locke say he was 'executed' by Minneapolis police By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press The parents of Amir Locke and their attorneys say the Black man was "executed" by a Minneapolis SWAT team that woke him from a deep sleep, and that he reached in confusion for a legal firearm to protect himself. Continue reading
Feb 04 Michael Avenatti found guilty of stealing from Stormy Daniels By Tom Hays, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Michael Avenatti was convicted by a jury on charges that he cheated porn actor Stormy Daniels out of nearly $300,000 she was supposed to get for writing a book about an alleged tryst with former president Donald Trump. Continue reading
Feb 04 Arbery's shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge By Russ Bynum, Associated Press The reversal came days after a judge rejected terms of a plea deal between defense attorneys and prosecutors that was met with stiff objections by Arbery's parents. Continue reading
Feb 04 COVID falling in 49 of 50 states as deaths near 900,000 By Ken Sweet, Associated Press With the brutal omicron wave rapidly easing its grip, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. are falling in 49 of the 50 states, even as the nation’s death toll closes in on another bleak round number: 900,000. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: White House pushes back against joint statement from Russia, China By Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki pushed back at a joint statement issued by the leaders of Russia and China who had declared their opposition to any expansion of NATO and affirmed that the island of Taiwan is a part of… Continue reading
Feb 04 Storm expected to glaze Pennsylvania, New England in ice By Kathleen Foody, Jill Bleed, Associated Press Ice threatened to wreak havoc on travel and electric service in the Northeast before the storm heads out to sea late Friday and Saturday. Continue reading
Feb 04 U.S. employers shrug off omicron, add 467,000 jobs in January By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Labor Department’s Friday report also showed the unemployment rate ticked up to 4 percent from 3.9 percent. Job gains in December were also revised much higher. Continue reading
Feb 03 Homeland Security creates new Cyber Safety Board to review hacks By Associated Press The new board is modeled after the National Transportation Safety Board, which reviews plane crashes and other major accidents, and was mandated by an executive order President Joe Biden signed last May. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 6:33 News Wrap: WHO says surge in omicron cases will help Europe bring pandemic's endgame In our news wrap Thursday, the World Health Organization's European director says the ongoing surge of omicron cases in Europe will actually help bring on the pandemic's end-game, a former Chicago police officer who killed a Black teenager was released… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 2:05 Across the U.S., a sprawling winter storm brings snow, ice and tornadoes By Nicole Ellis, Harry Zahn Crews and residents across the Midwest are digging their way out as a sprawling winter storm pushes further across the country. Some places have reported over a foot of snow, creating dangerous driving conditions in several states, while more than… Continue watching