Apr 16 Grand jury in Prude death voted 15-5 to not indict 3 cops By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Newly released transcripts show that a grand jury investigating the police suffocation death of Daniel Prude last year in Rochester, New York, voted 15-5 not to charge the three officers involved in his restraint of a criminally negligent homicide charge… Continue reading
Apr 16 Minnesota mayor blasts police tactics to control protesters By Todd Richmond, Mohamed Ibrahim, Associated Press Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott said at a news conference that he doesn't agree with police using pepper spray, tear gas and paintballs during demonstrations. Continue reading
Apr 16 Interior Secretary Haaland revokes Trump-era orders on energy By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday revoked a series of Trump administration orders that promoted fossil fuel development on public lands and waters, and issued a separate directive that prioritizes climate change in agency decisions. Continue reading
Apr 16 Russia to expel 10 U.S. diplomats in response to Washington sanctions By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said Moscow will add eight U.S. officials to its sanctions list and move to shut down the work of U.S. nongovernmental organizations to end what he called interfering in Russia's politics. Continue reading
Apr 16 Garland rescinds Trump-era memo curtailing consent decrees By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Garland issued a new memorandum to all U.S. attorneys and other Justice Department leaders spelling out the new policies on civil agreements and consent decrees with state and local governments. Continue reading
Apr 16 Publisher won’t distribute book by officer who shot Breonna Taylor By Associated Press The Louisville police officer who fired at Breonna Taylor after being shot during the deadly raid on Taylor's apartment is writing a book, but it won't be distributed as planned by publishing giant Simon & Schuster. Continue reading
Apr 16 Coast Guard divers hope to reach 12 missing in capsized ship By Stacey Plaisance, Kevin McGill, Jeff Martin, Associated Press Divers searching for oil industry workers on a capsized lift boat prepared to enter the overturned vessel on Friday. The effort to rescue 12 missing people has been complicated by daunting technical challenges and continued bad weather. Continue reading
Apr 16 U.S. setting up $1.7 billion national network to track virus variants By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The U.S. is setting up a $1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome coronavirus mutations whose spread could trigger another pandemic wave, the Biden administration announced Friday. Continue reading
Apr 16 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds briefing as global cases rise By Associated Press The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said coronavirus cases are continuing to rise globally at "worrying" rates, noting that the number of new cases per week has nearly doubled during the past two months. Continue reading
Apr 16 Police ID gunman in Indianapolis shooting as young male, former FedEx employee By Casey Smith, Associated Press/Report for America, Rick Callahan, Associated Press Police in Indianapolis also noted that a “significant” number of employees at the facility where the shooting took place Thursday night are members of the Sikh community… Continue reading