Apr 19 House passes bill to overturn D.C. police accountability law By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press It's the third time this year that House Republicans have sought to overturn local D.C. legislation, claiming officials have been soft on crime in the midst of a multi-year spike. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 7:45 Tyre Nichols’ mother discusses lawsuit against Memphis and officers who beat him By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris The family of Tyre Nichols, who died in January after being severely beaten by five Memphis police officers, has filed a $550 million federal lawsuit against the city of Memphis over his death. The five officers charged with second-degree murder… Continue watching
Apr 19 Semi-automatic rifle ban passes Washington Legislature, governor expected to sign By Lisa Baumann, Associated Press The measure would cover more than 50 types of guns, including AR- or AK-style rifles. It bans the future sale, distribution, manufacture and importation of these firearms. The bill will go into effect immediately once it's signed. Continue reading
Apr 19 2nd abortion regulation bill vetoed by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly By John Hanna, Associated Press Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed anti-abortion legislation in Kansas. The legislation would require clinics to tell patients that a medication abortion can be stopped. Continue reading
Apr 19 WATCH: An Oklahoma City bombing survivor on why he’s worried about extremism today By Frank Carlson, Adam Kemp Dennis Purifoy survived the largest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history. Now, 28 years after the Oklahoma City bombing, he believes there’s not enough discussion around far-right extremism in the country. Continue reading
Apr 19 3 charged with murder in Sweet 16 shooting By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Two teenagers and a 20-year-old man have been arrested and charged with reckless murder in connection with a shooting that killed four young people at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party in rural Alabama, investigators announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 19 Kansas City homeowner accused of shooting Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty By Margaret Stafford, Jim Salter, Associated Press Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old white man accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, pleaded not guilty in his first court appearance. Continue reading
Apr 19 Oklahoma official who discussed killing journalists resigns By Sean Murphy, Associated Press A county commissioner in far southeast Oklahoma who was identified by a local newspaper as one of several officials caught on tape discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people has resigned from office. Continue reading
Apr 19 Uvalde families plead for stricter gun laws nearly a year after mass shooting By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press Next month is the anniversary of the Robb Elementary School attack that left 21 people dead. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP leaders have not softened in opposing tougher gun laws. Continue reading
Apr 19 Why the leak of top-secret government documents could inspire similar leaks By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn The leak of U.S. military and intelligence documents by Jack Teixeira, a 21-year- old Air National Guardsman in Massachusetts, has raised significant concerns and questions about national security, foreign policy and the intelligence community. Continue reading