Opening statements in the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers involved in the arrest and death of George Floyd took place yesterday, as the latest trial surrounding the tragic event that rocked the nation last year got underway.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) rolled out an ambitious plan to “curb gun violence” on Monday following a spate of violent crimes including a Friday ambush in Harlem that left an NYPD rookie cop dead and another officer fighting for his life.
The Department of Homeland Security is warning of Russia using their “offensive cyber tools that it could employ against US networks” based on the US and NATO response to Ukraine, according to a memo obtained by CNN and The Hill.
British police said on Tuesday they had opened an investigation into possible COVID-19 lockdown breaches at Boris Johnson’s Downing Street office and residence, the latest blow to a prime minister facing growing calls to resign.
The New York State Supreme Court ended governor Hochul’s mask mandate on Monday, arguing that she had overstepped her authority by not getting approval from the state legislature.
On Monday evening, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby announced that, at the instruction of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, 8,500 U.S. troops have been alerted that they could be sent to Ukraine should Russia continue to provoke the United States, Ukraine, or NATO.
In an update to the case of controversial Christian reality TV star Joshua Duggar, his legal team is reportedly asking for either a retrial or a reversal of the judge’s guilty verdict.
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday agreed to hear a pair of cases challenging college admissions policies which give preferential treatment to certain minority groups.
Burkina Faso’s army said on Monday it had ousted President Roch Kabore, suspended the constitution, dissolved the government and the national assembly, and closed the country’s borders.
Last week, the rapper revealed that one of his shows was cancelled because of a previous tweet in which he said he was done with what he called “institutionalized” and “politicized” Christianity.
