How two police shootings of black men sent Tulsa and Charlotte in different directions
The recent fatal police shootings of two black men spurred soul-searching across the nation but drew vastly different reactions from the cities in which they took place.In Tulsa, Okla., on Thursday, a group of 50 demonstrators was preparing to march when people suddenly started cheering. "Have some ice cream!” activist Shay White told demonstrators from a microphone. The officer who shot Terence Crutcher had just been charged with manslaughter. White told everyone to go home to rest, and the cr..>> view originalPolice: Armed man shot during standoff after making threats
By Associated Press September 26 at 9:10 AM COLUMBIA, Md. — Howard County police say officers shot a man who had a gun after he made threats to kill his family and himself during a standoff in Columbia. Police spokeswoman Lori Boone said by telephone Monday morning that the man was shot by officers, but she did not have further details about the standoff. Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue spokeswoman Maria Hogg says by telephone that the man has serious injuries. Police say Tamar D..>> view original3 people, including teen girl, arrested for Calif. triple murders
Two men and a 17-year-old girl were taken into custody Sunday in connection with three people found murdered in a Fullerton home, police said. John Fenoglio reports from Fullerton for the KTLA 5 News at 11 on Sept. 25, 2016. KTLA - Los Angeles.>> view originalThis is what happens when a Black Lives Matter flag is hoisted at a public university right up there with the US flag
It was supposed to be an expression of solidarity. And it was — for some. As protests over the fatal police shootings of black men raged in Charlotte and elsewhere last week, students at the University of Vermont hoisted a Black Lives Matter flag at the center of campus, right next to, and at the same height, as the state flag and the American flag. The university and the Student Government Association sanctioned the display, saying it was designed to show support for those “struggling with the..>> view originalIowa and Wisconsin hit with evacuation orders as flooding threatens
The city of Cedar Rapids asked local residents and businesses in affected areas to evacuate by 8 p.m. local time Sunday.Local officials ordered a curfew in the evacuation zone between 8 p.m and 7 a.m and residents seen entering or moving around in the area will be stopped by law enforcement, authorities said.Flooding already claimed two lives last week in western Wisconsin's Vernon County. One man was killed Thursday after a mudslide destroyed his home, according to CNN affiliate WEAU-TV. Also ..>> view originalOfficials: 6 wounded in Houston shooting
Six people were injured when a shooter opened fire at a southwest Houston shopping center on Monday morning, police and fire officials said. The suspected shooter was shot and killed by police, authorities confirmed on Twitter. Those who were wounded in the attack were being transported to area hospitals, the Houston Police Department tweeted. A fire official said some people were shot while inside their cars and the conditions of those wounded was varied. Several people were hit with glass fra..>> view originalBridgegate trial: Christie taking heat from defense, prosecution
Former staffers for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who are expected on the stand in the so-called Bridgegate scandal arrive at a Newark courthouse. (Sept. 23) APGov. Chris Christie(Photo: Asbury Park (N.J.) Press)TRENTON — At nearly every turn last week, lawyers in the George Washington Bridge criminal trial turned jurors’ attention to someone who wasn’t in the courtroom, someone who isn’t charged with a crime in the case or even named in the indictment as a co-conspirator.They work..>> view originalThe Daily 202: Trump wins the debate expectations game
Students representing Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and moderator Lester Holt stand in position during a rehearsal at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, yesterday. (Andrew Gombert/EPA) With Breanne Deppisch THE BIG IDEA: Many reporters have set the bar unfairly low for Donald Trump ahead of tonight’s presidential debate, raising the specter that pundits will declare him “the winner†even if he makes a series of factually inaccurate statements and struggles to show depth on th..>> view originalMan found after eight days adrift at sea. But his mother is still missing.
(U.S. Coast Guard) A 22-year-old man who had been missing at sea with his mother for more than a week was found alone in good condition Sunday afternoon adrift far off the Massachusetts coast, two days after the Coast Guard had called off its search. Nathan Carman was found floating in an inflatable raft by a freighter about 100 nautical miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicole Groll said. “He was found in a life raft with food and water,” Groll said..>> view original
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