Days after deciding not to bring charges in the shooting death of James Scurlock, Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said Wednesday he is going to petition district court to convene a grand jury with a special prosecutor to review the case. “I’m not wavering in any way in the decision that we’ve made on this…… MORE
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YouTuber Jake Paul has been charged with trespassing and unlawful assembly after he was at a mall that was being looted
YouTuber Jake Paul has been charged with criminal trespass and unlawful assembly after video showed him at a Scottsdale, Arizona, mall as it was being looted, police said. Paul, 23, was present during the looting and property destruction that occurred at the city’s Fashion Square mall on Saturday, the Scottsdale Police Department said in a…… MORE
A US flag flown in World War II that went missing during protests in Nevada was returned unscathed
A World War II-era flag that was presumably stolen during a protest in Nevada was safely returned this week to a journalist who covered its disappearance. The flag went missing during protests near Reno City Hall on Saturday when its display case was found broken. City officials assumed the flag had been lost. The flag…… MORE
New Jersey is the first state to add climate change to its K-12 education standards
New Jersey students will start learning about climate change in kindergarten and keep studying the crisis through graduation under the state’s new education standards. The State Board of Education adopted the new guidelines on Wednesday —which outline what will be taught to New Jersey’s 1.4 million students. It’s the first state to include climate change…… MORE
Swift and decisive action has been taken against police in major US cities in the past week
One day after George Floyd’s fatal encounter with Minneapolis police on Memorial Day, the four officers involved were fired. Four days later, one of the officers was arrested and charged with Floyd’s murder. Within 10 days, the other three officers were in custody. Since Floyd’s death, officials in Minneapolis and other cities across the country…… MORE
George Floyd’s friend who was in the car with him says he did not resist arrest
George Floyd did not resist arrest as he pleaded with police officers before his death in Minneapolis, a friend told The New York Times Wednesday. Maurice Lester Hall, 42, was with Floyd in his car during the arrest that led to his death, the Times reported. The paper tracked Hall down in Houston, where he…… MORE
Attack on NYPD officers being investigated as possible act of terrorism, source says
An unprovoked stabbing attack of a New York Police Department officer that ended with two other officers with gunshot wounds and a suspect in critical condition is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. Investigators do not believe the alleged acts are affiliated with any protests…… MORE
The George Floyd protests are sparking a surprising debate in black America
Omar Wasow is a researcher who works in a world of charts and data. But his analytical reserve cracked after watching a video of George Floyd dying while being arrested by police. “I cried,” says Wasow, an assistant professor of politics at Princeton University. “I’m not without deep empathy for people’s anger. I feel that…… MORE
Ahmaud Arbery was hit with a truck before he died, and his killer allegedly used a racial slur, investigator testifies
William Bryan told investigators he heard Travis McMichael use a racial epithet after fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery in Glynn County, Georgia, a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent testified Thursday during preliminary hearings. Bryan told police McMichael said “f***ing n***er” after three blasts from McMichael’s shotgun left Arbery dead in February the streets of the Satilla…… MORE
Because of the pandemic, the US postponed citizenship ceremonies for months. That could keep thousands from voting in 2020
Citizenship ceremonies across the United States have become yet another casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. The system for swearing in new Americans screeched to a virtual standstill for months. And it’s only just starting to get going again. What could that mean for the 2020 election? One company that helps immigrants apply for green cards…… MORE
