Tuscaloosa Police Department(TUSCALOOSA, Ala.) — Police investigating the brutal arrest of an Alabama woman have released body camera video of the encounter after witness video posted on social media caused outrage. Officers were called to a scene in Tuscaloosa at 6:40 p.m. on Friday in reference to someone leaving the scene of an accident. Approximately …
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Apr 25
Man trapped in outdoor pillar among four arrested in CVS burglary
Wharton Police Department(WHARTON, Texas) — Police arrested four suspected burglars at a CVS in Texas on Wednesday, including one inside a pillar outside. Officers said they thwarted a burglary in progress at the drugstore in Wharton, Texas, about 60 miles southwest of Houston, using ladders to reach three suspects from the store’s ceiling, according to …
Apr 24
White supremacist executed for killing black man by dragging him behind truck
Rattankun Thongbun/iStock(JASPER, Texas) — White supremacist John William King was executed on Wednesday, more than 20 years after he killed James Byrd Jr. in a horrifying hate crime. King was one of three white men convicted of murdering Byrd, who was black, on June 7, 1998, near Jasper, Texas. Byrd, a 49-year-old father of three, …
Apr 24
Boeing says it will take $1 billion hit on grounding of the 737 Max jet
Wolterk/iStock(NEW YORK) — Boeing announced Wednesday that it was taking an initial $1 billion hit on the grounding of the 737 Max jet following two fatal plane crashes in five months. The company also abandoned its previous full-year financial outlook as it grapples with the aftermath of the 737 Max fallout and works to implement …
Apr 24
Facebook officials will attend Paris summit to combat spread of terror online following Christchurch attacks
David Tran/iStock(NEW YORK) — Representatives from Facebook will be among the social media executives attending a May 15 summit being organized by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to combat the spread of terrorist material online. The summit, which Ardern will co-chair with French President Emmanuel Macron in conjunction with the G7 “Tech for Humanity” …
Apr 24
Police find body of missing 5-year-old Andrew ‘AJ’ Freund; charge parents with murder
Fedorovekb/iStock(CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.) — Missing 5-year-old Andrew “AJ” Freund is believed to be found dead, nearly one week after he vanished from his Crystal Lake, Illinois, home, police said Wednesday. Both of AJ’s parents gave information that led to a body believed to be the little boy. The body was buried in a shallow grave, …
Apr 24
Missing 5-year-old AJ Freund believed to be found dead in shallow grave, parents arrested
Fedorovekb/iStock(CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.) — Missing 5-year-old Andrew “AJ” Freund is believed to be found dead, nearly one week after he vanished from his Crystal Lake, Illinois, home, police said Wednesday. Both of AJ’s parents gave information that led to a body believed to be the little boy. The body was buried in a shallow grave, …
Apr 24
California bans racial discrimination against employees with natural hairstyles
iStock(LOS ANGELES) — California has joined other states in ending racial discrimination against people with natural hairstyles such as braids, twists and afros. On Monday, the Senate passed the CROWN Act (Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair), which will ban discrimination against employees based off their hairstyle. The bill was initially passed …
Apr 24
Kim Jong Un arrives in Russian port city for summit with Vladimir Putin
Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool/Getty Images(VLADIVOSTOK, Russia) — Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, arrived via train in Russia on Wednesday, a day ahead of his summit with President Vladimir Putin. Russian state media showed Kim’s armored train arriving at Vladivostok, a port city on the Pacific coast. North Korean attendants polished the outside of …
Apr 24
Flash flooding, severe storms threaten Texas, Gulf Coast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A slow-moving storm system drenched Texas overnight with some areas getting as much as a half a foot of rain and causing flooding, stranded cars and water rescues. Also, this storm system produced damaging winds of close to 70 mph from Abilene to Fort Worth, and tennis ball-sized hail in western …