PLU$XANZ/Twitter(WASHINGTON) — A police officer in Maryland is facing criminal charges after being filmed slamming a suspect’s neck into the sidewalk with his knee during an arrest. Kevin Moris has been charged with second degree assault and misconduct in office over an incident that happened on July 3, 2019, during his arrest of Arnaldo Andres …
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Jul 10
Marriott ‘reaped hundreds of millions of dollars’ through ‘drip pricing’ scheme, lawsuit says
tupungato/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Washington D.C. is suing Marriott for alleged “price deception” in its practice of charging “resort fees” that aren’t disclosed to customers upfront when they are booking their rooms. D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine filed a lawsuit against the world’s largest hotel chain on Tuesday for allegedly reaping “hundreds of millions of dollars” using …
Jul 10
Charges filed in killing of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck
Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office(SALT LAKE CITY) — Charges were filed Wednesday against the man accused of kidnapping and killing University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck, prosecutors said. Ayoola Ajayi, 31, is accused of aggravated murder, aggravated kidnapping, obstructing justice and desecration of a human body, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said at …
Jul 10
Fed chairman says he wouldn’t leave even if Trump tried to fire him
Zach Gibson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday that he wouldn’t leave even if President Donald Trump tried to fire him. “What I’ve said is that the law clearly gives me a four-year term, and I intend to serve it,” Powell told House Financial Services Committee …
Jul 10
Death of American scientist found in WWII bunker in Greece was result of a criminal act, authorities say
Biotechnology Center of the TU Dresden(NEW YORK) — The death of an American scientist whose body was found in an abandoned World War II bunker in Greece is being investigated as a criminal act, according to local authorities. Molecular biologist Suzanne Eaton, 59, was visiting the Greek island of Crete for a conference, but she …
Jul 10
Officials looking to trap alligator spotted in Humboldt Park Lagoon in Chicago
iStock(CHICAGO) — It’s not your average morning in Humboldt Park in Chicago today — officials are trying to trap an alligator spotted in the lagoon there. The reptile is between 4 and 5 feet long, specialists said, according to Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. Authorities are hoping for the animal to be “humanely trapped” and …
Jul 10
Michelle Obama, more stars share emotional tributes to Disney star Cameron Boyce
LA/Disney Channel via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A slew of emotional tributes from friends and former co-stars of late Disney star Cameron Boyce have come in since his passing on Saturday. The 20-year-old’s sudden death was due to a seizure as a result of an ongoing condition that has been identified by his family as …
Jul 10
8-year-old applauded for asking to report on aviation pioneer Bessie Coleman instead of Amelia Earhart
iStock(NEW YORK) — When 8-year-old Noa Lewis was assigned a school project on Amelia Earhart, she flipped the script and asked instead to report on Bessie Coleman, who was the first female African American and Native American pilot. Noa and her second-grade class were given the assignment to create and be a part of a …
Jul 10
Duchesses Kate and Meghan brings kids to watch Princes William and Harry play polo
Samir Hussein/WireImage(BERKSHIRE, England) — The next generation of royals — Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and royal baby Archie – turned out in full force Wednesday to watch their dads, Princes William and Harry, compete at a charity polo match. Archie’s mom, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was photographed holding her 2-month-old son and …
Jul 10
Tropical system threatens Louisiana with flooding: ‘We all need to take this very, very seriously’
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A tropical system developing in the Gulf of Mexico could bring the first threat of this year’s hurricane season to the United States. New Orleans was already under a severe thunderstorm warning and flash flood warning Wednesday morning. City officials warned of street flooding. The city was also under a tornado …
