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Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Authorities are calling for footage to determine what led up to a deadly altercation at an Israel-Hamas war protest in California over the weekend amid conflicting witness reports, the sheriff said. Paul Kessler, a 69-year-old Jewish man, died from blunt-force head trauma following a confrontation with a counterprotester on Sunday, […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A majority of Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared inclined to uphold a 30-year-old federal ban on firearms for people under domestic violence restraining orders. At the same time, during oral arguments in the case U.S. v. Rahimi, several conservative justices seemed to seek a narrow ruling that would reaffirm a […]
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man with a gun has been arrested in a park near the U.S. Capitol, according to Capitol Police. “USCP Officers just arrested a man with a gun in the park across from Union Station. At this time we have no reason to believe there is an ongoing threat. We […]
Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments over a 30-year-old federal ban on firearms for people under domestic violence restraining orders. The case, U.S. v. Rahimi, is a blockbuster test of a widely popular gun safety regulation and the Second Amendment at a time when firearms are a […]
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Law enforcement officers assigned to street crime units aim to infiltrate gangs, confiscate illegal guns and remove drugs off the streets, according to police officials and legal experts. However, street crime units have found themselves at the forefront of controversy and many have come under scrutiny following allegations of […]
McClain Family Photo (AURORA, Colo.) — The jury has acquitted Nathan Woodyard on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the second trial concerning the death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain following an altercation with Aurora, Colorado, police. Woodyard was the first police officer on the scene in August 2019 and put McClain in a […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The attorney leading a bipartisan campaign to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot in every state says there’s a “very good chance” a top court in Minnesota, Colorado or Michigan will rule on the issue before the end of the year — teeing up urgent review by […]
Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New legislation unveiled Monday would increase the list of hate crime-eligible charges in New York state from 66 to 97. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who proposed the Hate Crimes Modernization Act along with several elected officials and community leaders, said it would enhance criminal charges and certain sentences. […]
by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democratic support for President Joe Biden is wavering when it comes to his backing of Israel amid its conflict with Hamas, with several members of his own party, including former President Barack Obama, saying more must be done to avoid killing Palestinian civilians. Biden has tried to strike a […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is the only Black candidate vying for the GOP’s presidential nomination and while he has talked openly about race in America — sometimes seizing the moment to challenge his competitors — his messaging on the issue hasn’t often separated him from the other candidates in […]
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