Georgia county urges residents to stop calling 911 over cicadas
A Georgia county is asking residents to stop calling 911 over the loud-as-a-lawnmower cicadas that have just emerged from a 17-year hibernation.
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Minneapolis police report ‘shots fired’ near George Floyd Square, suspect believed to have fled: officials
Minneapolis police responded Tuesday to reports of shots fired near George Floyd Square – the intersection where George Floyd died one year ago to the day – and the suspect is believed to have driven away after the fact, officials said.
Dallas neighbor says suspect in Cash Gernon kidnapping was reported to police month earlier: report
A neighbor of the murdered Dallas 4-year-old said he reported the man suspected of kidnapping the child a month before he was found dead in a street, according to a local report.
St. Louis police seeking to identify mob seen jumping on department car with officer inside
Police in St. Louis, Missouri, are asking the public for help identifying members of a mob of people who swarmed and began jumping on a department vehicle while officers were responding in the area to break up a party.
California man who firebombed Republican club sentenced to 5 years in prison
A Southern California man was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for firebombing a local Republican club office two years ago, federal prosecutors said.
Minneapolis police leaving force in droves: Former officer says cops feel ‘helpless’
Former Minneapolis police officer Steve Dykstra who left the force last summer said on Tuesday that the City of Lake's police “feel helpless."
US to reach 50% vaccination rate, White House says
The U.S. will reach a new vaccination milestone Tuesday as it reaches a 50% vaccination rate, a White House official confirmed to Fox News.
Southwest flight attendant loses teeth after being assaulted by passenger, union says
A flight attendant was physically assaulted on a flight from Sacramento to San Diego that landed Sunday morning.
Maryland man arrested after calling in threat to kill a cop, driving car into police station
A Maryland man rammed his car through the front doors of a police station Sunday after he called the department and threatened to go there and kill a cop, authorities said.
Parents outraged as Seattle elementary school near homeless encampment faces break-in, lockdowns
Parents are expressing their outrage after a Seattle elementary school, located only a few feet from a homeless encampment, experienced a break-in and multiple lockdowns.