Christopher Columbus Chula Vista statue to be removed, replaced
A California city has voted to permanently remove a decades-old Christopher Columbus statue and replace it with a new monument honoring diversity and indigenous people, a report says.
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Minneapolis mass shooting suspect appears in court, ‘defund police’ under fire after college grad killed
The 24-year-old suspect charged with murder and attempted murder in the Minneapolis mass shooting last weekend is expected in court Thursday, days after a gun battle outside a nightclub left seven wounded and two dead, including a bystander killed hours before his college graduation.
As crime surges across the US, liberal cities are seeing the ‘consequences’ of Defund the Police: Bratton
Former Los Angeles and New York City police Chief Bill Bratton said Thursday that major U.S. cities, which originally embraced the Defund the Police movement, are beginning to acknowledge the 'unintended negative consequences' of their reforms as crime rates surge across the country.
Severe storms across mid-Atlantic, Northeast knock out power, injure 5: reports
Severe weather swept the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Wednesday, knocking out power for thousands and reportedly injuring at least five people.
Coast Guard airlifts man, 75, stranded in South Carolina marsh on a jet ski
The U.S. Coast Guard airlifted a 75-year-old man with "health issues" who was stranded in a marsh near Charleston.
USA Today scrubs ‘male’ from teen’s op-ed on competing against transgender athletes
Last week, USA Today published an op-ed from Chelsea Mitchell about competing against transgender athletes and her decision to push forward with an appeal of the case. On May 25, editors at USA Today, without notice to Chelsea, changed the word "male" to "transgender"... Read More.
San Jose shooting suspect set ‘device’ to ignite fire at home to ‘coincide’ with workplace massacre: sheriff
As new details emerge a day after the San Jose shooting that ultimately claimed the lives of nine victims, Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith described Thursday morning how deputies and police officers arrived at the light rail facility within moments of the first... Read More.
National weather forecast: Severe storms to again strike US midsection
After two dozen reports of tornadoes on Wednesday, more severe storms will strike some of the same regions stretching from Texas toward the Upper Midwest.
3 Texas police officers shot; suspect in custody after 11-hour standoff: reports
A standoff in Texas that lasted nearly 11 hours ended early Thursday with a suspect being taken into custody after three police officers suffered gunshot wounds, according to reports.
Suspects stole over $740K in church donations: police
A Florida-based group of Romanian nationals stole $740,000 from hundreds of churches by taking donation checks from their mailboxes and cashing them, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Wednesday.