Confederate Memorial Day: South Carolina closes government offices in observance
South Carolina will close state government offices Monday to mark Confederate Memorial Day.
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Second Oregon police officer indicted over BLM flag incident that lawyers say ‘terrorized’ family
An Oregon police officer who failed to arrest an off-duty colleague who allegedly caused a disturbance at a home with a Black Lives Matter flag will face trial for misconduct.
Shooting at San Antonio car club meetup leaves 6-year-old girl dead, police say
A 6-year-old girl has died after being shot during a dispute that broke out at a car club meetup late Sunday in San Antonio, police say.
Chicago weekend violence: 6 killed, including 13-year-old boy, 28 people wounded in shootings
Six people were killed in Chicago over the weekend, including a 13-year-old who was discovered with a gunshot wound to his abdomen.
Veterans group slams NYC decision to deny permit for Memorial Day march while allowing Cannabis Parade
James Haynes III, CEO of United Staten Island Veterans Organization Inc., and his attorney Brendan Lantry pointed to a “sickening” double standard on “Fox & Friends” on Monday, threatening legal action if the veteran march is not allowed to take place in New York... Read More.
Times Square shooting: NYPD manhunt continues for suspect who wounded 3 innocent bystanders, including girl, 4
A 4-year-old girl who was struck when bullets flew in Times Square over the weekend barely shed a tear as police rushed her to an ambulance and began treating her, according to the officer who carried her to safety.
Colorado Springs shooting: Search for motive after victim’s boyfriend opens fire, kills 6, police say
Police in Colorado Springs are working Monday to determine a motive after a gunman walked into a birthday party inside a mobile home over the weekend and opened fire, killing six people and then himself.
Flight 93 families hope heroism award helps keep story alive
And even schools that do teach about the day may only bring it up only on the anniversary, rather than as a point in a long arc of history and a turning point that left the U.S. irrevocably changed, 20 years later.
Boat explodes on Georgia’s Lake Lanier; 3 hospitalized, including 2 teens, fire officials say
A boat exploded on Lake Lanier in Georgia on Sunday afternoon, injuring six people, including two teens who were rushed to a hospital’s burn unit, fire officials said.
National weather forecast: Hurricane season expected to have above-average activity
Tropical Storm Andres on Sunday became the earliest storm on record to develop in the eastern Pacific.