George Floyd: What to know
George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died in May 2020 while being restrained by Minneapolis police, setting off worldwide protests and a racial reckoning in the United States.
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USC agrees to $852 million payout in sex abuse lawsuit
The University of Southern California has agreed to an $852 million settlement with more than 700 women who have accused the college's longtime campus gynecologist of sexual abuse, the victims' lawyers and USC announced Thursday.
Washington hiker stabs mountain biker over trail dispute, sheriff says
A Washington hiker and mountain biker, both in their 60s, got into a brawl on a trail, leaving one in the hospital and the other in handcuffs, according to the local sheriff’s department.
Botched DC carjacking victim flung from car to his death, teens charged with his murder: police
Gruesome new details emerged Thursday in the carjacking by two teenage girls that led to the death of an Uber Eats delivery driver earlier this week.
Washington man charged in 1987 fire he allegedly set at age 12 that killed firefighter
A suspected arsonist who was 12 when he allegedly set ablaze a college library in which a firefighter was killed more than three decades ago has been charged, Washington authorities said Thursday.
Alabama tornado kills five, leaves others injured as storms rip through the Mid-South
Five people were killed Thursday as tornado-producing storms ripped through central Alabama, destroying homes and structures along the way, WBRC6 reports.
Nightmare tenants turn NYC luxury apartment into illicit, illegal, mask-free nightclub
The tenants of a Tribeca apartment have turned their pad into a crowded, mask-free illicit nightclub complete with bouncers, booze for sale and a $100 cover charge, a new lawsuit alleges.
Facebook whistleblower pens tell-all book after work to expose anti-conservative bias leaves her unemployable
After serving as an Army public affairs officer on the sidelines during the Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden leaks, Cassandra Spencer did work for Facebook as a contractor – and became a whistleblower herself.
Migrants are ‘gift that keeps giving’ to cartels, former Texas officer tells ‘Faulkner Focus’
The use of Mexican drug cartels to ferry migrants into the U.S. is an urgent national security issue, retired Texas Department of Public Safety Captain Jaeson Jones told "The Faulkner Focus" on Thursday.
Alabama police officer struck by lightning in Florence
An Alabama police officer was struck by lightning in Florence Thursday afternoon, according to authorities.