Austin SWAT standoff outside children’s medical center leaves 2 dead, police say
The Austin Police Department's SWAT team is currently in a standoff at a medical center in central Austin that began around 4:30 p.m.
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Oregon hammer-attack defendant to walk because court rejects witness’ coronavirus concerns: report
The scheduled retrial of an Oregon defendant who was accused of committing a brutal hammer attack on a woman has been scrapped – with the defendant to walk free – because the key witness in the case said she won’t testify without wearing a... Read More.
Detroit to dismiss some tickets issued during Floyd protests
Detroit will dismiss most misdemeanor citations issued last spring during several days of protests against police brutality following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, a city official said Tuesday.
Most workers at NY nursing homes aren’t getting COVID-19 vaccine
So few staffers at one Queens nursing home have opted to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, that the facility on Tuesday warned its workers to get their shots now — or wait their turn like everyone else.
Video shows officer slamming Florida high school student into ground during confrontation
The officer was "in the process of trying to stop the student from fighting another student in the hallway when the deputy took her into custody," according to the Osceola Sheriff's Office.
Austin SWAT team in standoff outside medical center, doctor reportedly held hostage inside
The Austin Police Department's SWAT team is currently in a standoff at a medical center in central Austin that began around 4:30 p.m.
Ex-drug kingpin and ‘Death Row Records’ founder Michael ‘Harry-O’ Harris weeps, thanks Trump for pardon
The former drug kingpin and founder of Death Row Records shed tears and thanked former President Trump for pardoning him during a recent interview.
New Army hair and grooming standards allow for ponytails, nail polish, earrings and more
Female soldiers will now be able to let their hair down, flash a little nail color, and wear earrings, thanks to new regulations underway in the U.S. Army.
Houston deputy shot in both hands, manhunt for suspect intensifies
A Houston-area sheriff's deputy was shot Monday, authorities said.
California DA blasts Newsom for taking ‘no action’ to stop release of convicted killer who tortured teen
A man convicted of torturing, sexually assaulting and murdering a 17-year-old boy in 2001 will walk free because California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom took “no action” to prevent his release, according to the prosecutors who locked him up.