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Teen shot in the face while looking for location to take homecoming pictures: Sheriff’s office
(MOUNTAINVIEW, Colo.) -- A 17-year-old was shot in the face while he was looking for a location to take homecoming pictures in Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.Deputies responded to a report of two trespassers on a property at around 4 p.m. Tuesday. The homeowner also called her…
Teen shot in the face while looking for location to take homecoming pictures: Sheriff’s office
(MOUNTAINVIEW, Colo.) -- A 17-year-old was shot in the face while he was looking for a location to take homecoming pictures in Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.Deputies responded to a report of two trespassers on a property at around 4 p.m. Tuesday. The homeowner also called her…
Polaris Dawn astronauts begin historic first commercial spacewalk
(NEW YORK) -- The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission crew began the first-ever commercial space walk early Thursday.Two crew members -- commander Jared Isaacman and mission specialist Sarah Gillis -- were expected to exit the Dragon spacecraft on the "extravehicular activity," as SpaceX described it. Pilot Scott Poteet and mission specialist…
Two Russian military aircraft detected off of Alaska, NORAD says
(NEW YORK) -- Two Russian military aircraft were detected Wednesday operating in the international airspace off of Alaska, NORAD said.The aircraft were operating in airspace known as the Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ, that stretches 150 miles from the coastline, an area where aircraft are asked to identify themselves."The…
Ex-officers charged in Tyre Nichols beating death ‘laughed’ over ‘dying body’: prosecutor
(MEMPHIS) -- Opening statements began on Wednesday in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged in connection with the January 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols.Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Rogers presented the prosecution's case, explaining to jurors what evidence they can expect to see and warned them…
Daniel Penny’s defense team wants to ‘smear’ Jordan Neely in subway chokehold case, prosecutors say
(NEW YORK) -- Testimony about the psychiatric history of a man who died in a chokehold aboard a New York City subway is only meant to "smear" the victim and should be precluded from upcoming trial of a former Marine charged with manslaughter, the Manhattan district attorney's office said in…
Daniel Penny’s defense team wants to ‘smear’ Jordan Neely in subway chokehold case, prosecutors say
(NEW YORK) -- Testimony about the psychiatric history of a man who died in a chokehold aboard a New York City subway is only meant to "smear" the victim and should be precluded from upcoming trial of a former Marine charged with manslaughter, the Manhattan district attorney's office said in…
3 massive Los Angeles-area wildfires have scorched more than 100,000 acres in a week
(LOS ANGELES) -- Three rapidly growing Southern California wildfires have burned more than 100,000 acres in less than a week and continued to threaten homes in multiple communities as the state mobilized an all-hands-on-deck response to bolster front-line fire crews battling the raging flames.Nearly 6,000 National Guard members, law enforcement…
Rideshare driver arrested for allegedly murdering female passenger: Indianapolis police
(NEW YORK) -- A rideshare driver has been arrested for allegedly murdering his female passenger, who was found shot to death near a wooded area after she was reported missing, police announced Tuesday.The victim, 30-year-old Chanti Dixon, was reported missing on Monday, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Chris Bailey.…
Missouri Supreme Court rules to keep abortion access proposition on the state’s ballot
(NEW YORK) -- The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of keeping a proposition about abortion access on the state’s ballot, directing Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to certify the proposition.The order reversed a decision by a lower court and came after Ashcroft had decertified the proposition.If passed in…