Category Archives: National
UPDATE: Music festival extended to three days after Wallen pulls out; new headliners tapped
***UPDATE*** 4/14/21 11 A.M. The three-day lineup has been released. Florida Georgia Line has been added as the Thursday headliner, while Jon Pardi will headline Saturday. Sam Hunt remains on the bill...
Apr 13, 2021
Police chief and officer who fatally shot Black man in Minnesota both resign
(Reuters) - The Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police chief and the officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year old Black man who struggled with police after a traffic stop, have both resigned, the...
Apr 13, 2021 REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Fatal shooting of Black man in Minneapolis suburb likely an accident, says police chief
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (Reuters) --The fatal police shooting of a 20-year-old Black man in a Minneapolis suburb appeared to be an "accidental discharge" by an officer who drew her gun instead of her T...
Apr 12, 2021 REUTERS/Nick Pfosi
Doctor who performed George Floyd autopsy stands by homicide conclusion
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -The medical examiner who performed the autopsy on George Floyd after last May's deadly arrest explained how he concluded the death was a homicide at the hands of police in testi...
Apr 10, 2021 REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Arrest videos undercut Derek Chauvin's murder trial defense, pathologist tells jury
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A forensic pathologist testified on Friday that the sheer volume of videos of George Floyd's arrest helped confirm the finding that asphyxiation by police caused his death, and...
Apr 09, 2021 REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Tiger Woods may have hit accelerator instead of brake in high-speed crash
(Reuters) --Tiger Woods was traveling more than 40 miles per hour above the speed limit when he lost control of his car, causing the crash that severely injured him in February, the Los Angeles County...
Apr 07, 2021 REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Texas Rangers welcome full fan capacity at home opener
(Reuters) -- The Texas Rangers opened their doors to 100% fan capacity at Globe Life Field on Monday, making the game the first sporting event without attendance restrictions since the COVID-19 pandem...
Apr 05, 2021 Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Minneapolis police chief testifies at Chauvin murder trial about the need for care
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Police officers are trained to treat people with dignity and to provide basic medical care, the Minneapolis police chief testified on Monday at the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ...
Apr 05, 2021 Pool via REUTERS
Reservoir leak leads to evacuations, threatens to flood Tampa Bay
(Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Sunday headed for the site of a defunct phosphate plant south of Tampa, where a leak at a waste water reservoir forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes ...
Apr 04, 2021 A reservoir of an old phosphate plant, the site of a breach which is leaking polluted water into the surrounding area, prompting an evacuation order in Manatee County, is seen in an aerial photograph taken in Piney Point, Florida, U.S. April 3, 2021. REUTERS/Drone Base
A knee on a neck can kill, Minneapolis homicide lieutenant says at Chauvin murder trial
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -A Minneapolis homicide investigator said police officer Derek Chauvin used "totally unnecessary" deadly force when kneeling on George Floyd's neck during an arrest last May in t...
Apr 02, 2021 REUTERS/Octavio Jones
