Juneteenth commemorated in Galveston, Texas, where holiday began
City of Galveston, Texas/Government/Facebook (GALVESTON, Texas) — Ahead of Juneteenth, Galveston, Texas, was recognized as being the original birthplace of the African American holiday. The City of Galveston hosted an event Friday that featured an unveiling of
Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting: Verdict reached in federal death penalty trial
Mint Images/Getty Images (PITTSBURGH) — A verdict has been reached in the federal death penalty trial of Robert Bowers, who is accused of killing 11 worshippers in a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue. Bowers allegedly stormed
Pattern of discriminatory, unlawful policing in Minneapolis made George Floyd murder 'possible,' DOJ finds
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — The Minneapolis Police Department for years engaged in a pattern of discriminatory law enforcement practices against Black and Native American people, using unnecessary excessive force and violating the rights of protesters expressing
Jayland Walker family files lawsuit against city of Akron, police officers
DNY59/Getty Images (AKRON, Ohio) — The family of Jayland Walker has filed a lawsuit against the City of Akron, Ohio, as well as the eight officers involved in the shooting that led to his death after a
'Lottery lawyer' sentenced to 13 years in prison for defrauding clients of $107 million
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — “Lottery lawyer” Jason Kurland promised his clients protection from swindlers but he ended up swindling them himself, a federal judge said Thursday as he sentenced Kurland to 13 years in federal
‘Father was killing everyone’: Three young brothers shot and killed, mother injured in shooting
Clermont County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — Three young brothers — aged just 7, 4 and 3 years old — have allegedly been shot and killed by their father and their mother has been wounded at a
Judge sets January 2024 trial date for E. Jean Carroll's original defamation case against Trump
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A judge has set an early 2024 trial date for writer E. Jean Carroll’s original 2019 defamation case against former President Donald Trump. Judge Lewis Kaplan set a trial date of Jan.
Highest ocean temperatures ever recorded for the month of May, NOAA says
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Scientists have gathered further evidence that ocean waters are continuing to warm along with the rest of the planet. Ocean temperatures reached record-breaking highs for the month of May, the National Oceanic
18-year-old UConn student shot, killed in Hartford
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (HARTFORD, Conn.) — Zaid Deje Langs-Myers, an 18-year-old University of Connecticut student, was shot and killed in Hartford, Tuesday night, according to police. Hartford Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash
Westchester County DA ends probe of Trump golf course without filing charges
David Talukdar/Getty Images (WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y.) — The district attorney in Westchester County, New York, has closed a two-year investigation into former President Donald Trump without filing criminal charges, her office confirmed Thursday. District Attorney Miriam Rocah