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(BOSTON) — A former Boston College student charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with her boyfriend’s suicide pleaded guilty Thursday as part of a plea deal. Inyoung You, 23, changed her plea two years after initially pleading not guilty in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston in the death of her then-boyfriend, Alexander Urtula. Urtula died […]

(MINNEAPOLIS) — Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter has been found guilty of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright. Potter had pleaded not guilty. The maximum sentence for first-degree manslaughter is 15 years and a $30,000 fine, and for second-degree manslaughter, it’s 10 years and a $20,000 fine. In […]

Star Tribune/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — An outcome has been reached in the trial of Kim Potter, the Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer who is charged with first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright. A decision is expected to be read between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. ET. Potter had pleaded not guilty. […]

(RICHMOND, Va.) — A time capsule estimated to be more than 130 years old, unearthed from the base of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, was opened Wednesday in Richmond, Virginia, and the artifacts showed a snapshot of life in the Confederate capital. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam watched intently as historians used tools to […]

(NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 812,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 61.7% of the population in the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according […]

(NEW YORK) — Lingering health concerns about commercial air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic have fueled a boom in private jet travel, a trend that has led to fresh scrutiny of the industry’s taxpayer bailout — which some critics are calling a “handout to the wealthy.” The multi-trillion-dollar federal rescue for businesses clobbered by the […]

(NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 810,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 61.6% of the population in the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, […]

(NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 810,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 61.6% of the population in the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, […]

(TACOMA, Wash.) — Two Tacoma Police Department officers are back on the job and have been cleared of wrongdoing in the detention and arrest of Manuel “Mannie” Ellis, according to Interim Chief Mike Ake. “After a thorough review of the department’s Internal Affairs investigation, which included criminal investigations by the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, Washington […]

San Antonio Police Department/Facebook (SAN ANTONIO) — The San Antonio Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding 3-year-old Lina Sadar Khil who authorities say may be in “grave, immediate danger.” Lina was last seen on Monday between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. at a playground in San Antonio, according to police. She […]