Department of Motor Vehicles(NEW YORK) — As more Americans return to the skies for trips across the county, federal and state officials are sounding the alarm about a looming deadline that could potentially ground tens of million flyers. Starting Oct. 1, any flyer over 18 will need to have a REAL ID-issued driver’s license or…… read more »
RiverNorthPhotography/iStock(NEW YORK) — With more than half of U.S. adults now having received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the country is on the precipice of a new vaccination challenge: hesitancy. According to new estimates from a U.S. Census Bureau survey conducted from October to March, we know more about which Americans are most…… read more »
vmargineanu/iStock(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Police have identified the 16-year-old girl who was shot and killed by a Columbus, Ohio, police officer Tuesday afternoon while he responded to a fight between several girls in a residential neighborhood. Columbus police responded to 911 calls of a disturbance at 4:30 p.m. local time, with the first officer getting out…… read more »
East Lampeter Police Department(EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP, Penn.) — Investigators have found human remains in a rural Pennsylvania area during the search for an Amish teenager who has been missing for 10 months, authorities said. Linda Stoltzfoos, 18, was reported missing on June 21 when she did not return from a youth group she was supposed…… read more »
kali9/iStock(THE WOODLANDS, Texas) — The two victims in the fatal Tesla crash that occurred this past weekend in Texas have been identified as William Varner and Everette Talbot, the local medical examiner’s office said Wednesday. The fiery crash involved a 2019 Tesla Model S car, and local authorities said there is no indication that anyone…… read more »
400tmax/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general released a report Wednesday saying DHS had the legal authority to deploy agents and officers to Portland, Oregon, last summer but did not have a comprehensive strategy and was “unprepared.” DHS deployed Customs and Border Protection agents to Portland, Oregon, in the summer of 2020 to…… read more »
kuzma/iStock(MINNEAPOLIS) — Derek Chauvin’s legal battle is far from over. The nation watched with bated breath on Tuesday as the former Minnesota police officer was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Chauvin will have 90 days to appeal the verdict,…… read more »
Court TV via ABC News(MINNEAPOLIS) — People across the United States responded to the guilty verdict that was reached in the murder trial of former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin, who was charged in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin was found guilty on all counts. Here’s how the news is developing. All times Eastern:…… read more »
ABC News(NEW YORK) — One of George Floyd’s brothers says he was struck watching former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin put his hands behind his back to be placed into handcuffs after the guilty verdicts were read. “I watched him put his hands behind his back — he had it a lot easier than my…… read more »
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Plans for former President Barack Obama’s presidential library are underway in his hometown of Chicago’s South Side. “We hope it will help lift up the South Side and breathe new life into Jackson Park and the surrounding communities,” former President Obama said in a tweet. Mayor Lori Lightwood announced $500 million…… read more »
