A US Army soldier stationed at Fort Jackson in South Carolina was arrested and charged with third-degree assault and battery after the airing of a video that authorities say shows him push and threaten a young Black man on a neighborhood sidewalk. Jonathan Pentland was arrested on Wednesday morning, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said…… MORE
A Minnesota man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly trapped a police officer’s arm in his truck window while attempting to flee, and then attacking him with the officer’s own rescue hammer, police said. The officer was attempting to stop the suspect, Luke Alvin Oeltjenbruns, 61, after an alleged assault over wearing a mask was…… MORE
An attempted mass shooting outside the San Antonio International Airport on Thursday was prevented by a parks officer working overtime, police in San Antonio, Texas, said. The shooter was driving in the wrong direction on an airport roadway when the officer — who is not being named — stopped him outside Terminal B, police said.…… MORE
Derek Chauvin invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify on Thursday and the defense rested its case as the trial of George Floyd’s death neared its final stages. Closing arguments are set for Monday, after which the jury will be sequestered during deliberations. Chauvin, speaking into a microphone before the jury entered the court,…… MORE
Chicago police said Thursday that body-worn camera footage released by authorities shows less than a second passed from when 13-year-old Adam Toledo is seen holding a handgun and an officer fires a single, fatal shot that hits him in the chest. The videos were released by Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability, which reviews incidents…… MORE
Ernest Fann never imagined his baseball career would be tainted by racism more than a decade after Jackie Robinson‘s debut. “Somebody told me baseball was a White man’s game,” he says about a teammate who approached him while he sat on the bench. It was the early 1960s and Fann was playing for the Burlington…… MORE
It’s Tax Day in the US, but don’t freak out! You still have a month to file your 2020 return. There are other changes to this tax season you should know about, too. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things…… MORE
The family of Daunte Wright — the Black motorist shot and killed by a Minnesota police officer during an arrest attempt last weekend — sees a manslaughter charge filed against the officer as a “good initial step” toward justice, a lawyer for the relatives said Thursday. Wright’s mother Katie, however, later questioned whether even justice…… MORE
At Pastor Tony Spell’s Sunday sermon this week, he preached a different kind of message than usual to his congregants: Don’t trust Covid-19 vaccines. “I’ll just tell you today, if being anti-mask and anti-vaccine is anti-government, then I’m proud to be anti-government,” Spell, who has made a national name for himself protesting Covid-19 rules in…… MORE
A New Yorker who prosecutors say yelled “I will kill you” at Black Lives Matter protesters and then allegedly drove an SUV onto a sidewalk toward them has been indicted on 39 charges, including nine counts of attempted second-degree murder, the Queens County District Attorney announced Wednesday. No one was injured in the incident in…… MORE
