Pierce Co Sheriff tells jury he never denied threat by black newspaper carrier
(Pierce Co Sheriff Ed Troyer testifies at his criminal trial Dec. 8, 2022) We’re now hearing the Pierce County Sheriff’s side of what happened, when he and a black newspaper carrier had a confrontation. Sheriff Ed Troyer
First Gen Zer elected to Congress details his trouble getting an apartment in DC
Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As another Gen Zer, Olivia Rodrigo, famously said, “God, it’s brutal out here” — including for Washington, D.C.’s newest, youngest congressman-elect.
Maxwell Frost, 25, the first m…
Officers make 1st court appearance in Randy Cox case, man paralyzed in police custody
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) — The five New Haven, Connecticut, police officers charged in the case of Randy Cox, a Black man who was paralyzed while being transported in custody, appeared in court for the first time Thursday.
The…
Mexican authorities search for ‘Ted Bundy’-like killer after 3 women found dead in Tijuana
Buena Vista Images/Getty Images(TIJUANA, Mexico) — Authorities in Mexico are searching for a suspect responsible for the recent deaths of three women who worked in bars and strip clubs in Tijuana, a Mexican state attorney general said Thursday.
Baja …
New COVID booster authorization will sway parents to get young kids vaccinated, FDA vaccine chief hopes
d3sign/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Dr. Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine chief, said he is well aware that COVID-19 booster uptake might be low for the latest shot, authorized by the government on Thursday morning for young childr…
Accused Club Q shooter’s bomb threat case hindered by family’s refusal to testify: DA
Kali9/Getty Images(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — The accused shooter in the deadly mass shooting at a Colorado LGBTQ nightclub was previously arrested over an alleged bomb threat incident last year, though the case was dismissed after the suspect’s famil…
What Warnock’s runoff win means for his future and Georgia as a battleground state
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Raphael Warnock’s reelection in Georgia’s runoff on Tuesday clinched a 51st seat for his party, cemented battleground status for his home state and kick-started discussion about how he s…
Texas court dismisses case against doctor who violated state’s abortion ban
P A Thompson/Getty Images(BEXAR COUNTY, Texas) — A Texas court dismissed a lawsuit Thursday against a doctor accused of providing an abortion to a woman despite the state’s strict ban on the procedure.
Dr. Alan Braid performed the abortion for a pati…
Los Angeles County holds off on mask mandate even as it enters ‘high’ COVD transmission category
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles County said Thursday it is holding off on issuing an indoor mask mandate amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
During a press conference, LA County Public Health Director Barb…
Special counsel subpoenas secretaries of state in Michigan, Arizona
NurPhoto/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Jack Smith, the special counsel investigating efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, has sent additional grand jury subpoenas to the secretary of state’s offices in Michigan and Arizona — swing state…