Black Army veteran sues Colorado Springs police officers over alleged beating
Kali9/Getty Images(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — A Black Army veteran allegedly beaten by Colorado Springs police during an October traffic stop has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the three officers involved in the encounter.
The lawsuit a…
Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-girlfriend, FTX co-founder plead guilty to criminal charges
Leon Neal/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-girlfriend and the co-founder of FTX have each pleaded guilty to criminal charges and are cooperating with prosecutors, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Wednesday.
Caroline Ellison, CEO of A…
WA AG announces new opioid lawsuits & settlements
Kroger, Albertsons and Rite Aid are at the center of the latest opioid lawsuit from Washington’s Attorney General for what he says is their role in flooding our streets with drugs. A.G. Bob Ferguson announced the new
‘Dehumanizing’: Actress’ arrest highlights abuse, torture in Iranian prisons
Courtesy of Nahid Modaressi(LONDON) — Actress Taraneh Alidoosti was arrested over the weekend by the Iranian regime for supporting the ongoing protests, becoming the most prominent person in the country to be targeted.
Alidoosti, who starred in the 2…
US woman speaks out after release from Russian captivity on the same day as Brittney Griner
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — An American woman held in Russia for over a year is speaking about her ordeal after her release on Dec. 8, the same day as WNBA star Brittney Griner.
Sarah Krivanek, 46, told ABC News she moved to Russia in 2017 to teach Englis…
Hunter Biden retains top defense lawyer ahead of expected GOP probes
Kris Connor/WireImage/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Ahead of an expected deluge of Republican probes, Hunter Biden has retained high-powered defense lawyer Abbe Lowell to help navigate congressional oversight, according to another attorney for the presid…
Alaskans use vehicles to light up dark runway so medevac flight can land
ilbusca/Getty Images(DEERING, Alaska) — Residents of a small Alaskan town used their vehicles to light up a dark runway to help a medevac plane land so it could transport a patient on Sunday.
A light fixture at a Deering Airport runway had been out o…
Trump tax release puts spotlight back on years of controversy over his finances
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The House Ways and Means Committee voted along party lines on Tuesday to release information from former President Donald Trump’s tax returns covering 2015-2020. That move capped a tumultuous legal battle over the…
Star-Lord, not bee king: Chris Pratt’s painful lesson in internet insect control
ABC/Randy Holmes(NOTE LANGUAGE) Chris Pratt should stick to herding velociraptors. The Jurassic World series star took to Instagram to document an ill-fated attempt to emulate Erika Thompson, a Texas-based beekeeper who has more than 966,000 followers …
‘Super’ mosquitoes have now mutated to withstand insecticides, scientists say
Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) — One of the most vilified pest species on the planet continues to outsmart the ways in which humans attempt to get rid of them.
“Super” mosquitoes have evolved to withstand insecticides, according to ne…