US DOJ, Seattle Police ask judge to lift consent decree, union responds
Assistant U.S. Attorney General for Civil Rights, Kristen Clarke, announces motion to end SPD consent decree The U.S. Department of Justice, the City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Department will ask a federal judge to end
Philadelphia water ‘safe to drink and use’ after nearby chemical spill, city says
ilbusca/Getty Images/STOCK(PHILADELPHIA) — Residents in Philadelphia can safely drink the water following a nearby chemical spill, the city’s water department said Tuesday evening.
The Philadelphia Department of Water declared that the water is “safe…
After yet another school shooting, familiar arguments from Biden, lawmakers
Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — While the nation’s latest mass shooting at a private school in Nashville, Tennessee, seems sadly all too familiar — so, too, are the now routine responses from congressional lawmakers of both parties.
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Austin confronts GOP senator for blocking military nominations over abortion policy
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned Tuesday that military readiness could be impaired by the growing list of senior military nominations being blocked by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville over his op…
Loose barge carrying toxic alcohol compound partially submerged at McAlpine Dam in Louisville: Officials
Kentucky EEC(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — A set of locks for an Ohio River dam in Kentucky is closed due to a “navigational incident” after 10 barges were released from a tugboat, including one barge carrying 1,400 tons of a toxic alcohol compound, officials sa…
Kamala Harris grows emotional describing the ‘blood’ and ‘crimes’ at infamous slave post in Ghana
Ernest Ankomah/Getty Images(CAPE COAST, Ghana) — Vice President Kamala Harris started her Tuesday in Ghana looking toward what the future could hold for Africa — but on Tuesday afternoon, she looked back at the dark history of slavery on the continen…
Mental health impacts on children who survive mass shootings
Seth Herald/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As the United States reels from yet another mass school shooting, experts warn that young children are suffering from its devastating impacts.
A total of three children, all age nine — as well as three adults –…
Anti-transgender sentiment follows Nashville shooting
Metropolitan Nashville Police(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — After authorities said the Nashville school shooter identified as transgender, anti-trans sentiment about the community surged from far-right political figures.
Gun reform advocates and LGBTQ activist…
Zendaya to receive CinemaCon Star of the Year award
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBOEmmy-winning Euphoria lead and Spider-Man franchise co-star Zendaya has gotten a big thumbs-up from the people who likely own that theater near you.
She’s been named this year’s recipient of the Star of the Year award fro…
Adnan Syed murder conviction reinstated by Maryland appeals court
ilbusca/Getty Images/STOCK(BALTIMORE) — A Maryland appeals court on Tuesday reinstated Adnan Syed’s murder conviction after finding that a lower court violated the victim’s family the right to attend a hearing on vacating the conviction.
Syed, the su…