Judge approves Minneapolis police reform deal forged after George Floyd’s killing
Minneapolis must make policing changes under a newly approved settlement reached in the wake of George Floyd’s killing.
Man convicted of setting up smuggling trip that killed 13 in California gets 15 years in prison
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the man who coordinated stashing nearly two dozen migrants into a Ford Expedition that crashed into a tractor-trailer, killing 13 people.
A stray bullet hit a woman lying in bed. A federal judge dismissed her lawsuit against police
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Mississippi woman who says she was hit by a stray police bullet while lying in bed.
Justice Kavanaugh seeks to dispel the notion that the Supreme Court is partisan
Justice Brett Kavanaugh points to the mixed decisions that emerged from the U_S_ Supreme Court this term as he seeks to dispel notions of a partisan high court, He told a judicial conference in Minnesota on Thursday that the high court is “an institution of law, not of politics, not of partisanship.”.
Arizona Democrats file complaint against No Labels over donor secrecy
The Arizona Democratic Party is looking to force the new political party No Labels to disclose its donors or lose its status as a party.
Las Vegas police officer’s brother testifies against him, says they rehearsed for $73k casino heist
A federal jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a Las Vegas police officer accused of stealing almost $165,000 in a series of casino heists.
Meteorologists say Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June and July has been getting hotter
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says an already warming Earth steamed to its hottest June on record, smashing the old global mark by nearly a quarter of a degree, with global oceans setting temperature records for the third straight month.
Vermont braces for more rain in wake of historic flooding
Vermont is preparing for the next round of storms — and possibly a tornado — as people took advantage of a second day of calm weather to clean up from historic flooding that damaged thousands of homes, businesses and roads, and left some residents stranded.
Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium welcomes its first rockhopper penguin chick in 8 years
Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium has welcomed the first southern rockhopper penguin chick to join its colony in eight years.
Founder of failed crypto lending platform Celsius Network arrested on fraud charges
The founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network has been arrested on federal fraud charges alleging that he schemed to defraud customers by misleading them about key aspects of the business.