Millions of people in China can’t stop watching a pack of wandering elephants
At least a dozen buzzing drones monitor them around the clock. Wherever they go, they’re escorted by police. And when they eat or sleep,…
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New York state assembly passes bill that would create gender-neutral marker on state identification
A New York bill that would allow people to use a gender-neutral “X” as a gender marker on driver’s licenses and birth certificates…
Continue Reading4 police officers in California are on leave after video shows a suspect being punched and kicked during an arrest
Four officers in Glendale, California, have been placed on administrative leave after video surfaced Tuesday showing them struggling with a theft…
Continue ReadingLouisiana supervisors reviewing video from a state police unit to investigate whether there’s a history of abuse in its interactions with Black people, sources say
A group of Louisiana State Police supervisors is currently reviewing all body camera and dashcam videos involving one police unit to investigate any…
Continue ReadingA reservoir shutdown pits neighbor against neighbor. One group is threatening to reopen it by force
Tricia Hill tears up when she talks about the emotional toll the water shut-off in southern Oregon has had on her family. Amid historic, climate…
Continue ReadingAn electrical substation fire in Puerto Rico has knocked out power to 400,000 throughout the island
A fire at an electrical substation in Puerto Rico has knocked out power to hundreds of thousands throughout the island, utility company LUMA Energy…
Continue ReadingA gunman fatally shot a 1-year-old boy and his grandmother at a Florida grocery store
A grandmother and her 1-year-old grandson were shot and killed Thursday at a Publix grocery store in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, according to the Palm…
Continue ReadingAn electrical substation fire in Puerto Rico has knocked out power throughout the island
A fire at an electrical substation in Puerto Rico has knocked out power throughout the island, utility company LUMA Energy said Thursday. “The…
Continue ReadingFormer Minnesota state trooper pleads guilty to texting a detained woman’s nude photos to himself
A former Minnesota state trooper has pleaded guilty to texting himself “nude or partially nude” photos of a woman after he detained her…
Continue ReadingLouisville officer charged with allegedly hitting a person in the head who was surrendering for arrest
A Louisville, Kentucky, police officer faces a federal charge after allegedly hitting a kneeling person in the head during an arrest in May 2020,…
Continue ReadingBeach drownings raise saftey concerns
Click here for updates on this story Baldwin County, Alabama (WALA) — Chelsey Smart and her family are staying just…
Continue ReadingFlorida bans teaching critical race theory in schools
Florida has become the latest state to ban critical race theory, continuing the growing charge by Republican lawmakers against schools teaching about…
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Andrew Brown Jr. died of gunshot wound to the back of the head, the state autopsy confirms
Andrew Brown Jr. died of a gunshot wound to the back of the head, according to the state autopsy report, confirming the results of an autopsy…
Continue ReadingA 1979 cold case murder was a contract killing with ties to Tennessee governor’s office, DA says
Authorities in Tennessee say they’ve solved the 42-year-old murder of a Chattanooga businessman, calling the cold case a “contract…
Continue ReadingNun admits to stealing over $835,000 from her school to help finance gambling habit, feds say
A now-retired nun will plead guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges for stealing more than $835,000 for gambling and other personal…
Continue Reading2nd arrest made in scam targeting elderly
Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A second arrest has been made in the case of…
Continue ReadingBusinessman wants marijuana shops downtown
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan businessman who is working to bring a…
Continue ReadingThe San Jose shooter was disciplined for 4 separate incidents prior to killing 9 coworkers, transit company says
The gunman who killed 9 colleagues at a San Jose, California, light rail yard last month, faced disciplinary action in the past for four separate…
Continue ReadingCops may have gun used to slay mom as she was cooking dinner
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A woman was killed during a drive-by shooting in…
Continue ReadingPolice are using a “Spiderman” type device to trap suspects
Click here for updates on this story TEMPE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — Tempe police have a new high-tech tool that traps…
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