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Years after George Floyd’s murder, Minneapolis police to take on reform

Mario Tama/Getty Images(MINNEAPOLIS) -- The Minneapolis City Council has approved a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice to implement major reforms within the Minneapolis Police Department under the watch of an appointed, independent court monitor.The decree still needs to go through other levels of approval, including the mayor's office, before it is filed in federal court, according to Council President Elliott Payne."On behalf of the council and the entire city, I'd like to thank our community for standing […]

todayJanuary 6, 2025

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Judge holds Giuliani in contempt for failing to turn over property to 2 Georgia election workers

Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in New York on Monday held Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for failing to turn over personal property and information to two Georgia election workers he was found to have defamed.Judge Lewis Liman sided with Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, who said Giuliani has "not turned over a single dollar" to satisfy the $148 million judgment against the former New York City mayor.The election workers said Giuliani failed to relinquish […]

todayJanuary 6, 2025

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NYC increasing police presence in transit system: ‘People don’t feel safe in our subways’

Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Crime in New York City's transit system dropped in 2024 for the second year in a row, the head of the New York City Police Department said Monday, while acknowledging that people still do not feel safe after several shocking subway incidents that included the death of a woman who was set on fire.NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said she has ordered more officers to patrol the subway trains […]

todayJanuary 6, 2025

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Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio asks Trump for pardon

Eva Marie Uzcategui Trinkl/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The former leader of the Proud Boys -- a group prosecutors say was central to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 -- is asking President-elect Donald Trump for a pardon, according to a letter from his lawyer on Monday.Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years behind bars for his role in helping rally members of the far-right group to come to Washington in advance of Jan. 6, […]

todayJanuary 6, 2025

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Trump asks judge to halt sentencing in his criminal hush money case

Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- President-elect Donald Trump on Monday asked the judge overseeing his criminal hush money case in New York to halt his sentencing in the case, currently set for Friday.Judge Juan Merchan, in a ruling last week, ordered Trump to appear for sentencing, either in person or virtually, on Jan. 10 following his May conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.Trump was found guilty in May of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made to adult […]

todayJanuary 6, 2025

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Major winter storm slams mid-Atlantic, closing schools and canceling flights: Latest

Chase Castor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A major winter storm that broke snowfall records in the Midwest is now hitting the mid-Atlantic, bringing with it a heavy mix of snow and ice and canceling more than 1,400 flights across the U.S.The heaviest snow and ice is moving into the Appalachians and the East Coast's Interstate 95 corridor on Monday, with states of emergency in effect in West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland.Schools are closed in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.A winter storm […]

todayJanuary 6, 2025

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Where the Jan. 6 Capitol attack investigation stands, by the numbers: DOJ

Jon Cherry/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Nearly 1,600 individuals have faced charges in the four years since a mob of President-elect Donald Trump's supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol, according to figures released by the U.S. Attorney's Office on Monday.But one of the largest investigations in the Department of Justice's history now faces a future rife with uncertainty.Of the roughly 1,583 defendants whom prosecutors have charged in connection with the Capitol riot, 608 have faced charges for assaulting, resisting or interfering with law […]

todayJanuary 6, 2025

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Biden to visit New Orleans, attend prayer service after deadly New Year’s attack

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(NEW ORLEANS) -- President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are scheduled to travel on Monday to New Orleans, where they’ll attend a prayer service for families of victims and impacted community members following the New Year’s Day attack in the city.The Biden are expected to arrive in New Orleans in the afternoon, touching down a few hours before the prayer service, which is to be hosted by the Archdiocese of New Orleans, according to the White […]

todayJanuary 6, 2025

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