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A mall in Florida was the site of a shooting on Saturday afternoon when gunfire allegedly erupted from a dispute. NBC Miami reports that up to five people were injured in the incident at Aventura Mall in Aventura, Florida, near Miami. Police say a fight broke out between two groups of people, which led to […]
The Chinese rocket that was anticipated to fall to Earth, finally landed on early Sunday morning in the Indian Ocean, near the Maldives. CNN reports that according to China’s space administration, a majority of the debris burned up as it re-entered the atmosphere. NASA administrator Bill Nelson denounced China for the rocket’s uncontrollable landing and […]
A Wisconsin father who fatally punched his child over a slice of cheesecake is facing nearly 40 years behind bars. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30-year-old Travis Stackhouse pleaded guilty to homicide charges in connection to the 2019 incident. Prosecutors say the man had become angry that his children had eaten the cake he had received […]
A California man has been accused of fraudulently obtaining $5 million in federal coronavirus relief loans and using the money to live a luxury lifestyle, NBC News reports. Mustafa Qadiri, 38, of Irvine, was arrested Friday and charged with four counts of bank fraud, four counts of wire fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, […]
New York authorities have charged two men in connection with a 2020 shooting that left a 1-year-old boy dead. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the news Thursday, less than a year after the deadly incident at Raymond Bush Playground. Investigators say 25-year-old Dashawn Austin had driven up to the area at around 11 p.m. on July 22, […]
REFORM Alliance celebrates another victory. The criminal justice organization—founded by Meek Mill, Jay-Z, and Michael Rubin—is praising Georgia lawmakers for passing SB 105, a bipartisan-supported bill that eases the state’s probation system. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the legislation into law earlier this week, after it passed unanimously in the state Senate and 169-2 in the state House of Representatives. […]
After criminalizing cannabis for so long, more states across the US are shifting their policies and legalizing the plant. At least 16 states and Washington, DC, have made recreational weed legal, while 19 states have a medical cannabis program in place. New York celebrated when it became one of the latest states to join the recreational […]
When former Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of the murder of George Floyd in April, Barack and Michelle Obama shared a joint statement in which they noted “true justice is about much more than a single verdict in a single trial.” Now, in a new interview with Gayle King, Michelle Obama is […]
On Friday, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the initiation of the full FDA approval application process for its COVID-19 vaccine, saying data to support what’s called a Biologics License Application would be submitted on a rolling basis in the coming weeks. “We are proud of the tremendous progress we’ve made since December in delivering vaccines to […]
A Pennsylvania man was arrested this week in connection to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, after his wife took to Facebook to brag about his involvement. According to the Washington Post, 68-year-old Gary Edwards was taken into custody Tuesday, less than two months after the FBI received a tip about his alleged role in the deadly insurrection. Federal authorities say the […]
