Mass. leaders condemn incidents of hate in Boston
The Suffolk County DA is announcing the addition of civil rights prosecutors at the district and superior court levels due to recent hate-based incidents in Massachusetts.
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Volodymyr Zhukovskyy. 26. faced multiple counts of negligent homicide and manslaughter for the crash on Route 2 in Randolph, New Hampshire on June 21, 2019.
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Asian Australian YouTuber stands up against casual racism during a boat show in Sydney
An Asian Australian YouTuber was recently subjected to racist insults while covering an exclusive boat show in Sydney. John Lee, who shares fishing videos on his YouTube channel JYL Fishing TV, uploaded footage of the harassment he allegedly endured at the Sydney International Boat Show in Cockle Bay.
- Miami Herald
She was in the laundry room of her Florida home. Cops say she never made it out
A woman who went to wash clothes in her laundry room in Central Florida never made it out early Monday, authorities say.
- Associated Press
Social media model arrested in Hawaii on murder charge
Law enforcement in Hawaii on Wednesday arrested social media model Courtney Clenney on a charge of second-degree murder with a deadly weapon. Hawaii County police said in a statement they assisted the U.S. Marshals Service as they arrested the 26-year-old in Laupahoehoe, which is on the Big Island. Officers used an arrest warrant issued by Miami-Dade County, Florida.
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Sheriff Deploys Stop Stick On Stolen Dodge Charger Going 140 MPH
And he was almost made into mincemeat…
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Man stuck on top of car during Seoul flooding becomes meme in South Korea
Following the devastating rainfall in Seoul that left at least eight dead and seven others missing, a man who was photographed marooned on top of his car has become a meme in South Korea. Internet users in South Korea edited the image and created various memes imitating advertisements and movie posters. One example shared in a TikTok video compilation of the memes resembles a Genesis G90 advertisement, while another shows a helicopter flying above the man’s vehicle as if he is the target of a dramatic rescue operation.
- USA TODAY
Kentucky teen dies after volunteering with flood clean-up: 'He had an amazing heart'
Aaron "Mick" Crawford, 18, suddenly fell ill and died after assisting with flood relief efforts in Perry County, his family told The Courier Journal.
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‘I’m beyond words’: NH father breaks silence after wife, 2 boys found murdered
A New Hampshire father is speaking out after his wife and two young boys were found murdered last week.
- LA Times
Mercedes driver's movements, mindset, medications at center of deadly crash probe
Authorities are trying to determine whether Linton was supposed to be taking medications and if she was using them at the time of the crash, law enforcement sources told The Times.
- LA Times
Mercedes driver involved in 13 prior wrecks before Windsor Hills crash that killed 5, D.A. says
Prosecutors say they are reviewing previous crashes linked to woman charged with six counts of murder and five counts of vehicular manslaughter.
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How volunteers are helping 4,000 beagles rescued from breeding facility
In May, the Department of Justice sued Envigo RMS, alleging that the company was failing to provide "humane care and treatment to the thousands of beagles."
- The Bergen Record
'So articulate for a Black person': How microaggressions are more than just slights — Chao
Microaggressions are derogatory insults to people of color, whether they are intentional or unintentional.
- Kansas City Star
Dad grabs shotgun to break up chaotic party by 200 teens on his Ohio property, cops say
The dad was arrested and is facing several charges, officials say.
- The State
3-year-old left in hot car cut off her clothes, SC cops say. Grandmother charged
The car was turned off with no air conditioning, officials said.
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‘Cowardly’ Ga. gang member wanted for 6 drive-by shootings arrested
Jaquavius Kesean Bland is a known member of the Bloods street gang.
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Burke County deputies may have recovered Simon Powell's remains in local pond
Law enforcement officials have found what they believe to be human remains in a pond on Highway 56 in Burke County.
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Police arrest machete-wielding man in Honolulu Chinatown; suspects who struck him with SUV wanted for attempted murder
Police arrested a man for allegedly threatening people with a machete in Honolulu’s Chinatown. Honolulu Police Department arrested the 30-year-old man on suspicion of first-degree terroristic threatening on Monday night on North Beretania Street, Chinatown. The man threatened two women, ages 19 and 21, and a 23-year-old man with a machete during an altercation in the 100 block of North Beretania Street at about 9:50 p.m., according to the police.
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Truck driver acquitted in deaths of 7 motorcycle riders in ICE custody, faces deportation
A truck driver who is a citizen of the Ukraine has been taken into ICE custody, just one day after he was acquitted of all charges in the deaths of seven motorcyclists.
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Man accused of violently attacking mom and daughter at gas station, causing crash on Mass. Pike
A man upset over a failed credit card transaction brutally beat a mother and her daughter at a gas station in and then caused a car wreck on the Mass. Pike, police said.
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In Mississippi, a trespasser, a killing and DEA meddling
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Harold Duane Poole was waiting with his semiautomatic service rifle — and an explanation — when deputies arrived at his sprawling wooded property on a warm spring night last year and found a bullet-riddled body near the driveway. A veteran of the DEA’s military-style commando teams, Poole acknowledged he fatally shot a mentally ill neighbor just minutes after calling law enforcement to report the man was trespassing on his land – yet again – “out of his mind" and threatening him with a rock. “I’m going to kill you!” Poole recalled Chase Brewer yelling before he responded by firing eight high-powered rounds, striking the man in the chest, gut and hip.