WRTV News at 5:30 | Friday, March 26, 2021
WRTV News at 5:30 | Friday, March 26, 2021
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The IndependentTed Cruz argues Biden’s comments could mean Chauvin goes free on appeal
President took unusual step of talking about Chauvin trial once jury was sequestered
- Kansas City Star
Driver in fatal Johnson County crash showed signs of alcohol consumption, report says
The April 3 crash killed a 34-year-old Mission man when a driver from Kansas City went the wrong way on Interstate 35.
- Kansas City Star
Sports world reacts to Derek Chauvin guilty verdict. ‘They finally got one case right’
“Justice served on all counts. Good. Still a ton of work to do.”
- The Independent
Republicans scramble to distance themselves from Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'America First' caucus
The congresswoman blames rogue staff for the platform document and said she never planned to launch anything
- Reuters
Four crew dead, 9 missing after cargo ship runs aground in Philippines
Four crew members from a cargo ship that ran aground off the southern Philippines have died, while seven have been rescued and a search is continuing for nine others, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Wednesday. The crew of LCT Cebu Great Ocean abandoned the vessel, which was carrying nickel ore and 2,000 litres of diesel, before it ran aground in Surigao del Norte province on Monday, the coast guard said. The bodies of the four crew members were found after being washed onto the shore, while the seven were rescued in various parts of the southern province after reaching land, Gelly Rosales, a coast guard official, told Reuters.
- The Independent
Tucker Carlson calls support for George Floyd an ‘attack on civilisation’
Fox News host uses show to question validity of Derek Chauvin verdict, asking: ‘Can we trust the way this decision was made?’
- Associated Press
The Latest: Canadian Football League delays start of season
The Canadian Football League is pushing back the start of its 2021 season and reducing the number of games played due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The original schedule was slated to open June 10 with each team playing a full 18-game regular season, but with Canada dealing with a third wave of the virus, the CFL board of governors also decided to reduce the schedule to 14 games. The decision also pushes back the Grey Cup game three weeks, to Dec. 12 in Hamilton, Ontario.
- The Independent
Ma’Khia Bryant: Ohio police tell bystanders ‘blue lives matter’ after girl shot dead as Chauvin verdict delivered
Force releases body camera footage showing moment teenager was killed
- The Independent
Police officer gets fired after giving $25 to Kyle Rittenhouse defence fund
Data breach revealed email addresses of supposedly anonymous donors
- The Independent
Supreme Court scraps last GOP election lawsuit, ending five-month challenge to results
The decision has wider implications for future elections
- The Independent
‘She was a child’: White House calls fatal police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant ‘tragic’
Jen Psaki says killing of 16 year old ‘came just as America was hopeful for a step forward’ after Chauvin guilty verdict
- The Independent
Biden news: Bernie Sanders unveils free college plan as Merrick Garland launches police review
Rolling updates on the day’s news from Washington and beyond
- Associated Press
UK leader denies breaking lobbying rules with texts to Dyson
The British government said Wednesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson did nothing wrong when he exchanged text messages with a wealthy industrialist and promised he would “fix” the tax rules for him. The BBC reported that it had seen messages between Johnson and James Dyson, the vacuum cleaner inventor and home products magnate. The texts were sent in March 2020, when the coronavirus was sweeping across Britain and the government, fearing the health service would be overwhelmed, was trying to secure more ventilators.
- The Independent
Ma’Khia Bryant: Everything we know about the police shooting of a teenage girl
Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation leading investigation into fatal police shooting
- The Independent
LA ordered to find homes for Skid Row homeless in landmark court decision
‘Year after year, more homeless Angelenos die on the streets,’ writes judge David O Carter
- The Independent
Who were the key witnesses who helped determine the outcome in Derek Chauvin trial?
‘I just cried so hard,’ witness Darnella Frazier said after Mr Chauvin’s conviction was announced
- The Independent
Stacey Abrams condemns ‘racial animus’ in GOP-backed bills to restrict ballot access
‘If the effect is deleterious to the ability of people of colour to participate in elections, then that is problematic and that is wrong,’ Abrams says
- The Independent
Upbeat assessments buoy hopes for revival of Iran nuclear deal
Despite numerous obstacles, both Tehran and Washington shift to cautiously optimistic tone about nuclear deal
- The State
After 3,000 miles, 7 months, couple’s walk to help families with illness ends in SC
If you see a couple in yellow vests, walking down U.S. 378 with two dogs, pushing a bunch of gear, here’s what they’re all about and why they’re in South Carolina.
- The Independent
‘No family in history got this far’: George Floyd’s family reacts as Chauvin led out of court in handcuffs
Chauvin showed no emotion as he was convicted on all three murder charges