U.S. slaps more charges on parents in college admissions cheating scandal
U.S. prosecutors filed fresh conspiracy and money laundering charges on Tuesday against 16 parents charged with paying bribes to secure their children seats in elite universities in the largest college admissions scam uncovered in U.S. history.
Minneapolis officer who killed unarmed Australian woman feared ambush, lawyer says
An attorney for a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Australian woman in July 2017 said on Tuesday his client had followed his training and had reason to believe he was being ambushed.
U.S. prosecutors reject officer’s self-defense claim in Justine Damond murder trial
Minnesota prosecutors on Tuesday rejected a former police officer’s claim that he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot Australian national Justine Ruszczyk Damond, saying the woman’s call to report a crime resulted in her murder by police.
New York orders mandatory measles vaccinations, blasts misinformation fueling outbreak
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn on Tuesday in response to a measles outbreak, requiring unvaccinated people living in the affected areas to get the vaccine or face fines.
In New York, confusion reigns in the emerging CBD edibles business
New York state officials told food growers and processors in mid-December that they had the state’s blessing to produce and sell tea and chocolates laced with CBD, the cannabis derivative reputed to ease anxiety and other ills without marijuana’s high….
Ex-Minneapolis police officer faces trial for killing Australian Justine Damond
Minnesota prosecutors on Tuesday will argue that former police officer Mohamed Noor committed murder when he shot Australian national Justine Damond near her home after she reported a suspected crime, in the trial’s opening statements.
Police arrest two over vandalism of African American monument in North Carolina
Police on Monday arrested two people over the vandalism of a memorial to slaves and African American workers who helped build the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a campus still roiled by last year’s toppling of a Confederate monument.
Virginia trio carries Cavaliers to first national championship
MINNEAPOLIS – Given the road to their one shining moment Monday, the Virginia Cavaliers plan to appreciate the national championship glow.
Spring snow falls in New England, U.S. Midwest prepares for blizzard
New England states enjoying the first signs of spring were hit with a wintry blast of snow on Monday and parts of the U.S. Midwest prepared for a blizzard.
U.S. judge halts Trump policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico
A U.S. judge on Monday halted the Trump administration’s policy of sending some asylum seekers back across the southern border to wait out their cases in Mexico, stopping a program the government planned to expand to stem a recent flood of migrants.
