Four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a federal hearing that included arguments on several pretrial motions, including requests to hold separate trials.
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Study: State Worker Pension Systems in Best Shape Since 2008
Pension systems for state government workers across the U.S. are in their best shape since the Great Recession began more than a dozen years ago, according to a study released Tuesday.
Prosecutors: Tapes Capture R. Kelly Threatening His Victims
Prosecutors want a New York City jury at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial to hear profane video and audio recordings they say demonstrate how he threatened his victims with violence.
COVID-19 Cases Climbing, Wiping Out Months of Progress
COVID-19 deaths and cases in the U.S. have climbed back to where they were over the winter, wiping out months of progress and potentially bolstering President Joe Biden’s argument for his sweeping new vaccination requirements.
Militia Leader Gets 53 Years in Minnesota Mosque Bombing
The leader of an Illinois anti-government militia group who authorities say masterminded the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque was sentenced Monday to 53 years in prison on several civil rights and hate crimes for the attack, which left a community terrified.
Can Kids Get ‘Long COVID’ After Coronavirus Infections?
Yes, but studies indicate they’re less likely than adults to be affected by symptoms that persist, recur or begin a month or more after infection.
FDA Experts Among Group Opposing US Booster Shot Plan
The average person doesn’t need a COVID-19 booster yet, an international group of scientists — including two top U.S. regulators — wrote Monday in a scientific journal.
Crowded Stadiums, Pandemic Create Combustible Mix This Fall
The risk of catching or passing a virus that has infected more than 40 million people in the United States will depend on where the stadium is and whether the game is outdoors, among other factors.
In ‘Fauci,’ A Big-screen Portrait of a Pandemic Superstar
The documentary is an intimate portrait of a longtime public servant whose notoriety has risen dramatically — and with that, brought heaps of far-right scorn on the veteran of seven White House administrations.
Taliban Flag Rises Over Seat of Power on Fateful Anniversary
The Taliban raised their flag over the Afghan presidential palace Saturday, a spokesman said, as the U.S. and the world marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
FBI Releases Newly Declassified Record on Sept. 11 Attacks
The document released Saturday, on the 20th anniversary of the attacks, is the first investigative record to be disclosed since President Joe Biden ordered a declassification review of materials that for years have remained out of public view.
Biden, Obama, Clinton Mark 9/11 in NYC With Display of Unity
Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton all gathered at the site where the World Trade Center towers fell two decades ago.
US Gives 1st Public Look Inside Base Housing Afghans
Nearly 10,000 Afghan evacuees are staying at the base while they undergo medical and security checks before being resettled in the United States.
US Marks 20 Years Since 9/11, in Shadow of Afghan War’s End
The ceremony at ground zero in New York began exactly two decades after the deadliest act of terrorism on U.S. soil started with the first of four hijacked planes crashing into one of the World Trade Center’s twin towers.
Now President, Biden to Mark 9/11 Rite Amid New Terror Fear
This 9/11 comes little more than two weeks after a suicide bomber in Kabul killed 13 U.S. service members as the military concluded its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
US: Afghan Evacuee Flights Halted From Two Key Bases
The U.S. has halted all U.S.-bound flights of Afghan evacuees from two main bases overseas after discovering a limited measles outbreak among Afghans arriving in the United States, a hitch that American officials warned will have a severe impact on an often-troubled U.S.-run evacuation.
20 Years Later, Fallout From Toxic WTC Dust Cloud Grows
Two decades after the twin towers’ collapse, people are still coming forward to report illnesses that might be related to the attacks.
DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats Sue NYC Over Pandemic Fee Caps
In the suit filed late Thursday the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats call the fee caps government overreach.
Americans Less Positive About Civil Liberties: AP-NORC Poll
Ten years after the 9/11 attacks, Americans were reasonably positive about the state of their rights and liberties. Today, after 20 years, not as much.
$6 Billion Project To Untangle O’Hare Runways Completed
Government and airline officials gathered Thursday to mark the completion of a $6 billion modernization project to untangle the jumble of runways that for decades made flying into and out of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport feel like a downtown traffic jam at rush hour.
Witness Says R. Kelly Kept Her Locked Up Before Sex Assault
She was an unsuspecting radio station intern in 2003 when she pursued what she thought would be a career-making interview with a R&B superstar — R. Kelly. Instead, she had a horrific experience while locked in a darkened room for days, she’s now testified years later.
Sweeping New Vaccine Mandates for 100 Million Americans
In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant.
Ground Zero Rebuilding Still Unfinished, 20 Years Later
Two planned skyscrapers, a performing arts center and a church are still unfinished at the World Trade Center complex, which plays host Saturday to the annual ceremony honoring nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks.
Former Notre Dame Football Star, Coach Brennan Dies at 93
Terry Brennan, a star halfback on three unbeaten Notre Dame teams who was hailed as a wunderkind when he succeeded Irish coaching great Frank Leahy at just 25 years old, has died. He was 93.
What is the Mu Variant of the Coronavirus?
The World Health Organization last month listed mu as a “variant of interest” because of concerns it may make vaccines and treatments less effective, though more evidence is needed.
9/11 Artifacts Share ‘Pieces of Truth’ in Victims’ Stories
A collection of some 22,000 personal artifacts — some on display at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, and others on display at other museums around the country — provide a mosaic of lost lives and stories of survival: wallets, passports, baseball gloves, shoes, clothes and rings.
