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Amir Locke, killed by Minneapolis cop, wanted music career

Amir Locke, killed by Minneapolis cop, wanted music career

Before he was fatally shot by a Minneapolis police officer, Amir Locke had been making plans. The 22-year-old Black man had filed paperwork to start a music business, his mother said, and had already designed a logo.
US death toll from COVID-19 hits 900,000, sped by omicron

US death toll from COVID-19 hits 900,000, sped by omicron

Propelled in part by the wildly contagious omicron variant, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 900,000 on Friday, less than two months after eclipsing 800,000.
Parents: Amir Locke 'executed'; mayor halts no-knock entries

Parents: Amir Locke 'executed'; mayor halts no-knock entries

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis mayor imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants Friday, two days after a SWAT team entered a downtown apartment and killed Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man who his parents said was “executed” after he was startle
Waffle House shooter found guilty on 4 counts of murder

Waffle House shooter found guilty on 4 counts of murder

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man who shot and killed four people at a Nashville Waffle House in 2018 was found guilty on four counts of first-degree murder Friday by a jury that rejected his insanity defense .
Man arrested over altercation that badly injured 49ers fan

Man arrested over altercation that badly injured 49ers fan

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A suspect was arrested in an altercation that badly injured a San Francisco 49ers fan in a parking lot outside SoFi Stadium during last weekend’s NFC championship game between the 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams, authorities said Fr
Pence: Trump is 'wrong' to say election could be overturned

Pence: Trump is 'wrong' to say election could be overturned

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday directly rebutted Donald Trump's false claims that Pence somehow could have overturned the results of the 2020 election, saying that the former president was simply “wrong.
Tennessee gov, GOP push more scrutiny of school libraries

Tennessee gov, GOP push more scrutiny of school libraries

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Less than a week after a local Tennessee school board attracted national attention for banning a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, Gov.
GOP censures Cheney, Kinzinger, moves to pull out of debates

GOP censures Cheney, Kinzinger, moves to pull out of debates

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Party officials on Friday voted to punish GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for their work on the House committee investigating the Jan.
Arbery’s shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge

Arbery’s shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge

BRUNSWICK, Ga.
Greg McMichael won't plead to hate crime in Arbery death

Greg McMichael won't plead to hate crime in Arbery death

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The man who initiated the deadly chase that ended in the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery won’t plead guilty to a federal hate crime in the 2020 killing of the unarmed Black man, according to a legal filing late Thursday.