Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — A crowd of protesters clashed with authorities at the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Memphis, Tennessee Wednesday night. Some people hurled rocks and bricks at Memphis Police Department officers and Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies, who were armed with plastic riot shields. At least 24 officers and deputies were injured, including six …
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Jun 13
Los Angeles deputy shot in head dies from injuries, sheriff says
LASD(LOS ANGELES) — A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was shot in the head at a fast food restaurant has died from his injuries, the department’s sheriff said Wednesday night. Deputy Joseph Gilbert Solano, a 13-year veteran, was off-duty at a Jack in the Box in Alhambra when he was shot about 5:45 p.m. …
Jun 13
Northeast expecting heavy rain as West finally begins cooling off
ABC News(NEW YORK) — In parts of Georgia and South Carolina, more than half a foot of rain has fallen in the last 24 to 48 hours and caused flash flooding. Downtown Charleston, South Carolina on Wednesday got more than 4 inches, a new record that flooded the streets. The storm system that delivered the …
Jun 13
Cracks appear on floor of glass viewing platform in Chicago’s Willis Tower
benedek/iStock(CHICAGO) — Visitors to Chicago’s Willis Tower, the city’s tallest building, captured video that appears to show cracks in the glass floor of its SkyDeck ledge 103 floors above ground. A Willis Tower spokesperson told ABC Chicago station WLS-TV that “no one was ever in danger.” “The protective coating, which acts like a screen protector …
Jun 13
Suspect in Louisiana church fires charged with federal hate crimes
Louisiana State Fire Marshal(NEW YORK) — A Louisiana man accused of intentionally setting fires at three historically black churches has been charged with a federal hate crime, authorities said Wednesday. Holden Matthews, the son of a sheriff’s deputy, allegedly started a string of fires over a 10-day span in St. Landry Parish earlier this year, …
Jun 13
Weed revenue in Colorado tops $1 billion
Nastasic/iStock(DENVER) — Colorado has generated more than $1 billion by selling marijuana. The state legalized weed in 2014. Since then, total sales have exceeded $6.56 billion, according to the state’s department of revenue. “Today’s report continues to show that Colorado’s cannabis industry is thriving, but we can’t rest on our laurels,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis …
Jun 13
Hong Kong postpones extradition bill debate again after dozens injured in protests
Miguel Candela/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(HONG KONG) — The president of Hong Kong’s legislature has again suspended a debate on a polarizing proposal to change the city’s extradition law, following violent clashes between police and thousands of protesters. Mass protests in the streets shut down Hong Kong’s Legislative Council complex in Admiralty district on Wednesday, …
Jun 12
Man charged in murder of Dallas transgender women Muhlaysia Booker
The Dallas Police Department(DALLAS) — Police in Dallas have arrested a suspect in connection with a string of murders targeting black transgender women. Kendrell Lavar Lyles, 34, was charged with murder in the slaying of Muhlaysia Booker, a 22-year-old transgender woman who found shot to death in the city last month. Booker was last seen …
Jun 12
Delta steps in to help fifth graders stranded at airport
Courtesy Shantell Barbour(NEW YORK) — Forget Superman, it was Delta Airlines to the rescue for a group of students and their chaperones who recently found themselves stranded in an airport before the first leg of a long-awaited summer trip to Virginia and Washington D.C. On June 2, fifth graders, parents and teachers from Centennial, Washington …
Jun 12
You can stay at in Tony Stark’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’ cabin, thanks to Airbnb
Marvel Studios(NEW YORK) — WARNING: “AVENGERS: ENDGAME” SPOILERS AHEAD. What better way to say goodbye to Tony Stark than in the very place his superpowered friends did? Eagle-eyed fans on Reddit thought there was something familiar about a rustic lakeside cabin in Georgia that was listed on Airbnb, and they were right. The cabin, located …
