A pickup truck crashed into pedestrians on Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day, killing 15 people and injuring 30, with the victims including an 18-year-old girl dreaming of becoming a nurse, a single mother, a father of two, and a former Princeton football star.
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Driver rams New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 10. FBI investigating as ‘act of terrorism’
A driver killed 10 people and injured over 30 when he rammed his pickup truck into a crowd on New Year’s Day in New Orleans, before being shot to death by police.
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1 person dead, 16 hurt after a shooting at Tuskegee University; 1 arrest made
A shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama left one person dead and 16 others injured, with Jaquez Myrick, 25, of Montgomery, being arrested on a federal charge of possession of a machine gun.
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Bomb threats in swing states disrupt Election Day
Former President Donald Trump made baseless claims of wrongdoing in several battleground states, while bomb threats forced polling places to evacuate and extend hours, delaying the counting of some ballots.
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AFRO Spotlight: The Black and Missing Foundation is shining a light on the alarming number of missing Black people
The Black and Missing Foundation was founded in 2008 to bring awareness to missing Black people nationwide, and has since been instrumental in finding over 500 missing people, while also educating the community on personal safety and advocating for human rights.
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Mass shooting kills 4 and wounds 18 in nightlife district in Birmingham, Alabama
Four people were killed and 18 others were injured in a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, with police suspecting the shooting to be a hit conducted for payment.
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What we know about the 20-year-old suspect who tried to assassinate Donald Trump
Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man, has been identified as the shooter who fired from a rooftop outside a Trump rally, killing one spectator and wounding two others before being killed by the Secret Service.
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Final victim in Key Bridge collapse recovered
The body of 37-year-old José Mynor López, the sixth victim of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, has been located and his family has been notified.
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Supreme Court eases path for discrimination claims in job transfers
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Sgt. Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow, who alleged she was reassigned to a less prestigious role within the St. Louis Police Department because of her gender, making it easier for workers to pursue employment discrimination claims related to job transfers.
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Distress call precedes disaster at Baltimore bridge
A container ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26, causing the collapse of the bridge and prompting a rescue mission for an overnight road crew at work on the bridge.
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FBI seizes NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ electronic devices amid investigation
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA NEWSWIRE) – FBI agents confiscated electronic devices belonging to New York City Mayor Eric Adams earlier this week, intensifying a criminal inquiry into potential collaboration with the Turkish government, among others, in an alleged scheme to funnel funds into Adams’ 2021 campaign coffers. According to […]