Kim Potter trial: Jury instructions set in case of Daunte Wright's shooting death

Attorneys and a judge overseeing the trial for Kim Potter gathered in a Minneapolis courtroom on Monday to hammer out final instructions for the panel of jurors tasked with deciding the former Minnesota police officer’s fate.

101-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor, other veterans attend ceremony remembering historic day

U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class David Russell, who is now 101 years old, survived on the USS Oklahoma when Japanese bombs began falling on Pearl Harbor, and he is returning to the historic site to pay respects to those who lost their lives 80 years ago.

Jacqueline Avant death has celebrities, communities in fear over brazen home invasions

The death of Jacqueline Avant, a well-known philanthropist and wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant, in her Beverly Hills home last week has furthered fears about the uptick in brazen home invasion robberies in and around Los Angeles amid an outpouring of grief.

Justice Department closes its investigation into 1955 killing of Emmett Till

The Justice Department is closing its investigation into the 1955 killing of Emmett Till, a Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted and killed while visiting family in Mississippi after witnesses accused him of making sexual advances at a White woman, the Associated Press reports.

South Carolina high schooler arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up schools

South Carolina sheriff’s deputies arrested a 14-year-old male high school student Monday on charges that he threatened to shoot up schools in Lexington County, authorities said.

Handcuffing police response creating a local mental health crisis

Washington state officials worry that the mental health crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic could worsen because of a new state law aimed at reducing use of force by law enforcement.