Here’s What It’d Take To Convict The NYPD Cop Who Killed Akai Gurley
NEW YORK — The rare indictment this week of a New York City police officer in the death of an unarmed black man raises the prospect of something even rarer:…
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Akai Gurley case: NYPD officer charged with manslaughter, other counts
In addition to the manslaughter charge, Liang faces one count of criminally negligent homicide, one count of second-degree assault, one count of reckless endangerment and two counts of official misconduct….
Body parts found in San Francisco suitcase identified
The man was Omar Shahwan of Vallejo, California, according to the San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Authorities are still investigating the cause and manner of death, according…
Alberto Nisman’s Death Underscores Argentina’s Legacy Of Mysterious Violence
A year and a half ago, I talked to Alberto Nisman, the Argentine special prosecutor whose mysterious death has made international headlines. I didn’t know Nisman, but I knew the…
Mueller possibly paired with ISIS fighter, officials say
Intelligence suggests Mueller may have been given to an ISIS fighter as a sort of bride, one U.S. government official said. Mueller’s parents announced Tuesday that it had received confirmation…
Five things to know for your New Day — Wednesday, February 11
ISIS U.S. CAPTIVE DEAD Another hostage death: The family of Kayla Mueller revealed devastating news yesterday. The American hostage held by ISIS was dead, her family said. The news came…
Walter Storey Faces Execution For Killing Special Ed Teacher Jill Frey
A Missouri inmate who killed his neighbor 25 years ago was to be executed early Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court and the state’s governor denied appeals to spare his…
Kayla Mueller’s Family Releases Text Of Letter Written In Captivity
WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) – The following is the full text of a letter U.S. aid worker Kayla Mueller sent to her family while she was held hostage by Islamic…
Source: NYPD officer indicted in stairwell death of unarmed man
The charges against Officer Peter Liang were not revealed Tuesday. Gurley, 28, was “a total innocent who just happened” to run into Liang in a “pitch black” stairwell at the…
New DNA Tests Ordered in Argentine Prosecutor’s Death
BUENOS AIRES — The judge overseeing an investigation into the mysterious death of a federal prosecutor here last month has asked forensic experts to identify DNA traces found at his…
NYPD Officer Indicted In Death Of Akai Gurley, According To Reports
A New York City police officer has been indicted in the shooting death of 28-year-old Akai Gurley, law enforcement sources told both NY1 and The New York Daily News on…
The Powerful History Of The Grammy Performance Everyone’s Talking About
Though Beyoncé’s powerful performance at Sunday’s Grammy Awards in Los Angeles has gotten everybody talking, few have mentioned the origins of “Precious Lord, Take My Hand,” the iconic gospel anthem…
Obama Confirms Death Of Islamic State Hostage Kayla Jean Mueller
President Barack Obama released a statement Tuesday on the death of Kayla Jean Mueller, a 26-year-old American humanitarian worker who had been held hostage by the Islamic State, also referred…
Jurors In Lacey Spears Trial Shown Graphic Video Of Boy Suffering Before He Died Of Salt Poisoning
Jurors in the trial of a mother accused of killing her son with salt injections saw graphic video Monday that showed the boy retching and suffering just days before he…
One Democrat Wants To Bring The Death Penalty Back To Michigan — But It Won’t Be Easy
A Democratic lawmaker wants to bring the death penalty back to the first English-speaking territory to abolish capital punishment, but experts — and one of the lawmakers he needs to…
Argentine Prosecutor’s Death Part Of Attempted Coup D’Etat To Restore Neoliberal Conservatism, Official Claims
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 9 (Reuters) – An Argentine prosecutor’s mysterious death days after he made criminal charges against President Cristina Fernandez is part of an attempt to unseat her and…
Oklahoma Considers Gas Chamber For Future Executions
With executions in Oklahoma on hold amid a constitutional review of its lethal injection formula, Republican legislators are pushing to make Oklahoma the first state in the nation to allow…
Conspiracy theories aplenty in wake of Argentine prosecutor’s death
Nisman, a special prosecutor who was investigating a deadly 1994 terror attack, filed a report alleging that the country’s President, foreign minister and other political leaders were conspiring to cover…
Why we need to listen to Bruce Jenner’s story
This was not quite two years after the death of Matthew Shepard, the University of Wyoming student who was brutally murdered for being gay. We were barely two seasons into…
Ex-Taliban commander turned ISIS official killed in drone strike
A senior Afghan security source confirmed Rauf’s death.
Autism Group Urges Parents To Vaccinate Children: ‘Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism’
A leading autism advocacy group is advising parents to vaccinate their children, as a movement by caretakers who oppose the common practice continues to stir up controversy nationwide. In a…
Argentine Prosecutor Alberto Nisman Believed He Would Be Fired
A prosecutor whose mysterious death has rocked Argentina’s government confided to an opposition congresswoman that he believed his case against President Cristina Fernandez was going to cost him his position,…
Supreme Court of Canada Overturns Ban on Doctor-Assisted Suicide
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada struck down on Friday laws banning physician-assisted suicide for patients with “grievous and irremediable” medical conditions. The unanimous decision, which reverses the position…
Naeem Williams Gets Life Sentence In 5-Year-Old Daughter’s Death
A former Hawaii-based soldier who avoided the death penalty in his 5-year-old daughter’s beating death will spend the rest of his life behind bars. A federal judge in Honolulu on…
Imran Khawaja, British Jihadi Who Faked His Own Death, Is Jailed For 12 Years
A British jihadi who faked his death in an attempt to secretly return to England from Syria was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison. – Khawaja had admitted preparation…
Fight To Release Eric Garner Grand Jury Records Moves To Court
NEW YORK — A New York state judge heard arguments on Thursday over whether to release records from the grand jury investigation into the death of Eric Garner, the 43-year…
Bobbi Kristina Brown And The Hard Legacy Of Drugs And Celebrity
As Bobbi Kristina Brown remains in a medically induced coma after being found unresponsive in the bath at her home in Atlanta on 31 January, the internet is having a…
Luke Bryan Opens Up About Raising His Nephew After Brother-In-Law’s Sudden Death
Country singer Luke Bryan is opening up about raising his teenage nephew after the sudden death of his brother-in-law. – “My only older siblings … gone from the world, in…
Supreme Court Halts Texas Execution Of Convicted Killer Lester Bower
WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold the execution of Texas death row inmate Lester Bower as it considers whether to hear his…
Latest ‘Furious 7’ Trailer Shows The ‘Family’ That’s Fighting Off Jason Statham
This time it ain’t just about being fast; it’s about each “Furious 7” trailer being rowdier than the last. The latest is a nearly three-minute spectacle that makes the cars-parachuting-out-of-airplaces-esque…