4 h. ago Two men charged with shooting and killing a Georgia college student while she was working at a bar

Both of the men charged were already in police custody on unrelated matters

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28 h. ago A Georgia deputy won't be charged for killing an exonerated man during a violent traffic stop

A Georgia district attorney says he won't pursue charges against a sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop that spiraled into violence

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57 h. ago ‘I feel trapped’: how home ownership has become a nightmare for many Americans

Scores in the US say they’re grappling with raised mortgage and loan interest rates and exploding insurance premiums“I bought my home in a hurry in 2020,” said Meg, 60, an office manager from Maryland. “It was less expensive to take on a mortgage than to keep paying ever-increasing rents for my college-student daughter and me.”Now housing costs consume 50% of her income. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Who is Luigi Mangione: What to know about man charged with murder in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s shooting death

Mangione is expected to appear for a pretrial hearing in New York on Friday

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6 d. ago Missouri man who pleaded guilty in shooting of Black teen at wrong door dies

Andrew Lester, who is white, was charged with assault after Ralph Yarl, who survived, rang doorbell by mistake in 2023An 86-year-old Missouri man died just days after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s doorbell by mistake, prosecutors announced on Wednesday.Andrew Lester of Kansas City had been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shooting of the then 16-year-old, who survived and is now a freshman at Texas A&M. Before his trial was scheduled to begin, Lester had pleaded guilty on Friday to a lesser charge of second-degree assault, which carries up to seven years behind bars. He had been scheduled to be sentenced on 7 March. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Jewish man mistakes two Israeli tourists for Palestinians and opens fire on them in Miami

Victims reportedly posted ‘death to Arabs’ on social media after shooting while suspect held on attempted murder chargesA Jewish man in Miami Beach is facing charges of attempted murder following accusations that he opened fire on two men he believed were Palestinians but reportedly turned out to be Israeli visitors.According to arrest documents, at 9.30pm on Saturday surveillance video appeared to show Mordechai Brafman, 27, getting out of his truck and opening fire with a semiautomatic handgun at a vehicle as it passed. Brafman allegedly fired 17 times, striking one victim in the left shoulder and grazing the other’s left forearm. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago College student wins $100k after beating NBA’s Damian Lillard in 3

The student was tasked with making one basket before Lillard could make three

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9 d. ago Three teenagers charged after boy, 17, shot in the leg in Croydon

Three teenagers have been charged with attempted murder following a shooting in Croydon

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9 d. ago Body found during search for missing college student Megan Trussell

‘The decedent was found in hard-to-reach terrain, requiring a technical evacuation including the need to rappel’ said officials

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