Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor was sentenced in the 2017 shooting death of Justine Damond, a woman from Australia who was unarmed.
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Ashiqul Alam arrested over allegedly plotting Times Square grenade attack
Ashiqul Alam, 22, of Queens was arrested in a sting operation after threatening to toss a grenade in Times Square, law enforcement officials say.
Kick it: Japanese women start #KuToo against dress code requiring high heels in workplace
Japan’s labor minister indicates that he will not back a petitionto ban dress codes that force women in Japanese offices to wear high heels at work.
At least 4 West Point cadets injured in training accident in New York state
At least 4West Point cadets were injured Thursday in a multi-vehicle crash duringa training accident near the U.S. Military Academy in New York state,according to media reports.
Arkansas River bursts through levee north of Little Rock, triggering evacuations
A levee breach alongthe rain-swollenArkansas River Friday prompteda flash flood warning and evacuation around Dardanelle and Holla Bend.
The move to overturn Roe v. Wade: La. latest to pass an abortion ban. Here’s where other key states stand.
Louisiana’s Democratic governor backs a heartbeat abortion bill in the latest bid by states to stake out a legal challenge to Roe v. Wade.
Hiker Amanda Eller found alive after being lost 2 weeks in Maui, Hawaii forest
A 35-year-old physical therapist and yoga instructor who went missing in the Makawao Forest Reserve onMaui, Hawaii, two weeks ago has been found alive, according to her family and a Facebook page devoted to the search.
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Migrant woman’s family sues Border Patrol for $100M over fatal shooting
The family of Claudia Patricia Gómez González, a Guatemalan woman shot and killed by a U.S. border agent, is demanding $100 million in damages.
Surprisingly strong, late-spring winter storm dumps record snow in Colorado
A surprisingly strong, late-spring snowstorm dumped more than afoot of snow around Colorado Springsand up to 6 inches in the Denver metro area.
After Alabama OKs strictest abortion law in nation, Missouri could be next. Where states stand on abortion bans
Alabama’s passageof thenation’sstrictest abortion law isthe latest bid by states in the South and Midwest to stake out a legal challenge on a highlyemotional, and controversial topic.