Minneapolis has agreed to pay nearly $9 million to settle lawsuits filed by two people who said former police officer Derek Chauvin used excessive force on them years before he killed George Floyd. The settlement is part of the city's efforts to address police brutality and reform the police department, and is a reminder that the fight for justice for George Floyd and other victims of police brutality is far from over.
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Harlan Crow, a prominent Republican donor and vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, recently purchased a single-story home and two vacant lots in Savannah, Georgia from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, his mother, and the family of Thomas' late brother. This marks the first known instance of money flowing from Crow to Thomas, and raises questions about their relationship and potential conflicts of interest, though the Supreme Court has yet to comment on the purchase.
Texas House of Representatives' State Affairs Committee heard a bill on Wednesday that would allow the state to recruit amateurs to do part-time police work on the border, proposed by Rep. Matt Schaefer (R). The bill cites the need to protect citizens from transnational cartels and opioid trafficking, and Schaefer argues it is a response to the federal government's immigration policies. Critics argue that it is an attempt to bypass federal law and could lead to a dangerous situation if untrained individuals are allowed to enforce the law.
Lori Vallow Daybell's murder trial has begun in Boise, Idaho, with dozens of potential jurors being dismissed due to familiarity with the case. The prosecution alleges that Vallow and her current husband killed her two children and his first wife as part of an obsessive “doomsday” religious belief. The trial is expected to last up to 12 weeks, with a jury of 10 men and eight women hearing testimony from witnesses and reviewing evidence presented by both sides.
Drake Bell, former Nickelodeon star and current Drake Campana, is missing and considered "endangered" according to the Daytona Beach Police Department in Florida. He was last seen near Mainland High School on Wednesday at 9 p.m. and may be traveling in a 2022 grey BMW. The police department is asking anyone with information to come forward and is actively searching for Bell.
San Francisco police have arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of tech executive Bob Lee. The arrest was made in the Bay Area city of Emeryville and was announced by the city's Board of Supervisors President Matt Dorsey. Lee's death has been met with shock and sadness from many in the tech world and beyond, and the arrest of a suspect brings some closure to the tragedy.
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Amanda Burke, a nurse from Long Island, has been arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child after a video surfaced of her allegedly picking up a two-day-old baby and slamming him face-down into his bassinet. The baby was taken to a local hospital for evaluation and was later released. Burke is due to appear in court on April 15 and if convicted, she could face up to a year in jail.