Scot Peterson, a former Broward County Sheriff's Deputy, is set to stand trial next week for his failure to confront the gunman responsible for the Parkland High School shooting in 2018. Peterson was assigned to the school at the time of the shooting and has been charged with seven counts of neglect of a child, three counts of culpable negligence, and one count of perjury. The trial will provide Peterson with the opportunity to explain his actions during the six-minute massacre which resulted in the death of 14 students and 3 staff members.
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Two boys from New York, Alfa Barrie and Garrett Warren, were reported missing last week and found dead in different rivers around Manhattan. The NYPD is investigating their mysterious deaths, and their loved ones are desperate for answers. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen has signed a bill that bans abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy and restricts gender-affirming medical care for people under 19, with opponents of the bill promising to sue to try and block it. The bill is the latest in a series of restrictions on abortion and gender-affirming care that Republicans have been pushing for across the United States, and has been met with criticism from those who argue that it will cause irreparable harm to young people in the state.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the U.S. is likely to run out of money to pay its bills as early as June 1 if Congress does not raise or suspend the debt limit. Yellen set the June 1 deadline for the U.S. to extend the borrowing limit and warned that a first-ever default on the country's debt would have disastrous economic implications. She said that a default would have "catastrophic economic consequences that would last for decades."
A shipment of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used for fertilizer and explosives, was reported missing by Dyno Nobel after it arrived in Saltdale, California. The rail car carrying the shipment had left a plant in Wyoming two weeks prior and was still sealed shut when it arrived in California. Investigations are currently underway to determine what happened to the shipment, and Dyno Nobel is cooperating with authorities to investigate the incident.
Montana has become the first state to ban the popular social media app, TikTok. The ban was signed into law by Governor Greg Gianforte and has been challenged by TikTok in a U.S. District Court lawsuit, arguing that it violates the First Amendment. The company believes its legal challenge will prevail and the ban affects the hundreds of thousands of TikTok users in Montana. The lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal challenges to the app, which has been the subject of scrutiny from the U.S. government.
18-year-old Iam Tongi made history by becoming the first Pacific Islander singer to win the 21st season of “American Idol”. His win was met with much enthusiasm from fans of the show, and his story is a testament to the power of hard work and dedication. His original song “I’ll Be Seeing You” was dedicated to his father who had passed away months before his audition.
Key takeaways: Portuguese police have announced that they will resume searching for Madeleine McCann in the coming days. Madeleine was three years old when she…