The Davis Police Department has arrested Carlos Dominguez, a 21-year-old former student at the University of California, Davis, in connection with three recent stabbings, two of which were fatal. He was taken into custody Wednesday after 15 people called in reports of a person matching the suspect's description and was found with a large knife in his backpack. He is being held in Yolo County Jail on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, but the police are still investigating and asking anyone with information to contact them.
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Hope Carrasquilla, a former Florida school principal, visited the Accademia Gallery in Florence, Italy to view Michelangelo's iconic statue of a nude David. Cecilie Hollberg, director of the gallery, welcomed Carrasquilla and her family to the museum, where they were able to view masterpieces such as Michelangelo's David, Botticelli's Birth of Venus, and Giambologna's Rape of the Sabines. Hollberg hopes that the visit was a memorable experience for Carrasquilla and her family.
ESPN has fired longtime baseball reporter Marly Rivera after she used a vulgar insult to address a rival journalist competing for an interview. The incident has sparked a debate on the internet, with some arguing the punishment was too harsh and others arguing the language was inappropriate. ESPN has not yet commented on the matter.
Myles Cosgrove, a former Louisville Metro Police Officer who was fired in 2021 following the death of Breonna Taylor in 2020, has been hired by the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. Despite damning video footage and witness accounts, Cosgrove was never convicted and none of the three White officers who fired into Taylor's home were charged. His new job at the sheriff's department began on Thursday, with the hope that he will help reduce the flow of drugs and property crime in the area.
Billie Davis, 56, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Evansville, Indiana for a hate crime in connection with the January 2023 attack of an 18-year-old Indiana University student. Davis allegedly told police that she stabbed the student in the head with a folding knife for "being Chinese" and the Justice Department is prosecuting the case. The attack has sparked outrage and fear in the Chinese-American community and the Chinese-American Student Association at Indiana University has organized a rally to show support for the student and to call for justice.
A lawsuit has been filed against the City of Memphis and five police officers, accusing them of causing the death of Tyre Nichols. The suit alleges that the Memphis Police Department allowed the Scorpion unit to operate unchecked, using "extreme intimidation, humiliation, and violence" against its targets. It also accuses Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis of creating the Scorpion unit and being aware of its aggressive tactics, but failing to take action. The family of Tyre Nichols is seeking damages for his death, as well as punitive damages against the officers and the City of Memphis.
Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis has appointed a special master to investigate Fox News' handling of court-ordered discovery in a defamation lawsuit brought against the network by Dominion Voting Systems. The lawsuit alleges Fox News promoted false claims about Dominion's voting machines rigging the 2020 election, and the trial began Tuesday morning. This is the first major defamation case against a media company to go to trial since the Supreme Court ruled in 1964, and is expected to be closely watched by media companies and First Amendment advocates.
Two Iowa teenagers, Willard Miller and Jeremy Goodale, have pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the beating death of their high school teacher, Nohema Graber. The teens admitted to planning and carrying out the 2021 attack due to a bad grade Graber had given Miller. The school district has released a statement expressing their sadness and promised to review their policies and procedures to ensure the safety of their students and staff.