The trial of two police officers in Brighton, Colorado has begun over the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died in 2019 after a confrontation with the officers. Prosecutors allege that the officers ignored McClain's pleas of "I can't breathe" as they put him in a neck hold and injected him with a powerful sedative. The defense argued that the officers had acted appropriately and had only used force when McClain resisted. The outcome of the trial is expected to be closely watched by the public as it is the first of several trials stemming from the incident.
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Police are searching for a two-month-old baby who has been missing since January after the infant's mother and her boyfriend were arrested. The couple had been avoiding detection by paying for everything in cash and covering their faces on CCTV. Police are asking for anyone with information to call in and are continuing to search for the baby.