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'Acts that defy humanity:' 3 essential reads on police brutality, race and the power of video evidence

In the case of the five Black, former Memphis police officers accused of murder in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, justice has moved quickly.

The Conversation · Jan 28, 2023

2 fatally shot inside South Deering home

A man and woman were pronounced dead at the scene after a Chicago police SWAT team responded to a report of gunshots inside the home.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 27, 2023

Boulder King Soopers shooting suspect showing symptoms of schizophrenia, prosecutor says

DENVER — The man charged with killing 10 people in the 2021 Boulder King Soopers shooting is showing symptoms of schizophrenia, which is keeping him from being found competent to stand trial, according to prosecutors.

The Denver Post · Jan 27, 2023

Capitol rioter who assaulted Brian Sicknick gets near-seven year sentence

Julian Khater pleaded guilty to using chemical spray to attack the Capitol police officer who died on 7 January

The Guardian - US · Jan 27, 2023

Man gets prison for attacking Capitol officer who later died

A New Jersey man who joined a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for using pepper spray to assault police officers, one of whom died a day after the siege

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

Jerusalem shooting leaves 7 Israelis dead

A gunman shot to death seven Israelis in an attack on a synagogue in a Jewish neighborhood of East Jerusalem as tensions soared following the Thursday killing of nine Palestinians in a clash with Israeli security officials in the West Bank.

Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2023

Texas safety officials stop enforcing handgun age limits for young adults

AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Department of Public Safety is no longer enforcing a state law that bars adults under 21 from carrying handguns in public.

Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2023

UK sends support to Israel after ‘appalling’ synagogue attack

James Cleverly said the attack by a Palestinian gunman, described as one of the deadliest attacks on Israelis in years, was ‘horrific’.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

Tyre Nichols: Memphis braced for release of police beating video

Father died in US city three days after confrontation with five officers

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2023

Detective questions Alex Murdaugh’s narrative on the night of Maggie, Paul’s murders

WALTERBORO, S.C. — A detective who was the first to interview Alex Murdaugh the night his wife and son were killed attempted to poke holes in his story during Friday’s testimony at the Colleton County Courthouse in South Carolina.

Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2023