D’Monterrio Gibson said hearing about the similarities between his case and Ahmaud Arbery’s gave him the courage to speak publicly.
Author: Christine Fernando, USA TODAY
Two police officers, suspect shot in Maryland; all 3 hospitalized
The two police officers — one man and one woman — were shot, in addition to the suspect. All three were flown by helicopter to a nearby hospital.
University of Alabama honors first Black student next to former KKK leader. Many are outraged.
The University of Alabama board of trustees is renaming a building after Autherine Lucy Foster and former Gov. Bibb Graves, who was in the KKK.
Power outages, icy roads, frigid cold from Texas to Northeast after winter storm dumped 17 inches of snow in some areas
The storm left a 2,000-mile trail of snow, sleet and freezing rain from Texas to the Northeast.
NYPD officer faces hate crime charges in reported anti-Muslim attack that left man unconscious
Riggs Kwong, 50, who was off-duty during the Jan. 16 incident, is charged with assault as a hate crime.
It’s not just the Supreme Court bench: Lower courts with ‘incredible sway’ are not diverse enough
President Biden has pledged to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. But how diverse is the rest of the US judicial system?
Over 100K without power, blizzard warnings across Northeast amid powerful winter storm
A powerful winter storm has created blizzard conditions in some regions and knocked out power to more than 100,000 customers in Massachusetts.
10 injured, 3 hospitalized after Pittsburgh bridge collapse; Bridge was in ‘poor’ condition, needed $1.5M in repairs
Ten people were injured and three were transported to the hospital after a snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed Friday morning.
Chicago’s treasured shores are being swamped by rising waters. The city is again trying to turn the tide.
The investment will fund a reevaluation study on the impact of rising waters and climate change on Chicago’s shoreline.
‘Surreal’ wildfire burning near iconic California coastal highway prompts evacuations
A section of California’s famous Highway 1 was closed Saturday morning due to a fire near the Pacific Ocean.