Category Archives: National News

Paramedic sentenced to 4 years probation in connection with Elijah McClain’s death

Paramedic sentenced to 4 years probation in connection with Elijah McClain’s death

Andy Cross/Getty Images(AURORA, Colo.) — Former paramedic Jeremy Cooper has been sentenced to a four-year probationary sentence Friday after being found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the final case connected to Elijah McClain’s 2019 death.Prosecutors accused the Aurora, Colorado, paramedic and his co-defendant Peter Cichuniec of administering an excessive amount of ketamine to sedate…read more »

Michigan man charged with involuntary manslaughter in deadly building explosion

Michigan man charged with involuntary manslaughter in deadly building explosion

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(DETROIT) — The owner of a suburban Detroit business was charged with involuntary manslaughter after a building storing thousands of cans of nitrous oxide and butane exploded last month and a teenager was killed by flying debris, officials said.Noor Noel Kestou, 31, of Commerce, Michigan, was taken into custody on Saturday at John…read more »

Student protesters denounce antisemitism amid criticism over pro-Palestinian encampments at college campuses

Student protesters denounce antisemitism amid criticism over pro-Palestinian encampments at college campuses

Alex Kent/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Student protesters critical of the Israeli government’s military actions in Gaza have continued to face accusations of antisemitism, as politicians from across the ideological spectrum react to the widening demonstrations on college campuses.But many of the student groups behind the protests – including Jewish activists voicing their support for a…read more »

Severe weather, including tornado threat, expected to impact the Heartland

Severe weather, including tornado threat, expected to impact the Heartland

ABC(NEW YORK) — Severe weather is expected to impact the Heartland on Friday and into the weekend, including a threat for tornadoes.Twenty million Americans, from Texas to Iowa, are on alert Friday for tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds.The highest tornado threat exists from the Dallas region north to Des Moines, Iowa.The rest of the…read more »

Large fossil footprints point to discovery of new ‘megaraptor’ dinosaur: Study

Large fossil footprints point to discovery of new ‘megaraptor’ dinosaur: Study

Getty Images – STOCK(NEW YORK) — Although the velociraptors of “Jurassic Park” fame are well known, they don’t much resemble their historical counterparts.The movie velociraptors are portrayed as being 6 feet tall with scaly skin and incredibly fast, but real velociraptors were about as big as a medium-sized dog, measuring approximately 1.6 feet high and…read more »

Here are all the gag order violations Trump is accused of making

Here are all the gag order violations Trump is accused of making

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As former President Donald Trump awaits a ruling on whether he will be held in contempt for violating his gag order, prosecutors on Thursday accused him of making four more violations.The limited gag order, which was issued by Judge Juan Merchan ahead of Trump’s hush money trial, prohibits him…read more »

Final first responder convicted in Elijah McClain’s death to be sentenced

Final first responder convicted in Elijah McClain’s death to be sentenced

Andy Cross/Getty Images(AURORA, Colo.) — Former paramedic Jeremy Cooper is set to be sentenced Friday after being found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the final case connected to Elijah McClain’s 2019 death.Prosecutors accused the Aurora, Colorado, paramedic and his co-defendant Peter Cichuniec of administering an excessive amount of ketamine to sedate the 23-year-old McClain…read more »