Suspect in deadly Texas DPS office crash now charged, facing $2M bail

[ad_1] The man authorities say crashed a stolen 18-wheeler into a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) office, killing one and injuring 13 others is facing multiple charges. Clenard Parker, 42, has been charged with evading arrest, unauthorized use of a vehicle and multiple aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges, according to online Washington … Read more

Severe Storms Expected in the Plains and Midwest

[ad_1] Thunderstorms, damaging winds and large hail are expected in the Plains starting on Monday before moving across parts of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, the South and the Midwest, the National Weather Service said. Severe thunderstorms are expected mainly on Monday night across the southern and central Great Plains. Tornadoes are possible, the Weather Service said. … Read more

NYPD says officer did not rip off anti-Israel activist’s hijab during arrest: ‘Wholly untrue’

[ad_1] The New York City Police Department defended the actions of its officers by releasing bodycam video that showed an officer gently helping a woman with her hijab after the radical anti-Israel activist claimed she was “brutalized” and her hijab was ripped off by police. “We are aware of social media posts regarding an individual … Read more

This Prosecutor Pledged to Change George Floyd’s City. Her Critics Are Circling.

[ad_1] Mary Moriarty, a former public defender, became Minneapolis’s top prosecutor last year after persuading voters shaken by the murder of George Floyd that she could improve public safety by reining in police misconduct and making the criminal justice system less punitive. Turbulence quickly followed. The attorney general of Minnesota, Keith Ellison, a fellow Democrat … Read more