National

Murder case against Chauvin in George Floyd’s death goes to jury

Updated: moments ago

By Associated Press

All three of the possible charges require the jury to conclude that Chauvin's actions were a “substantial causal factor” in Floyd's death — and that his use of force was unreasonable.

National Politics

Walter Mondale, Carter’s vice president, dies at 93

Updated: 25 minutes ago

By Associated Press

Former Vice President Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who lost the most lopsided presidential election after bluntly telling voters to expect a tax increase if he won, has died.

National

Travel experts say idle cars need to be inspected before a road trip

Updated: 33 minutes ago

By CNN Staff

As more Americans get vaccinated, many may be ready to hit the road, but travel experts say many cars that have been idle during the pandemic need to be serviced for safety.

National

Prosecutor: FedEx shooter didn’t have ‘red flag’ hearing

Updated: 1 hour ago

By Associated Press

A man who fatally shot eight people at a FedEx facility never had a "red flag" hearing, even after mom warned of suicide risk, a prosecutor said.

National

Scrutiny of Tesla crash a sign that regulation may be coming

Updated: 1 hours ago

By Associated Press

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday it has sent a Special Crash Investigation team to Spring, Texas, to look into the fiery Saturday night crash that killed two men.

National

Apple signals return of right-wing ‘free speech’ app Parler

Updated: 2 hours ago

By Associated Press

Apple said it has an agreement to reinstate Parler, the social network popular with supporters of former President Donald Trump it kicked off its app store in January over ties to the deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol.

National

Ex-Texas deputy accused of killing 3 found after manhunt

Updated: 3 hours ago

By Associated Press

Police said Stephen Broderick, 41, was arrested without incident about 7:30 a.m. along a rural road in Manor, an Austin suburb, Manor Police Chief Ryan Phipps said.

National

COVID over-cleaning: Don’t forget about mask wearing, social distancing

Updated: 3 hours ago

By CNN staff

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says frequent cleanings might not have much of an impact on viral transmission.

National

Medical examiner: Capitol officer Sicknick died of natural causes after riot

Updated: 4 hours ago

By Associated Press

Sicknick died after defending the Capitol against the mob that stormed the building as Congress was voting to certify Joe Biden’s electoral win over Donald Trump.

National

US under Biden will no longer call migrants ‘illegal aliens’

Updated: 4 hours ago

By Associated Press

Instead of “illegal aliens,” which was still being used by some government officials in press releases and elsewhere, the employees should instead use “undocumented noncitizen” or “undocumented individual."

National

Putin foe Navalny sent to prison hospital amid hunger strike

Updated: 5 hours ago

By Associated Press

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike while behind bars, was moved to a hospital in another prison after his doctor said he could be near death, his lawyer said Monday.

National

NASA’s Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet

Updated: 5 hours ago

By Associated Press

Flight controllers in California confirmed Ingenuity’s brief hop after receiving data via the Perseverance rover, which stood watch more than 200 feet away.

National

Federal funding for Alaska Native Corporations under scrutiny at the Supreme Court

Updated: 5 hours ago

By Peter Zampa

Alaska’s Native Corporations are the subject of a Supreme Court case Monday.

National

Suspect in Wisconsin bar shooting that killed 3 identified

Updated: 5 hours ago

By Associated Press

The man in custody in connection with a shooting at a southeastern Wisconsin tavern that left three men dead and three others injured was expected to appear in court for a bond hearing Monday.

National

Antron Pippen, Scottie Pippen’s oldest son, dies at 33

Updated: 5 hours ago

By Associated Press

Antron Pippen was an accomplished high school player in Georgia, then played college basketball at South Georgia Tech and Texas A&M International.

National

‘A profound loss’: N.C. teacher dies while trying to save two children caught in rip current

Updated: 5 hours ago

By WECT staff

Jessica Embry, who is a fine arts teacher at Ashley High School in New Hanover County and the director of the school’s orchestra, died after she helped to save two children.

National

WATCH: N.C. man throws rabid bobcat after it attacks wife in wild video

Updated: 5 hours ago

By WECT staff

A North Carolina couple was attacked in their driveway by a rabid bobcat this month.

National

Protester speaks on getting punched by Louisville police officer during arrest

Updated: 6 hours ago

By Faith King and Dustin Vogt

Garrett, also known as Dee, was protesting on Sunday afternoon when officers approached him. During the arrest, six officers forced him to the ground as one officer punched Garrett in his face multiple times.

National

Leaders of Proud Boys ordered jailed on Capitol riot charges

Updated: 6 hours ago

By Associated Press

Joseph Biggs and Ethan Nordean had been free since their March 10 indictment, but U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly concluded that the two men are dangerous and no conditions for their release could be adequate.

National Politics

Biden feels heat on emissions goal as climate summit nears

Updated: 7 hours ago

By Associated Press

The climate crisis poses a complex political challenge for Biden, since the problem is harder to see and far more difficult to produce measurable results on than either the coronavirus pandemic relief package or the infrastructure bill.

National

Cuba’s Communist Party chooses Miguel Díaz-Canel as leader

Updated: 7 hours ago

By Associated Press

Cuba’s Communist Party congress — as expected — chose Miguel Díaz-Canel to be its leader, adding that crucial post to the title of president he assumed in 2018.

National Politics

Supreme Court rejects lingering 2020 election challenge case

Updated: 8 hours ago

By Associated Press

The Democratic National Committee was among those that argued the case should be rejected as moot because the 2020 election is over.

National

Union accuses Amazon of illegally interfering with vote

Updated: 8 hours ago

By Associated Press

The retail union that failed to organize Amazon workers at an Alabama warehouse wants the results of a recent vote to be thrown out, saying that the company illegally interfered with the process.

National Politics

GOP targets ballot drop boxes in Georgia, Florida, elsewhere

Updated: 8 hours ago

By Associated Press

Democrats say the boxes are more secure than regular mailboxes, and their use was largely trouble-free last fall.

National

Cashing in on CARES: Pandemic relief money used to buy luxury cars, new homes

Updated: 9 hours ago

By Jamie Grey and Sandra Jones

The federal government is cracking down on people it says fraudulently applied for and, in some cases, received money through pandemic relief funding programs.

National

WWII plane goes down in front of beachgoers during Florida air show

Updated: 10 hours ago

By CNN staff

A mechanical issue forced the pilot to ditch the vintage aircraft in front of a crowd of beachgoers on Saturday.

National

Police: Stalker arrested at Taylor Swift’s New York building

Updated: 10 hours ago

By Associated Press

A stalker who claims pop star Taylor Swift is communicating with him on social media was arrested on a trespassing charge after trying to break into the singer’s Manhattan apartment, police said Monday.

Coronavirus

CDC to meet Friday to discuss J&J COVID vaccine pause

Updated: 10 hours ago

By Associated Press

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is in limbo in the U.S. after federal health advisers said last week they needed more evidence to decide if a handful of unusual blood clots were linked to the shot.

National

Amber Alert issued in Texas for 2 missing teens

Updated: 12 hours ago

By Gray News staff

Anyone with information can contact Seagoville police at 972-287-6815 or call 911.

Coronavirus

Half of US adults now have received at least 1 COVID shot

Updated: 15 hours ago

By Associated Press

The United States will likely move to resume Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine this coming week, possibly with restrictions or broader warnings after reports of some very rare blood clot cases, the government’s top infectious diseases expert said Sunday.

National

Police: 7-year-old girl killed outside McDonald’s in Chicago

Updated: 16 hours ago

By Associated Press

No arrests have been made and police have not offered a possible motive.

National

‘I was gonna T-bone him’: Tractor driver helps end police chase

Updated: 18 hours ago

By WSOC Staff

Deputies arrested the suspect driver on several charges, including felony speeding to elude and driving while impaired.

Coronavirus

Police: Man dragged, assaulted officer after mask demand

Updated: 20 hours ago

By Associated Press

The suspect faces multiple assault charges for allegedly hitting the officer with a rescue hammer and a store employee with a piece of lumber.

National

Luke Bryan wins top ACM Award, but female acts own the night

Updated: 22 hours ago

By Associated Press

Though female country stars didn’t compete for the night’s top prize – Luke Bryan was named entertainer of the year – they owned Sunday’s ACM Awards.

National

Pig’s head, blood left at former home of Chauvin defense witness

Updated: 22 hours ago

By Associated Press

The vandalism came after the use-of-force expert testified at Derek Chauvin's murder trial that he believes his restraint of George Floyd was in keeping with proper police practice.

National

Police: Suspect on the run in fatal shooting of 3 in Texas

Updated: Apr. 18, 2021 at 4:38 PM AKDT

By Associated Press

Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon said Sunday that the suspect, Stephen Broderick, is considered armed and dangerous.

National

Shots fired at Guardsmen patrolling near Wright scene

Updated: Apr. 18, 2021 at 2:55 PM AKDT

By Associated Press

The Minnesota Guard says the men were hurt when several shots came from a light-colored SUV around 4:19 a.m. Sunday.

National

Suspect apprehended in fatal shooting at Wisconsin tavern

Updated: Apr. 18, 2021 at 1:39 PM AKDT

By Associated Press

Three people were killed and two were seriously wounded in a shooting at a busy tavern in southeastern Wisconsin early Sunday, sheriff’s officials said.

National

Alma Wahlberg, mother of Mark, Donnie Wahlberg, dies at 78

Updated: Apr. 18, 2021 at 1:14 PM AKDT

By Associated Press

Alma Wahlberg, the mother of entertainers Mark and Donnie Wahlberg and a regular on their reality series “Wahlburgers," has died.

National

Teen arrested on murder warrant in Nebraska mall shooting

Updated: Apr. 18, 2021 at 12:48 PM AKDT

By Associated Press

Omaha police say 16-year-old Makhi Woolridge-Jones was arrested Sunday on a charge of first-degree murder in the shooting Saturday at the Westroads Mall in Omaha.

National

Police: FedEx shooter legally bought guns used in shooting

Updated: Apr. 18, 2021 at 12:31 PM AKDT

By Associated Press

A trace of the two guns found by investigators at the scene revealed that suspect Brandon Scott Hole, 19, of Indianapolis, legally bought the rifles in July and September of last year, officials with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said Saturday.

National

Navalny’s team calls for protests amid reports of failing health

Updated: Apr. 18, 2021 at 9:06 AM AKDT

By Associated Press

On Saturday, a doctor said test results that he received from Navalny’s family showed sharply elevated levels of potassium, which could lead to cardiac arrest, and signs of kidney failure.

National Politics

US, China agree to cooperate on climate crisis with urgency

Updated: Apr. 18, 2021 at 4:44 AM AKDT

By Associated Press

Biden has pledged the U.S. will switch to an emissions-free power sector within 14 years, and have an entirely emissions-free economy by 2050.

Coronavirus

Pandemic good Samaritan faces $16,000 tax bill for his efforts

Updated: Apr. 17, 2021 at 11:20 PM AKDT

By Associated Press

A Connecticut middle school teacher who raised $41,000 to help hundreds of his struggling neighbors during the COVID-19 pandemic is facing a potential tax bill of over $16,000.

National

Woman with dementia sues Colorado police over alleged excessive force in arrest

Updated: Apr. 17, 2021 at 9:30 PM AKDT

By Associated Press

The lawsuit claims the woman suffered a dislocated shoulder in the arrest and that the incident violated her constitutional protections against excessive force and to have due process.

National

Tight-knit Sikh community in shock over FedEx shooting

Updated: Apr. 17, 2021 at 7:53 PM AKDT

By Associated Press

More than 200 people attended a vigil Saturday evening where Sikh leaders and city officials demanded action that would prevent such attacks from happening again.

National

Felix Silla, Cousin Itt on TV’s ‘Addams Family,’ dies at 84

Updated: Apr. 17, 2021 at 7:22 PM AKDT

By Associated Press

Silla's face was covered, but the nearly 4-foot-tall actor became famous for sporting a floor-length hairpiece, sunglasses and a bowler hat as Cousin Itt on the 1960s ABC show “The Addams Family.”

National

Navalny’s doctor: Putin critic ‘could die at any moment’

Updated: Apr. 17, 2021 at 4:32 PM AKDT

By Associated Press

A doctor for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike, says his health is deteriorating rapidly and the 44-year-old could be on the verge of death.

National

The queen says goodbye to Philip, continues her reign alone

Updated: Apr. 17, 2021 at 2:10 PM AKDT

By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS

Prince Philip, who died April 9 at the age of age 99, will be laid to rest on Saturday in the Royal Vault at Windsor Castle after a funeral service steeped in military and royal tradition.

National

After child dies, US regulator warns about Peloton treadmill

Updated: Apr. 17, 2021 at 12:28 PM AKDT

By Associated Press

Peloton is best known for its stationary bikes, but it introduced the treadmill about three years ago and now calls it the Tread+.