Prosecutor decides not to charge officer who shot Black teen

A South Carolina prosecutor said Wednesday that he will not file charges against the white police officer who fatally shot a Black teenager who pointed a gun at the officer as he ran away. Josh Ruffin, 17, was an immediate threat to the safety of the officers and others when he stopped during the chase and pointed a gun at Columbia police Officer Kevin Davis, Fifth Circuit Solicitor Byron Gipson said at a news conference. Davis had reason to chase the teen because he was outside during the COVID-19 shutdown order during and a neighborhood leader had just reported suspicious activity in an area with a higher than average crime rate, Gipson said.

Federal judge pans Trump order used to expel migrants at border

Citing a CDC order, border officials have expelled tens of thousands of migrants, including children and many seeking asylum.

US states reimpose virus measures as cases near record

More than 35,900 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, with heavily populated states including Florida, Texas and California all reporting daily record cases. Three northeastern states that made progress beating back the pandemic -- New York, New Jersey and Connecticut -- urged visitors arriving from US hotspots to quarantine themselves. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the advisory applied to visitors from Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Utah and Texas.

2 brothers change minds, will cooperate in Smollett case

Two brothers who admitted helping actor Jussie Smollett stage a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago last year are again willing to help in the case after initially saying they were done cooperating with prosecutors, their attorney said Thursday. In yet another strange twist in a story that has been full of them, attorney Gloria Schmidt Rodriguez said in a statement that Abimbola (Abel) and Olabinjo (Ola) Osundairo changed their minds after a 9mm handgun that was seized during a search of their home last year was located after it went missing. “Abel and Ola will recommence their cooperation in the Smollett case now that the handgun has been produced by the Special Prosecutor's Office,” Schmidt Rodriguez wrote, referring to Special Prosecutor Dan Webb, who is now handling the case.

Palmdale chase ends with 2 killed, 6 injured after crash

Two people were killed and six others were injured after a chase ended in a crash in Palmdale, authorities said.

House Passes Sweeping Policing Bill Targeting Racial Bias and Use of Force

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As Virus Surges, Younger People Account for ‘Disturbing’ Number of Cases

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