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‘The Goon Squad’: How rogue Mississippi officers tried to cover up their torture of 2 Black men

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:21 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Men who had sworn an oath to protect and serve were huddled on the back porch of a Mississippi home as Michael Corey Jenkins lay on the ground, blood gushing from his mutilated tongue where one of the police officers shoved a gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger.The roughly 90-minute period of terror preceding the shooting began late on Jan. 24 after a white neighbor called Rankin County Deputy Brett McAlpin and complained that two Black men were staying with a white woman inside a Braxton home. McAlpin tipped off Deputy Christian Dedmon, who texted a group of white deputies who called themselves “The Goon Squad,” a moniker they adopted because of their willingness to use excessive force. “Are y’all available for a mission?” Dedmon asked. They were. A little more than six months after the racist attack on Jenkins and his friend Eddie Terrell Parker, who are Black, six former officers pleaded guilty on Thursday.The officers included Christian Dedmon, Hu...

New cannabis consumption bus debuts in Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Friday evening, a first-of-its-kind cannabis consumption bus will debut in Denver. The Canna Cabanabus will be open for business at the Santa Fe Art District's First Friday event."We're serving public events and private events," Alisha Gallegos, the owner of Canna Cabanabus, said.Gallegos said the business model is for people to have a legal place to consume marijuana in public spaces along with outside concert venues or wedding receptions. A $10 fee at Friday night's art walk will give consumers the opportunity to bring their own marijuana onto the bus to consume. Gallegos said the bus will also be at A Taste of Colorado on Sunday. Denver minimum wage rises to $18.29 in 2024, one of nation’s highest Gallegos said her business idea came together through Denver's marijuana social equity program. The bus has blacked-out windows and is outfitted with a carbon filtration system, a medical-grade air purifier by the driver's seat, along with a double barrier."Everything ...

You can voice your thoughts on prescription drug prices in this meeting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board is set to meet Friday morning to review high costing drugs and potentially set payment limits.The five-member board is tasked with reviewing prescription drugs to determine whether they are unaffordable and to evaluate their impacts on Coloradans. They can recommend ways to address the costs and may set an upper payment limit for certain drugs.The board also has a 15-member advisory council that provides stakeholder input on prescription drug affordability to ensure they are informed. New cannabis consumption bus debuts in Denver During Friday's virtual meeting, there will be time for public comment where citizens can speak on whichever drug they are struggling to pay for. If a drug is found unaffordable, the board may set a payment limit.Any decisions made on Friday can be appealed within 60 days after the meeting.The meeting will take place on Zoom at 10 a.m., and there is still time to sign up and give pu...

Miami-Dade Police seek public’s assistance in identifying suspect involved in $50,000 cargo theft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:21 GMT

The Miami-Dade Police Department’s Organized Crime Bureau, Cargo Theft Squad, is reaching out to the public for assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a daring cargo theft incident that occurred on Sunday, May 28, 2023.According to investigators, on that day, a delivery truck was carrying out its routine route, making deliveries as scheduled. During one of its stops, the driver momentarily left the vehicle to deliver a package when an unknown subject entered the truck and drove away. The auto thief fled the scene with the valuable cargo still on board.The stolen truck was later located through GPS technology at the intersection of Southwest 104th Place and Southwest 14th Street. Although the truck was recovered, the cargo, valued at an estimated $49,000 to $50,000, was missing. Miami-Dade Police Department’s Economic Crimes Detective R. Siverio is leading the investigation and seeking the identity of the pictured suspect involved in this cargo-related auto theft...

TikTok to face European privacy fine by September

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:21 GMT

TikTok is set to face a privacy fine by early September for its handling of teenagers’ and children’s data, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.Europe’s network of national privacy regulators, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), on Wednesday resolved disagreements among agencies in an investigation into the popular video-sharing platform used by 125 million people in the bloc. Their decision kicks off a process giving TikTok’s lead privacy regulator in the EU, the Irish Data Protection Commission, a month to issue the final penalty and any potential measures. The size and details of the fine are unknown. The Irish data authority in 2021 started probing whether TikTok was respecting children’s privacy under the requirements of the EU’s landmark privacy rulebook, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Irish regulator wanted to check whether the Chinese-owned app ensured its default settings sufficiently ...

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate released from house arrest in Romania

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:21 GMT

(CNN) — Controversial internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been released from house arrest in Romania ahead of their trial on charges of human trafficking and rape, Bucharest’s Court of Appeals announced on Friday.The Tate brothers and two Romanian female accomplices were released from house arrest and put under judicial control for a period of 60 days from August 4 to October 2, according to a court statement.The suspects were under house arrest pending a criminal investigation for abuses committed against seven women, accusations they have denied.Tate was first arrested in the Romanian capital of Bucharest in December 2022, before he and his brother were detained in police custody until March.Andrew Tate has also been charged with raping one of the victims, while his brother Tristan was charged with inciting others to violence.Prosecutors have said the Tate brothers recruited their victims by seducing them and falsely claiming to want a relat...

Canton Little League team gets sendoff before New England Regional Championship

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:21 GMT

Community members in Canton gathered early Friday morning to give the town’s Little League team a sendoff as the players head to Connecticut for this year’s New England Regional Championship. The sendoff happened shortly before 7 a.m. Speaking with 7NEWS, Canton Little League coach Ryan Archibald noted the enthusiasm. “The best part has been the community support,” he said.The team now bound for Connecticut won Canton’s first ever state championship last weekend. In Connecticut, the team is next scheduled to take on Vermont’s state champion on Saturday.  “It’s been an amazing experience,”  Archibald said of the season to date. “The community has rallied around it and you can tell from talking to these kids, they’re having a blast.”The Canton Little League team is just three wins away from the Little League World Series scheduled to take place later this summer.

These pitchers already in the organization could boost the Orioles’ bullpen down the stretch

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:21 GMT

After acquiring starting pitcher Jack Flaherty from the St. Louis Cardinals with minutes to go before Tuesday’s trade deadline, the Orioles used the final moments of that ticking clock to pursue another reliever.They had snagged dynamic right-hander Shintaro Fujinami from the Oakland Athletics about two weeks ahead of the deadline, but Baltimore’s front office still sought to fortify the middle of manager Brandon Hyde’s bullpen. Their inability to do so means anyone else who arrives to boost a heavily used bullpen over the next two months will likely already be in the organization. The Orioles will notably get an extra bullpen spot in September when rosters expand.Almost half of the Orioles’ American League-best 67 victories have come in games they’ve won by one or two runs, prompting Hyde to frequently rely on All-Star relievers Yennier Cano and Félix Bautista. Cano has had some struggles of late, having pitched in about 50% of Baltimore’s g...

SWAT standoff: Possibly armed man barricades inside vehicle in Carlsbad

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:21 GMT

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- A SWAT standoff is underway in Carlsbad, the San Diego Police Department confirmed to FOX 5.A possibly armed man with a gun is reportedly experiencing a mental health crisis inside his vehicle on the 2700 block of Loker Avenue West, near Palomar Airport Road, authorities said.Police say there is currently no threat to public, but they are encouraging residents and motorists to avoid the area.Negotiators are on the scene.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Tijuana man accused in drug trafficking case extradited to San Diego

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:21 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A 35-year-old Tijuana man suspected of leading a group known as Los Cabos in Baja California was extradited from Mexico to face federal drug trafficking charges in San Diego, prosecutors said.Edgar Herrera Pardo, also known as "Caiman," who has been in custody since his arrest in Mexico on Aug. 5, 2019, arrived Wednesday in San Diego, Kelly Thornton with the Office of the United States Attorney Southern District of California said in a news release Thursday.On April 10, 2019, Pardo was indicted on suspicion of being a part of Los Cabos, a group that operates in Baja California to secure control of the region for Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), according to prosecutors. He faces a charge of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances for purpose of unlawful importation, prosecutors said. 2 US Navy sailors charged with providing sensitive military information to China “According to the government’s allegations, Herrera Pardo and his group of enforcers unle...