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Video: Chicago boy wasn’t holding gun when shot by officer

CHICAGO (AP) — Disturbing body camera video released after public outcry over the Chicago police shooting of a 13-year-old boy shows the youth appearing to drop a handgun and begin raising his hands less than a second before an officer ...

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Police: 8 dead in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before apparently taking his own life in a late-night attack at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, police said, in the latest in a spate of mass ...

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Parole officer sued by woman he shot

A transgender woman shot by her parole officer outside a motel in Ontario County has filed a federal lawsuit against the officer. The plaintiff, Chanel Hines, was shot five times by New York state parole officer Jeffrey Smith on Nov. ...

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Bar Foundation seeks grant applications

The Monroe County Bar Association Foundation is now accepting grant applications. For more information, and to apply for a grant, visit: https://mcba.org/foundation/grants.aspx. Applications are due by 5 p.m. April 30. Previous recipients include Rochester Teen Court, Rochester Legal Diversity Clerkship ...

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Biden administration eases immigration entry rule

A controversial interpretation of the country’s “public charge rule” has ended with the Biden administration, bringing a collective sigh of relief to both immigrants and their attorneys. “Technically speaking, the public charge rule has not ended. It’s a cornerstone of ...

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Hilton school principal charged with sexually abusing 9 students

HILTON — A Hilton elementary school principal was charged with sexually abusing nine students during school in a case that prosecutors say goes back at least four years. Kirk Ashton, the longtime principal of Northwood Elementary School in Hilton, was ...

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Defense rests without Chauvin testimony at murder trial

MINNEAPOLIS — The defense at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd rested its case Thursday without putting Chauvin on the stand, presenting a total of two days of testimony to the prosecution’s ...

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Judge won’t sanction city lawyers

A federal judge declined to sanction attorneys for the city of Rochester who have failed to comply with discovery deadlines in a police brutality lawsuit. Plaintiff David Vann filed the complaint in May 2018 against the city of Rochester, the ...

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Athletic trainers renew push for state licensing requirement

When Phil LoNigro’s heart stopped beating as he officiated a scholastic football game last month on Long Island, the certified athletic trainers for the participating high schools rushed to his aid and helped save his life. Dan DeSimone of East ...

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Minnesota cop will be charged in shooting of Black motorist

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — A prosecutor said Wednesday that he will charge a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer with second-degree manslaughter for killing 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright in a shooting that ignited days of unrest and clashes between ...

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Expert blames George Floyd’s death on heart rhythm problem

MINNEAPOLIS — George Floyd died of a sudden heart rhythm problem due to his heart disease while being restrained by police, a retired forensic pathologist testified for the defense Wednesday at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, contradicting several experts ...

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