Elite police units face renewed scrutiny after Tyre Nichols case
The Nichols killing revived debate over plainclothes anti crime squads like Memphis SCORPION. Officials defend them as targeted tools against guns and gangs, while advocates cite overpolicing and repeated civil rights abuses in Black and brown neighborhoods.
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Winter Weather Grounds Flights Across U S Texas Aids Fatality
Winter weather snarls travel nationwide with 1,700 plus flight cancellations and numerous auto crashes. In Texas two law officers were seriously injured and Austin reported at least one fatality amid ice. FlightAware notes 900 plus flights affected at Dallas Fort Worth and 250 plus at Dallas Love Field as the storm moved in from Monday. A winter weather advisory stretched across Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana and Ohio.
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Boeing delivers last 747 jumbo jet
Boeing delivers its final 747 jumbo jet in Seattle marking the end of an icon that began in 1969. The 1,574th built, destined for Atlas Air, ends a era as rivals push newer, more efficient wide-body models. Thousands of workers gathered for the farewell ceremony.
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Four Haiti presidential slaying suspects in U S custody
U S officials say four key suspects in Haitian president Jovenel Moise's 2021 murder have been moved to the United States for prosecution amid threats that deter local judges in Haiti. Suspects include James Solages Joseph Vincent Christian Emmanuel Sanon and German Rivera Garcia.
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United States
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Target shooting leads to fatal police confrontation
Omaha police shot and killed a gunman who entered a Target in Omaha with an AR-15 style rifle and 13 loaded magazines. No victims were found after officers searched the store as panicked shoppers hid. at least 29 911 calls were received around noon, and all customers and workers were evacuated.
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Man killed in West Sixth Street crash. Martinez faces lengthy sentence
In a head on collision on West Sixth Street a Denali struck a Passat. The driver Martinez was found unconscious then charged after a blood test showed a .26 BAC. Henderson, a passenger in the Passat, died at the scene. Martinez faces up to 172 months for manslaughter and 136 months for aggravated battery with possible consecutive terms. Sentencing set for March 9. Henderson, a Lawrence resident with ties to Tonganoxie, was remembered as a cheerful, tech-loving young man by his grandmother.
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