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NYPD arrests officer seen putting man in chokehold over the weekend

The New York Police Department officer seen on video putting a man into a chokehold during an arrest over the weekend was arrested and charged Thursday, the NYPD said in a statement.

He was arrested because of a computer error. Now he wants to fix the system.

When Detroit cops called Robert Williams, he thought it was a prank. But he had been misidentified by controversial facial recognition technology.

      

Attorney General Barr creates task force to investigate anti-government extremists

The Justice Department is taking aim at extremist groups that officials said sowed chaos during protests over the death of George Floyd.

      

These people bought homes without ever stepping inside

The first time Chad Lail set foot inside his new home was after he bought it.

Investigators solve 1982 murder of 8-year-old Ohio girl, link DNA to dead killer

Kelly Prosser was reportedly abducted while walking home from Indianola Elementary School on September 20, 1982.

      

Could DC become the 51st state? Here’s why is might not happen

The House bill, aptly named “H.R. 51,” would allow for the admission of a new state, called Washington, Douglass Commonwealth after Fredrick Douglass.

      

The hard truth about the Facebook ad boycott

For years, Facebook has been viewed as one of the only truly indispensable digital advertising platforms for big and small businesses looking to reach the social network’s vast audience. Even as the company lurched from one controversy to the next, and…

Slaves band will change name due to ‘racial connotations,’ follows Lady A, The Chicks

In a joint statement, the American band Slaves announced its upcoming album “To Better Days” will be its last released under its current band name.

      

This huge Wayfair 4th of July sale will save you tons on furniture, appliances and more

Shop this massive 4th of July Wayfair sale to score amazing deals on appliances, outdoor seating, mattresses and more—shop our top picks.

      

People are calling for museums to be abolished. Can whitewashed American history be rewritten?

After years of resisting calls for its removal, New York’s American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) has asked the city to dislodge from its front steps an equestrian monument to Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth US president, which depicts him char…

This Dollar General worker witnessed 3 armed robberies. The 4th time, he had a gun

In the year before Dave Dukes killed a man who was trying to rob the store where he worked, he’d witnessed three other robberies.

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