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Like other more militant Black leaders and organizers during the racial upheaval of the late 1960s and early 1970s, Brown decried heavy-handed policing in Black communities. He once stated that violence was as American as cherry pie. Violence is a part of America's culture, he said during a 1967 news conference. America taught the black people to be violent. We will use that violence to rid ourselves of oppression, if necessary. We will be free by any means necessary.

More than a year and a half after a group of pro-Palestinian activists were accused of causing extensive property damage at Stanford University's executive offices, five of the original defendants are set to stand trial next month on felony vandalism charges. The five defendants proceeding to trial are Maya Burke, German Gonzalez, Taylor McCann, Hunter Taylor Black and Amy Zhai. The rest of original 12 defendants have entered a court-supervised mental health diversion program that allows them to avoid criminal prosecution.

"While many individuals describe the practice positively, some have raised concerns about their experiences with Soarbody, including reports of inappropriate comments, conduct, and practices,"

The Coast Guard is pushing for more ships, aircraft, and personnel to keeppace with the record flow of drugs heading toward the US. Recent drug offloads from Coast Guard cutters rank among the largest in the service's history, and leaders saythe flow of narcoticsthrough the eastern Pacific and Caribbean continues to rise. "From a service perspective, I'd say we need assets," Cmdr. Chris Guy, commanding officer of the Coast Guard's South Tactical Law Enforcement Team, told Business Insider.

Binder is following through on a promise he made before being appointed, that he would bring back former Undersheriff Chris Hsiung, who resigned in June 2024 while he was fired sheriff Christina Corpus' undersheriff. After quitting as Corpus' undersheriff, Hsiung co-founded a nonprofit called The Curve, which promotes changing police culture. He is taking a leave of absence to serve as Binder's undersheriff.

The dollar traded in a narrow range on Tuesday, with investors awaiting key US data to refine expectations for the Federal Reserve's next policy move. Despite markets pricing an 81% probability of a December rate cut, the greenback has yet to show a decisive downside break, reflecting caution ahead of this week's releases. Treasury yields were broadly steady, with the 10-year holding near 4.03% after slipping in the previous sessions.

The following allegations against Meta come from the brief filed in an unprecedented multidistrict litigation. More than 1,800 plaintiffs - including children and parents, school districts, and state attorneys general - have joined together in a suit alleging that the parent companies behind Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube "relentlessly pursued a strategy of growth at all costs, recklessly ignoring the impact of their products on children's mental and physical health," according to their master complaint.

I've been stranded in too many hour-plus airport security lines to count. When I arrive at the train station, I simply wait for my track to be announced, which typically occurs 15 minutes before departure, and then board the train when it arrives. There aren't any annoying security lines or shuttles to take between terminals, so I can get to the train station around 30 minutes before the train leaves.

HOUSTON More than 100 homes have been damaged after a tornado touched down in a residential area outside Houston, authorities in Texas said Monday. No injuries were reported. Photos and drone video posted on Facebook by the Harris County Precinct 3 constable showed roofs with shingles ripped off. Some debris blocked roads. The damage affected the Memorial Northwest neighborhood, according to the office of Mark Herman, the constable.

Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Sunday they'd made progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war but provided scant details after discussing the American proposal to achieve peace that has sparked concerns among many of Washington's European allies that the plan is too conciliatory to Moscow. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said high-stakes talks in Geneva were "very worthwhile" and constituted the most productive day in "a very long time." "I feel very optimistic that we can get something done," Rubio said.

Built in just eight days in the Everglades wetlands, the facility was intended to hold up to 5,000 federal immigration detainees. In July, around 1,800 people were confined there in groups of thirty-two inside disaster-relief tents, where conditions reportedly swung between extreme cold and heat, with sewage hauled out and drinking water brought in. Speaking to the Associated Press, migrant detainees and their lawyers described worm-infested food, swarms of mosquitoes, windowless cells, flooded floors with fecal waste, and insufficient showers and toilets.

A top military intelligence official issued a memo this month warning Army servicemembers of foreign adversaries' continued attempts to gather intelligence by targeting personnel, including civilians and their families, via fake companies and recruiters. The Nov. 13 message authored by Army deputy chief of staff for intelligence Lt. Gen. Anthony R. Hale was sent to over a million soldiers and civilians in the Army apparatus.

People can act badly enough to void their right to a jury of 12, New York's highest court found. In a unanimous Nov. 20 ruling, the Court of Appeals said that criminal defendant Derek Sargeant forfeited that right by confronting a jury foreperson outside their home as part of a pressure campaign to get them to vote not guilty.

"Silence is no longer an option. It is time to stand up. Financial support is needed to defend the truth." Accused of framing Karen Read for murder and now gearing up for a lengthy court battle, several witnesses from the high-profile case are appealing to the public for help clearing their names. "We stayed silent, trusting the justice system to correct the record and protect the witnesses who cooperated in good faith. It hasn't,"

The city is tightening its contracting rules amid threats of a lawsuit if it doesn't cut ties with the controversial vendor Flock Safety. Strictly speaking, Berkeley owns the data, but the tools used to gather and store it are made by Flock Safety, a company that provides surveillance technologies including automated license plate readers, drones, and gunshot detectors to thousands of law enforcement agencies and communities across the U.S.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Colorado State quarterback Darius Curry and offensive lineman Liam Wortmann have been suspended for the Rams' final regular-season game for spitting on Boise State players during the second half of Saturday night's game in Boise, Idaho. A video on social media showed Curry spitting at defensive lineman Jayden Virgin-Morgan, who had blocked Curry while a Boise State player returned what he thought was a live ball on a backward pass that hit the ground.

Frederic was accused of turning against a sign on the 5600 block of Los Positas Road, resulting in his truck becoming stuck at about 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 22, 2020. He allegedly exited the truck to warn a nearby business owner of his predicament, and shortly thereafter the Mercedes slammed into the Kenworth. All three teens died from blunt force trauma.

Timothy George Jr., 27, was charged with human trafficking, pimping, and pandering, all felonies, after his arrest on Nov. 19, court records show. George, a Martinez resident, is a rapper who uses the stage name Lil T1mmy and whose music has garnered 5.2 million views on YouTube. Authorities say they reviewed his private messages on Instagram during an investigation that started in Oakland, when the alleged victim robbed the same lingeries store twice in a week.

Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) may be delightfully tiny, but it punches far above its weight, especially when it comes to the year-end travel rush. A new analysis by Upgraded Points ranked the West Palm Beach airport No. 1 in the nation for international holiday travel thanks to exceptionally short customs wait times. The company told Travel + Leisure passengers had to wait an average of just 3.8 minutes, the shortest of all 41 major airports analyzed.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart dismissed backup offensive lineman Nyier Daniels on Monday, a day after he was arrested for allegedly driving more than 150 mph while attempting to flee police in Commerce, Georgia. Daniels, from Newark, New Jersey, faces more than a dozen criminal charges and was being held Monday on $21,000 bond in the Jackson County Jail in Jefferson, Georgia.

The report also notes that while the "volume of traffic has returned," since pandemic lows, "travel patterns have shifted." In fact traffic congestion delays are "no longer confined to the traditional weekday rush hours; instead, they're spreading to midday, midweek and even weekends." This is driven by the rise of hybrid working schedules, which allow flexibility in the traditional 9-to-5 workday.

Gold prices remained close to the level seen during the last few trading sessions ahead of this week's economic releases and amid the latest geopolitical developments. The metal has struggled to gain traction after the rapidly changing interest rate expectations. However, the probability of a December move jumped to around 71%, up from roughly 40% last week following remarks from New York Fed President John Williams, which could limit downside risks for gold.

Entering Saturday's 31-10 loss at Stanford, Wilcox had won four consecutive Big Games and led the team to a third consecutive bowl-eligible season, but the meltdown proved too much to keep his job. After careful consideration, we believe the time has come for new leadership, Bears football general manager Ron Rivera said in a statement. We wish Justin the best of luck in his future endeavors.

Simpson was acquitted of the murders in 1995, but he was found liable for $33 million in a civil lawsuit filed by the victims' families in 1997. The Goldman family collected only a small part of the award, and Ron Goldman's father, Fred Goldman, is also unlikely to recover much from the estate, report the Los Angeles Times, WATE and the Associated Press. The estate is valued at less than $600,000, and administrative expenses and an IRS debt must be paid first.

An altercation at a local liquor store in Fall River on Saturday may have led to the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man, according to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office. In a release, the district attorney's office said that at around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Fall River police received a 911 call to the area of Leonard's Package Store located at 1331 Pleasant St. for "men fighting."

She was 7 years old when the two-day attack began on Tulsa's Greenwood district on May 31, 1921, after a local newspaper published a sensationalized report about a Black man accused of assaulting a white woman. As a white mob grew outside the courthouse, Black Tulsans with guns who hoped to prevent the man's lynching began showing up. White residents responded with overwhelming force.