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The girlfriend of a black man killed by a Minnesota police officer during a traffic stop was expected to return to the witness stand Tuesday in the officer's manslaughter trial, which opened with differing accounts about whether he saw Philando Castile's gun before firing. Officer Jeronimo Yanez is charged in the July 6 death of Castile, a 32-year-old elementary school cafeteria worker, in a St. Paul suburb.
In this May 11, 2017, file photo, Phil Murphy participates in a Democratic gubernatorial primary debate in Newark, N.J. New Jersey voters are heading to the polls to pick their candidates to succeed Republican Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday, June 6. less FILE- In this May 11, 2017, file photo, Phil Murphy participates in a Democratic gubernatorial primary debate in Newark, N.J. New Jersey voters are heading to the polls to pick their candidates to succeed ... more FILE- In this May 18, 2017 file photo, New Jersey Lt.
VHB partnered with the city of Burlington and Green Mountain Transit to deliver the new Downtown Transit Center in Burlington, Vermont. From every phase of project development - including planning, feasibility and concept design, environmental documentation, final design, and construction phase services - VHB helped transform transit in Vermont.
U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced Monday more than $390,000 in funding for airports in Bluefield and Logan. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the grants to the Mercer County and Logan County airporty authorities, which will be used to restore and repair airport and runway areas.
Latino voters appear poised to power one of their own, California Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez, to victory Tuesday in a special congressional election that has turned into a test of the power of two ascendant minority communities. Both finalists for the seat are Democrats who emerged from the April primary as the top two vote-getters in this decidedly blue district in Los Angeles County.
Yanez trial opens, highlights different views of shooting Castile's last words were "I wasn't reaching for it" in reference to his permitted gun Check out this story on sctimes.com: http://on.sctimes.com/2rYjYSc St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez, left, and his attorney Tom Kelly, right, leave the Ramsey County Courthouse, Tuesday, May 30, in St. Paul. ST. PAUL - The trial of a Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a black motorist opened Monday with attorneys offering sharply different accounts of whether the officer saw the motorist's gun before he began firing.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to sign a memorandum of agreement with Trump's Justice Department that would include an independent monitor of the Chicago Police Department but no court enforcement. Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to sign a memorandum of agreement with Trump's Justice Department that would include an independent monitor of the Chicago Police Department but no court enforcement.
People arrive at a staging center setup by the Orange County Sheriff's Office after a deadly shooting Monday in Orlando, Florida. A man who was fired from a Florida awning factory in April returned Monday with a gun and methodically killed several people, then took his own life, authorities said.
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi charged that President Trump's grounds for withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement "was totally not factual." "What the president based his decision on is a memo that is totally false," Pelosi said Monday on ABC's The View .
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy slammed opponent J.B. Pritzker Sunday, saying that the billionaire businessman doesn't "deserve" to be governor. Kennedy's comments came in response to a Tribune report that Pritzker expressed interest in the post of state treasurer in response to then-governor Rod Blagojevich's efforts to get him to bite on the Senate seat made available by the election of Barack Obama.
Germany's largest bank has asked for more time to respond to a request from Democrats on a U.S. House of Representatives panel for details about U.S. President Donald Trump's possible ties to Russia, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday. external counsel sent a letter dated Friday June 2 to the Democrats saying it needed additional time, the source told Reuters.
The Russia maelstrom raging around Donald Trump's presidency reaches a momentous plot twist this week with a quintessential Washington drama set to unfold when ex-FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate. Comey will appear before the Senate intelligence committee on Thursday, with lawmakers seeking answers as to whether he believes the President sought to obstruct his Russia probe or demanded his loyalty before he fired Comey.
The president's allies, both within the White House and in friendly media outlets, say the answer is yes. Trump himself has complained repeatedly that he is being victimized by underhanded leaks.
Nineteen lawmakers are testing their luck at the Supreme Court, asking the justices to take up a case on whether military reservists' unfair dismissal claims can be forced into arbitration by their civilian bosses. Because the case involves veterans' rights, the legislators say they are hopeful the Supreme Court of John Roberts will temper its usual affinity for agreements waiving employees' right to sue.
Did Rep. Maxine Waters shove a reporter after an interview that quickly became confrontational? That certainly has been the subject of back-and-forth Twitter conversations between reporter Michael Tracey and several others. Tracey tweeted that Waters "shoved" him after he asked a question that seemed to have angered the California Democrat.
New York governor declares first Sunday in June as Shimon Peres Day in honor of 'one of Israel's founding fathers' Some 40,000 people from over 250 organizations took part in a parade along Manhattan's Fifth Avenue on Sunday to show their support for Israel. The "Celebrate Israel" parade was held under the banner of "Celebrate Israel All Together."
Several people were killed in the terror attack at the h... . La primera ministra britanica, Theresa May, hace una declaracion frente a su oficina en 10 Downing Street, Londres, despues de encabezar una reunion de funcionarios de emergencias del gobierno, el domingo 4 de junio de 2017.
The crowd rose to its feet and roared its approval as Sen. Jeff Sessions bounded onto the stage at the Breakers, an exclusive resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Stephen Miller, an aide to the Alabama Republican, handed him a glass trophy honoring his bravery as a lawmaker.
Watch Atlanta television long enough and you're bound to see a young congressional candidate pledging to cut "wasteful spending" and make "both parties in Washington" be "accountable to you." Yet follow Jon Ossoff in Georgia's 6th Congressional District and you'll see the 30-year-old Democrat joining fellow millennials for happy hour, convening a group of women's health advocates and hosting specific minority groups across Atlanta's northern suburbs.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, of Michigan, answers questions from members of the media after speaking at a press conference about her American Jobs Agenda at Rogers Foam Automotive Corporation on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, in Flint. Stabenow aims to revitalize Michigan's job force with her proposed Make It In America Act and Bring Jobs Home Act, and by promoting stronger trade enforcement with other nations.