×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Crime. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.17-year-old Black high school student did not actually shoot an officer before police killed him inside a school bathroom last week is prompting calls for police body camera footage and the involvement of a prominent civil rights attorney.Officers fatally shot Anthony Thompson Jr., a junior at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, on April 12 after the Knoxville Police Department responded to a report of someone “possibly” armed with a handgun inside the school.AdvertisementIn an interview with...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Crime. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.17-year-old Black high school student did not actually shoot an officer before police killed him inside a school bathroom last week is prompting calls for police body camera footage and the involvement of a prominent civil rights attorney.Officers fatally shot Anthony Thompson Jr., a junior at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, on April 12 after the Knoxville Police Department responded to a report of someone “possibly” armed with a handgun inside the school.AdvertisementIn an interview with...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Former President tore into Senate Minority Leader (R-Ky.) during a political fundraiser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Saturday, calling him a “dumb son of a bitch,” while also ridiculing McConnell’s wife, .Trump was speaking at a Republican National Committee gathering in Palm Beach when he criticized McConnell and fellow for, in his opinion, not doing enough to overturn the 2020 election ― including during the Jan. 6 election certification of President .AdvertisementDuring that certification, Trump...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Former President tore into Senate Minority Leader (R-Ky.) during a political fundraiser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Saturday, calling him a “dumb son of a bitch,” while also ridiculing McConnell’s wife, .Trump was speaking at a Republican National Committee gathering in Palm Beach when he criticized McConnell and fellow for, in his opinion, not doing enough to overturn the 2020 election ― including during the Jan. 6 election certification of President .AdvertisementDuring that certification, Trump...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Two U.S. Capitol Police officers have filed a federal lawsuit against former President that blames him for physical and emotional injuries they sustained during the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot.“Trump, by his words and conduct, directed the mob that stormed the Capitol and assaulted and battered James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby,” states the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia.AdvertisementBoth officers, Maryland residents, seek more than $75,000 in compensatory damages, plus...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Two U.S. Capitol Police officers have filed a federal lawsuit against former President that blames him for physical and emotional injuries they sustained during the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot.“Trump, by his words and conduct, directed the mob that stormed the Capitol and assaulted and battered James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby,” states the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia.AdvertisementBoth officers, Maryland residents, seek more than $75,000 in compensatory damages, plus...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×In a heated exchange in the Senate on Thursday, Sen. (R-Ky.) challenged on his understanding of whether people can get reinfected with COVID-19, telling the nation’s top infectious disease expert that wearing two masks is “just theater.”Fauci was quick to give a lesson on the dangers of different coronavirus strains.“If you’ve had the vaccine and you’re wearing two masks, isn’t that theater?” Paul asked Fauci, who has been vaccinated and has advised people to to better prevent the spread of the virus. Paul and...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×In a heated exchange in the Senate on Thursday, Sen. (R-Ky.) challenged on his understanding of whether people can get reinfected with COVID-19, telling the nation’s top infectious disease expert that wearing two masks is “just theater.”Fauci was quick to give a lesson on the dangers of different coronavirus strains.“If you’ve had the vaccine and you’re wearing two masks, isn’t that theater?” Paul asked Fauci, who has been vaccinated and has advised people to to better prevent the spread of the virus. Paul and...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×An internal watchdog found evidence that committed potential ethics violations while serving as transportation secretary under President , but the Justice Department declined to open an investigation.Evidence collected by the Department of Transportation’s inspector general found that Chao had used her taxpayer-funded staff and office to do various personal tasks, as well as to help promote her wealthy family’s shipping business and sales of her father’s biography, according to the released on...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×An internal watchdog found evidence that committed potential ethics violations while serving as transportation secretary under President , but the Justice Department declined to open an investigation.Evidence collected by the Department of Transportation’s inspector general found that Chao had used her taxpayer-funded staff and office to do various personal tasks, as well as to help promote her wealthy family’s shipping business and sales of her father’s biography, according to the released on...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A Florida lawyer known for to warn local beachgoers about rising deaths could be facing court sanctions after he tried to sue the state’s governor for refusing to shut down beaches during the pandemic.Lawyers for Gov. (R) urged a state appellate court on Friday to sanction Santa Rosa Beach attorney Daniel Uhlfelder for filing what they called a “frivolous” appeal in a lawsuit first brought in March ― an appeal that DeSantis’ office claimed wasted “many hours” of its time.AdvertisementThe lower court had...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A Florida lawyer known for to warn local beachgoers about rising deaths could be facing court sanctions after he tried to sue the state’s governor for refusing to shut down beaches during the pandemic.Lawyers for Gov. (R) urged a state appellate court on Friday to sanction Santa Rosa Beach attorney Daniel Uhlfelder for filing what they called a “frivolous” appeal in a lawsuit first brought in March ― an appeal that DeSantis’ office claimed wasted “many hours” of its time.AdvertisementThe lower court had...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Conspiracy theoristdenounced President-elect ’s White House victory before a crowd of supporters on Saturday, declaring that “we will never recognize” Biden and that he “will be removed one way or another.”“We will never back down to the satanic pedophile globalist new world order and their walking-dead reanimated corpse . And we will never recognize him,” the far-right radio host shouted from a stage at the second so-called Million MAGA March in Washington. He added: “So I don’t know who’s going to the White...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Conspiracy theoristdenounced President-elect ’s White House victory before a crowd of supporters on Saturday, declaring that “we will never recognize” Biden and that he “will be removed one way or another.”“We will never back down to the satanic pedophile globalist new world order and their walking-dead reanimated corpse . And we will never recognize him,” the far-right radio host shouted from a stage at the second so-called Million MAGA March in Washington. He added: “So I don’t know who’s going to the White...WW…

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost News. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Dr. has warned that Christmas and may bring more cases than the surge anticipated from Thanksgiving due to the number of days people are likely to spend celebrating with family and friends.The nation’s top infectious disease specialist shared some of his concerns with ’s John Berman on Monday, as hospitals across the country begin to report a rise of cases following the Nov. 26 Thanksgiving Day holiday.“My...…US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost News. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Dr. has warned that Christmas and may bring more cases than the surge anticipated from Thanksgiving due to the number of days people are likely to spend celebrating with family and friends.The nation’s top infectious disease specialist shared some of his concerns with ’s John Berman on Monday, as hospitals across the country begin to report a rise of cases following the Nov. 26 Thanksgiving Day holiday.“My...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A senior adviser to President ’s reelection campaign said he expects Trump will secure far more electoral votes on Election Day but that will try to “steal” his reelection in the days after. His comments come as Trump tries to prevent mail-in ballots received after Tuesday from being counted.“If you speak with many smart Democrats, they believe that President Trump will be ahead on election night, probably getting 280 electoral [votes], somewhere in that range,” adviser told on Sunday. At least 270 electoral...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A senior adviser to President ’s reelection campaign said he expects Trump will secure far more electoral votes on Election Day but that will try to “steal” his reelection in the days after. His comments come as Trump tries to prevent mail-in ballots received after Tuesday from being counted.“If you speak with many smart Democrats, they believe that President Trump will be ahead on election night, probably getting 280 electoral [votes], somewhere in that range,” adviser told on Sunday. At least 270 electoral...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The entire living within downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row neighborhood must be provided housing by Oct. 18, a federal judge ordered Tuesday, citing a need for “immediate, life-saving action” following years of negligence, racism and financial corruption by local officials.“This ever-worsening public health and safety emergency demands immediate, life-saving action. The City and County of Los Angeles have shown themselves to be unable or unwilling to devise effective solutions to L.A.’s homelessness crisis,” U.S....…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The entire living within downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row neighborhood must be provided housing by Oct. 18, a federal judge ordered Tuesday, citing a need for “immediate, life-saving action” following years of negligence, racism and financial corruption by local officials.“This ever-worsening public health and safety emergency demands immediate, life-saving action. The City and County of Los Angeles have shown themselves to be unable or unwilling to devise effective solutions to L.A.’s homelessness crisis,” U.S....WW…