By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A former Houston police captain was charged Tuesday with running a man off the road and pointing a gun to his head two weeks before the election as part of a baseless voter fraud conspiracy theory, the Harris County district attorney said in a statement.Mark Anthony Aguirre, 63, was paid more than a quarter-million dollars by a Houston-based private citizens group investigating unsubstantiated 2020 election fraud claims, prosecutors said.On October 16, Aguirre asked a lieutenant with the Texas Attorney General’s Office to conduct a...…By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A former Houston police captain was charged Tuesday with running a man off the road and pointing a gun to his head two weeks before the election as part of a baseless voter fraud conspiracy theory, the Harris County district attorney said in a statement.Mark Anthony Aguirre, 63, was paid more than a quarter-million dollars by a Houston-based private citizens group investigating unsubstantiated 2020 election fraud claims, prosecutors said.On October 16, Aguirre asked a lieutenant with the Texas Attorney General’s Office to conduct a...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A lawyer says his client shot and killed a last Saturday because the man began to raise an assault rifle at his client, the lawyer said in a news release issued Friday.The lawyer, Clint Broden of Dallas, identified his client as Daniel Perry and said he was an active duty sergeant in the Army. Broden said he was releasing Perry’s name in an attempt to correct misinformation in the media.Last Saturday night, Perry was working as a driver for a ride-share company to make extra money and had just dropped off a client when he encountered the...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A lawyer says his client shot and killed a last Saturday because the man began to raise an assault rifle at his client, the lawyer said in a news release issued Friday.The lawyer, Clint Broden of Dallas, identified his client as Daniel Perry and said he was an active duty sergeant in the Army. Broden said he was releasing Perry’s name in an attempt to correct misinformation in the media.Last Saturday night, Perry was working as a driver for a ride-share company to make extra money and had just dropped off a client when he encountered the...WW…

(CNN)With jury deliberations inin the death of expected next week, Minneapolis and other US cities are preparing for protests and possible civil unrest.The verdict in one of the most closely watched police brutality trials in decades could come next week as the Minneapolis metropolitan area and other cities reel from police-involved deaths, including the in Brooklyn Center last weekend just miles from the courthouse. Chicago has been on edge this week since authorities released body-worn camera footage showing an officer firing a single shot that who had been holding a handgun he appeared...…(CNN)With jury deliberations inin the death of expected next week, Minneapolis and other US cities are preparing for protests and possible civil unrest.The verdict in one of the most closely watched police brutality trials in decades could come next week as the Minneapolis metropolitan area and other cities reel from police-involved deaths, including the in Brooklyn Center last weekend just miles from the courthouse. Chicago has been on edge this week since authorities released body-worn camera footage showing an officer firing a single shot that who had been holding a handgun he appeared...WW…

(CNN)One person was killed and at least five others were injured when people in two vehicles shot at each other on a Fort Worth, Texas, freeway Friday night, officials said.The two vehicles, which police say each had several occupants, were traveling eastbound on the Southwest Loop of the 820 freeway just after 10 p.m. local time when people began shooting for unknown reasons, according to police.Stray bullets hit a woman driving an unrelated vehicle and a man who was inside his house on the service road, police said.A 19-year-old male died early Saturday in the ICU, according to the...…(CNN)One person was killed and at least five others were injured when people in two vehicles shot at each other on a Fort Worth, Texas, freeway Friday night, officials said.The two vehicles, which police say each had several occupants, were traveling eastbound on the Southwest Loop of the 820 freeway just after 10 p.m. local time when people began shooting for unknown reasons, according to police.Stray bullets hit a woman driving an unrelated vehicle and a man who was inside his house on the service road, police said.A 19-year-old male died early Saturday in the ICU, according to the...WW…

(CNN)The Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill legalizing simple possession of marijuana, to modify its laws around cannabis use and possession that disproportionately jailed Black people for nonviolent offenses.The new law, which goes into effect July 1, allows anyone in the state 21 or older to possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana. The law also "modifies several other criminal penalties related to marijuana, and imposes limits on dissemination of criminal history record information related to certain marijuana offenses," according to ."Virginia led and made history once again...…(CNN)The Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill legalizing simple possession of marijuana, to modify its laws around cannabis use and possession that disproportionately jailed Black people for nonviolent offenses.The new law, which goes into effect July 1, allows anyone in the state 21 or older to possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana. The law also "modifies several other criminal penalties related to marijuana, and imposes limits on dissemination of criminal history record information related to certain marijuana offenses," according to ."Virginia led and made history once again...WW…

(CNN)The former owners of a girls' boarding school in Missouri are facing more than 100 felony charges between them related to the abuse of 16 victims at the school, according to charging documents. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced charges against Boyd and Stephanie Householder, the former owners and operators of the Circle of Hope Girls Ranch and Boarding School, in a. Boyd Householder faces 80 counts, including multiple counts of 2nd Degree Statutory Rape, 2nd Degree Statutory Sodomy, Sexual Contact with a Student, Abuse or Neglect of a Child, one count of 2nd Degree Child...…(CNN)The former owners of a girls' boarding school in Missouri are facing more than 100 felony charges between them related to the abuse of 16 victims at the school, according to charging documents. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced charges against Boyd and Stephanie Householder, the former owners and operators of the Circle of Hope Girls Ranch and Boarding School, in a. Boyd Householder faces 80 counts, including multiple counts of 2nd Degree Statutory Rape, 2nd Degree Statutory Sodomy, Sexual Contact with a Student, Abuse or Neglect of a Child, one count of 2nd Degree Child...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Following widespread power outages during a series of that left many Texas residents in the dark for days, the head of the organization overseeing the state’s power grid has been fired.Bill Magness, president and CEO of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), was terminated from his contract by the organization’s board of directors after an emergency meeting Wednesday night.In a statement sent to CNN, ERCOT says the board “directed the Corporate Secretary to exercise the 60 days’ termination notice” to Magness pursuant to the employee...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Following widespread power outages during a series of that left many Texas residents in the dark for days, the head of the organization overseeing the state’s power grid has been fired.Bill Magness, president and CEO of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), was terminated from his contract by the organization’s board of directors after an emergency meeting Wednesday night.In a statement sent to CNN, ERCOT says the board “directed the Corporate Secretary to exercise the 60 days’ termination notice” to Magness pursuant to the employee...WW…

(CNN)A Texas public health doctor charged with stealing a vial of was trying to use leftover doses so they wouldn't go to waste, his attorney said Friday. Dr. Hasan Gokal has been charged with theft by a public servant, a misdemeanor that carries a penalty of up to one year in jail and a $4,000 fine, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg's office .Gokal is accused of taking a vial with nine doses on December 29, 2020. He was working at a vaccination site in Humble, north of Houston, Ogg said. Authorities contend the doctor "disregarded county protocols in place to ensure vaccine is not...…(CNN)A Texas public health doctor charged with stealing a vial of was trying to use leftover doses so they wouldn't go to waste, his attorney said Friday. Dr. Hasan Gokal has been charged with theft by a public servant, a misdemeanor that carries a penalty of up to one year in jail and a $4,000 fine, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg's office .Gokal is accused of taking a vial with nine doses on December 29, 2020. He was working at a vaccination site in Humble, north of Houston, Ogg said. Authorities contend the doctor "disregarded county protocols in place to ensure vaccine is not...WW…

(CNN)Tillie Dybing is a survivor.At the age of 107, the Minnesota woman recently beat Covid-19 after being diagnosed this fall, according to officials at the Ecumen Detroit Lakes community home, where she has lived since 2015.This isn't the first pandemic Dybing has lived through. Born in 1913, she was almost 5 years old when the 1918 flu pandemic hit her family farm in North Dakota, she told."My folks got sick and they were in bed, and I'd run into the bed and my Dad said, 'Can't you find another place to run,'" she said.Throughout her life, Dybing endured other losses, including the...…(CNN)Tillie Dybing is a survivor.At the age of 107, the Minnesota woman recently beat Covid-19 after being diagnosed this fall, according to officials at the Ecumen Detroit Lakes community home, where she has lived since 2015.This isn't the first pandemic Dybing has lived through. Born in 1913, she was almost 5 years old when the 1918 flu pandemic hit her family farm in North Dakota, she told."My folks got sick and they were in bed, and I'd run into the bed and my Dad said, 'Can't you find another place to run,'" she said.Throughout her life, Dybing endured other losses, including the...WW…

(CNN)A New Mexico police officer is out of a job and facing an involuntary manslaughter charge after he allegedly used a vascular neck restraint on a man during a traffic stop. Police body camera footage shows the February struggle involving Antonio Valenzuela, who died after Las Cruces officer Christopher Smelser was heard saying, "I'm going to f**king choke you out, bro."The city informed Smelser on Friday of its intent to fire him. The four-year veteran of the force had been on administrative leave since the incident. "Words are insufficient to bring comfort to Antonio Valenzuela's...…(CNN)A New Mexico police officer is out of a job and facing an involuntary manslaughter charge after he allegedly used a vascular neck restraint on a man during a traffic stop. Police body camera footage shows the February struggle involving Antonio Valenzuela, who died after Las Cruces officer Christopher Smelser was heard saying, "I'm going to f**king choke you out, bro."The city informed Smelser on Friday of its intent to fire him. The four-year veteran of the force had been on administrative leave since the incident. "Words are insufficient to bring comfort to Antonio Valenzuela's...WW…