Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.Scott Nichols, a balloon artist, was riding home on his scooter from the protests engulfing Minneapolis last weekend when he was struck by a rubber bullet fired from a cluster of police officers in riot gear."I just pulled over and put my hands up,...…Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.Scott Nichols, a balloon artist, was riding home on his scooter from the protests engulfing Minneapolis last weekend when he was struck by a rubber bullet fired from a cluster of police officers in riot gear."I just pulled over and put my hands up,...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/e3c4cc4d60d1bd194b24b73db07af8b0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/e3c4cc4d60d1bd194b24b73db07af8b0Click to copyRelated topicsSILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two former University of Maryland men’s basketball players accused makers of the “Fortnite” video game of misappropriating a dance move that the ex-teammates popularized.U.S. District Judge Paul Grimm in Maryland ruled Friday that the Copyright Act preempts claims that Jared Nickens and Jaylen Brantley filed in February 2019 against Epic Games Inc.,...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/e3c4cc4d60d1bd194b24b73db07af8b0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/e3c4cc4d60d1bd194b24b73db07af8b0Click to copyRelated topicsSILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two former University of Maryland men’s basketball players accused makers of the “Fortnite” video game of misappropriating a dance move that the ex-teammates popularized.U.S. District Judge Paul Grimm in Maryland ruled Friday that the Copyright Act preempts claims that Jared Nickens and Jaylen Brantley filed in February 2019 against Epic Games Inc.,...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/us-news-virginia-lawsuits-charlottesville-va-state-wire-a98d43e6a1100f97e2422277538982f4Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/us-news-virginia-lawsuits-charlottesville-va-state-wire-a98d43e6a1100f97e2422277538982f4Click to copyRelated topicsA federal magistrate judge agreed Monday to let an attorney withdraw from representing white nationalist leader Richard Spencer in a lawsuit over violence that erupted at a rally in Virginia nearly three years ago.U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel Hoppe’s order leaves Spencer to defend himself against the lawsuit, which...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/us-news-virginia-lawsuits-charlottesville-va-state-wire-a98d43e6a1100f97e2422277538982f4Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/us-news-virginia-lawsuits-charlottesville-va-state-wire-a98d43e6a1100f97e2422277538982f4Click to copyRelated topicsA federal magistrate judge agreed Monday to let an attorney withdraw from representing white nationalist leader Richard Spencer in a lawsuit over violence that erupted at a rally in Virginia nearly three years ago.U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel Hoppe’s order leaves Spencer to defend himself against the lawsuit, which...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/religion-virus-outbreak-us-news-ap-top-news-new-york-city-0fd16d9e1c7370f97df40be2f47d07f7Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/religion-virus-outbreak-us-news-ap-top-news-new-york-city-0fd16d9e1c7370f97df40be2f47d07f7Click to copyRelated topicsSILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — American Jews were targets of more anti-Semitic incidents in 2019 than any other year over the past four decades, a surge marked by deadly attacks on a California synagogue, a Jewish grocery store in New Jersey and a rabbi’s New York home, the Anti-Defamation League reported Tuesday.The...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/religion-virus-outbreak-us-news-ap-top-news-new-york-city-0fd16d9e1c7370f97df40be2f47d07f7Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/religion-virus-outbreak-us-news-ap-top-news-new-york-city-0fd16d9e1c7370f97df40be2f47d07f7Click to copyRelated topicsSILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — American Jews were targets of more anti-Semitic incidents in 2019 than any other year over the past four decades, a surge marked by deadly attacks on a California synagogue, a Jewish grocery store in New Jersey and a rabbi’s New York home, the Anti-Defamation League reported Tuesday.The...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/proud-boys-leaders-biggs-nordean-capitol-riot-jailed-ae6c6a6de9a58a2c4a92024d29bd8ee3Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/proud-boys-leaders-biggs-nordean-capitol-riot-jailed-ae6c6a6de9a58a2c4a92024d29bd8ee3Click to copyRelated topicsA federal judge on Monday ordered two leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group to be arrested and jailed while awaiting trial on charges they planned and coordinated an attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory.Joseph Biggs and Ethan Nordean had been free...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/proud-boys-leaders-biggs-nordean-capitol-riot-jailed-ae6c6a6de9a58a2c4a92024d29bd8ee3Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/proud-boys-leaders-biggs-nordean-capitol-riot-jailed-ae6c6a6de9a58a2c4a92024d29bd8ee3Click to copyRelated topicsA federal judge on Monday ordered two leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group to be arrested and jailed while awaiting trial on charges they planned and coordinated an attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory.Joseph Biggs and Ethan Nordean had been free...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/nm-state-wire-government-and-politics-journalism-riots-70192823f35380b860b6f2708904bc5cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/nm-state-wire-government-and-politics-journalism-riots-70192823f35380b860b6f2708904bc5cClick to copyRelated topicsThe Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January created a trove of self-incriminating evidence, thoroughly documenting their actions and words in videos and social media posts. Now some of the camera-toting people in the crowd are claiming they were only there to record history as journalists, not to join a...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/nm-state-wire-government-and-politics-journalism-riots-70192823f35380b860b6f2708904bc5cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/nm-state-wire-government-and-politics-journalism-riots-70192823f35380b860b6f2708904bc5cClick to copyRelated topicsThe Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January created a trove of self-incriminating evidence, thoroughly documenting their actions and words in videos and social media posts. Now some of the camera-toting people in the crowd are claiming they were only there to record history as journalists, not to join a...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/garrett-miller-capitol-riot-wore-i-was-there-shirt-b393f63484444463a459aa6998a78a7fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/garrett-miller-capitol-riot-wore-i-was-there-shirt-b393f63484444463a459aa6998a78a7fClick to copyRelated topicsGarret Miller didn’t speak to the law enforcement officers who arrested him on charges he stormed the U.S. Capitol in January, but the T-shirt he was wearing at his Dallas home that day sent a clear and possibly incriminating message.Miller’s shirt had a photograph of and it said “Take America Back” and “I Was There, Washington...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/garrett-miller-capitol-riot-wore-i-was-there-shirt-b393f63484444463a459aa6998a78a7fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/garrett-miller-capitol-riot-wore-i-was-there-shirt-b393f63484444463a459aa6998a78a7fClick to copyRelated topicsGarret Miller didn’t speak to the law enforcement officers who arrested him on charges he stormed the U.S. Capitol in January, but the T-shirt he was wearing at his Dallas home that day sent a clear and possibly incriminating message.Miller’s shirt had a photograph of and it said “Take America Back” and “I Was There, Washington...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/capitol-riots-extremist-rhetoric-a5db204fa5b07ffca694a8d96323ae15Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/capitol-riots-extremist-rhetoric-a5db204fa5b07ffca694a8d96323ae15Click to copyRelated topicsCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — In a text message, a radicalized Trump supporter suggested getting a boat to ferry “heavy weapons” across the Potomac River into the waiting arms of their members in time for Jan. 6, court papers say.It wasn’t just idle talk, authorities say. Investigators found invoices for more than $750 worth of live ammunition and for a firearm...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/capitol-riots-extremist-rhetoric-a5db204fa5b07ffca694a8d96323ae15Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/capitol-riots-extremist-rhetoric-a5db204fa5b07ffca694a8d96323ae15Click to copyRelated topicsCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — In a text message, a radicalized Trump supporter suggested getting a boat to ferry “heavy weapons” across the Potomac River into the waiting arms of their members in time for Jan. 6, court papers say.It wasn’t just idle talk, authorities say. Investigators found invoices for more than $750 worth of live ammunition and for a firearm...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-virginia-california-charlottesville-prisons-ff272864758dff4c10b3656d06d3a539Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-virginia-california-charlottesville-prisons-ff272864758dff4c10b3656d06d3a539Click to copyRelated topicsA California man who pleaded guilty to attacking anti-racism protesters at a white nationalist rally and at a torch-lit march through the University of Virginia’s campus will avoid serving a term in federal prison.U.S. District Judge Norman Moon on Friday sentenced Cole Evan White, 26, of Clayton,...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-virginia-california-charlottesville-prisons-ff272864758dff4c10b3656d06d3a539Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-virginia-california-charlottesville-prisons-ff272864758dff4c10b3656d06d3a539Click to copyRelated topicsA California man who pleaded guilty to attacking anti-racism protesters at a white nationalist rally and at a torch-lit march through the University of Virginia’s campus will avoid serving a term in federal prison.U.S. District Judge Norman Moon on Friday sentenced Cole Evan White, 26, of Clayton,...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/hispanics-lawsuits-police-race-and-ethnicity-maryland-f2849532a0dc4a34d424aac98f59346cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/hispanics-lawsuits-police-race-and-ethnicity-maryland-f2849532a0dc4a34d424aac98f59346cClick to copyRelated topicsOne of Maryland’s largest police departments appears to routinely “rubber stamp” the use of force by officers who disproportionately wield it against Black citizens, a plaintiffs’ expert said in a court filing Thursday for a lawsuit accusing the department of racial bias.Data recently disclosed by Prince George’s County...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/hispanics-lawsuits-police-race-and-ethnicity-maryland-f2849532a0dc4a34d424aac98f59346cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/hispanics-lawsuits-police-race-and-ethnicity-maryland-f2849532a0dc4a34d424aac98f59346cClick to copyRelated topicsOne of Maryland’s largest police departments appears to routinely “rubber stamp” the use of force by officers who disproportionately wield it against Black citizens, a plaintiffs’ expert said in a court filing Thursday for a lawsuit accusing the department of racial bias.Data recently disclosed by Prince George’s County...WW…