Pardons of D.C. officers leave city at civil rights crossroads: The death of Karon Hylton-Brown sparked angry protests in 2020, led to rare charges against D.C. officers - "But after Hylton-Brown was struck by an SUV, the officers allowed the driver to leave, did not notify the police major crash unit or secure the scene for evidence collection. At the 4th District station, the officers described the crash as minor, didn’t mention the pursuit and downplayed Hylton-Brown’s injuries, leading to the officers’ convictions for conspiracy and obstruction of justice. Sutton was convicted of murder."
Trump pardons two D.C. officers convicted in fatal chase: Amid the nation’s racial reckoning of 2020, the pursuit killed a young Black man and sparked hours of destructive civil unrest in Northwest Washington.
Scientists Warn of an ‘Unprecedented Risk’ From Synthetic ‘Mirror Life,’ Built With a Reverse Version of Natural Proteins and Sugars: So-called mirror cells could rampage through our ecosystems, food supply and immune systems, experts say, potentially without existing barriers to protect against them
There were ample reasons, not about his personal life, for rejecting Hegseth Pete: Hegseth has shown no evidence of being capable of managing the Pentagon behemoth.
Trump DOJ gears up for immigration enforcement: The acting deputy AG directed the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces to help with Trump’s “immigration-related initiatives,” according to a memo.
Trump returns — and so does his astounding ignorance: If you feel off-kilter, you’re in good company. The president seems downright bewildered.
Meta courted Trump. Now comes the backlash from Facebook, Instagram users.: Why the internet blames Mark Zuckerberg for the TikTok shutdown
RFK Jr. skipped meeting where officials planned fight against a future pandemic: The session between Trump and Biden administration officials is required of transitions and included other Trump Cabinet nominees.
Caroline Kennedy warns senators of ‘predator’ RFK Jr. in searing letter: The former ambassador warns senators about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination, questioning his ethics and views on vaccines.
Ex-‘MAGA Granny’ is turning down Trump’s pardon of her Jan. 6 conviction: She was at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. She pleaded guilty. Now, she doesn’t want President Donald Trump’s pardon because she wants to own what she did. - "Now Pamela Hemphill from Boise, Idaho, will decline the pardon that Trump offered her and other Jan. 6 convicts during the first hours of his second term, she told The Washington Post.
"'I don’t want to be a part of them trying to rewrite history. It was an insurrection that day,' Hemphill said Tuesday, the day after Trump issued the pardons."
Woman, 1-year-old daughter found dead in Northwest D.C. apartment: Family members had not heard from Ebony Washington, 38, and her daughter, Kemy, since well before Christmas. On Jan. 18, they called police.
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter shot, killed by police in Indiana: Matthew Huttle, freed last year after six months in jail, was shot to death in a scuffle with a sheriff’s deputy along a rural road.
Interim D.C. U.S. attorney Ed Martin launches probe of Jan. 6 prosecutions: Trump’s newly appointed top prosecutor in Washington asked for “all files” on use of obstruction count in the aftermath of the Capitol riot. - "Former officials with the office called the investigation of the obstruction charge puzzling. While the Supreme Court last June ruled that federal prosecutors could only apply it to defendants who sought to impair the integrity of physical evidence used to certify the 2020 presidential election result — and not to impede Congress’s overall certification on Jan. 6, 2021 — all but one of the 15 trial judges to rule on the question had sided with prosecutors’ broader, 'catchall' view, as did two of three federal appellate judges."
The GOP’s stunning response to Trump pardoning those who assaulted police: Trump has worn his party down, and few events crystallize it like the GOP’s muted — and, in some cases, positive — response.
Youth charged in fatal shooting of 14-year-old in Southwest D.C.: Police said the daylight shooting occurred during a robbery by three teens who chased the victim. Three brothers were charged; one had his case dismissed.
A 14-year-old was shot. Another 14-year-old is charged in his killing.: Myron Smith dreamed of buying his mom a house in a different neighborhood. He died on his block, shot in broad daylight.
An investing revolution is coming. The U.S. isn’t ready for it.: Crypto technology can democratize access to opportunities offered by early-stage private companies. [ed. note: lol this guy]
Three teenagers arrested in Alexandria slaying, police say: “Not a proud moment,” says city police chief.
Trump spending freeze upends Washington, triggering legal threats and delays: Hours after the Trump administration issued its directive, officials braced for seismic interruptions to key federal programs and services.
Trump’s funding freeze could halt projects, vital aid throughout D.C., Maryland, Virginia: President Trump’s announcement of a freeze on federal loans and grants has left officials through Maryland, Virginia and the District scrambling to understand the impact.
Democrats flip the script, eyeing debt limit to block Trump’s agenda: Republicans have leveraged the debt ceiling for years to block Democrats’ agenda. Now liberals see an opening to stymie Trump.
Trump’s perceived enemies brace for retribution with plans, dark humor: Officials and others across the country who incited the president’s ire say they are preparing for him to make good on pledges to settle scores now that he’s back in office.
Americans are watching an inflation bait-and-switch: A week into office, Trump has offered zero plans to lower prices.
Worried about food prices? Break up the U.S. meat cartel.: “Big Four” packers have a stranglehold on the U.S. meat supply.
Exhausted and angry, police attacked on Jan. 6 watch pardons and worry: Now, the same people officers sought to hold accountable for storming the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to subvert democracy are free.
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