A Connecticut state trooper who killed a 19-year-old man while firing seven gunshots into a stopped car in 2020 is set to stand trial for manslaughter. Jury selection began Wednesday in the trial of Trooper Brian North. North has pleaded not guilty to first-degree manslaughter with a firearm in the death of Mubarak Soulemane in […]
Top O’ the Briefing Happy Tuesday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Konklabern would often dredge the family carp pond as a distraction from his occasional absinthe spasms. First off, apologies for the feature image today. Sort of. You might be surprised to find that we don’t have a lot […]
A Wisconsin man who has been charged with killing two people in a robbery at a sports bar on Feb. 1 has told police he netted less than $150 from the heist. Thomas Routt Jr., 57, was charged with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide in the deaths of Gina Weingart, 37, and her husband, […]
NEWS AND OPINION: Former President Donald Trump can count on some significant support for his reelection in one significant spot in the Empire State. That would be Suffolk County, which comprises the eastern two-thirds of Long Island and boasts a population of 1.5 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Mr. Trump has some fans […]
Another American has been imprisoned in Russia on what looks to be trumped-up charges. A Texas man has been found guilty of abusing his two sons by a Russian court. The case had been investigated in Texas and found to be without merit. David Barnes, 66, has been detained since January 2022 in Russia. Barnes, […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Body camera recordings presented by a sheriff’s office in South Carolina show deputies firing dozens of shots with automatic weapons at an 81-year-old man who they said pointed a pistol at them after calling 911. A sheriff’s spokesman said in the video briefing that “it is unclear at this time” if Walter […]
A Michigan man has been convicted in federal court of illegally diverting a river with a simple shovel and some rocks. Andrew Blair Howard was arrested after he built a small dam out of rocks in August of 2022. The man’s digging caused a change in the flow of the Platte River near Michigan’s Sleeping […]
Special counsel Robert Hur was charged with investigating Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified information. Hur’s decision not to charge Biden with any crimes was based largely on his conclusion that in a potential trial, “Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview with him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, […]
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — Police in California arrested a man for allegedly stealing a small aircraft before crashing onto a beach and leaving the scene. Deputies received a report of a small airplane landing “near or on a beach” in Half Moon Bay around 5 p.m. Thursday, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said […]
President Joe Biden jumped into what one news outlet called a “last-minute press conference” Thursday evening after the release of a special counsel’s report that described him as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.” At the event went on, Biden, 81, apparently selected reporters from whom to take questions, instead of following a […]
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