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A protester tried to ID a police officer on Twitter. Now he faces a felony — along with four who retweeted him.
‘I can say anything I want’: Michigan official defends using racist slur while refusing to wear a mask
Colorado police apologize over viral video of cops handcuffing Black girls in a mistaken stop
A pair of hot-air balloons lie in a field just south of Teton Village — about six miles northwest of Jackson, Wyoming — after crashing Monday, Aug. 3, during what authorities are speculating was a weather event. A third balloon was also forced down.
BALLOON CRASH
3 Wyoming sightseeing balloons crash, as many as 20 injured August 3, 2020 | 3:02 PM
Judge Esther Salas
Judge whose son was killed by misogynistic lawyer speaks out August 3, 2020 | 2:23 PM
In a photo provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture, a number of states reported that residents were getting packages of seeds they did not order. A combination of packets of seeds from China sent to U.S. residents which recipients are asked to hold onto the packages and mailing labels and not plant the seeds. (U.S. Department of Agriculture via The New York Times) -- EDITORIAL USE ONLY --
Mystery seeds
U.S. identifies some of the mysterious seeds mailed from China August 3, 2020 | 12:55 PM
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Fla., released the photo Graham Ivan Clark, 17, after his arrest Friday, July 31, 2020. Clark is accused of hacking Twitter, gaining access to the account of Bill Gates, Elon Musk and many others. Clark was able to scam people around the glove of more than $100,000 in Bitcoin. (Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Twitter hack
From Minecraft tricks to Twitter hack: A Florida teen’s troubled online path August 3, 2020 | 12:24 PM
The U.S. flag was lowered to half-staff at Park Semper Fi in San Clemente, Calif., on Friday, July 31, 2020. Eight troops aboard a landing craft that sank off the Southern California coast during a training exercise are presumed dead, the Marine Corps announced Sunday.
U.S. MARINES
Marines halt search for 8 missing troops, all presumed dead August 2, 2020 | 12:11 PM
In this screen grab from NASA TV, SpaceX 's Crew Dragon capsule spacecraft just before it splashes down in to the water after completing NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard, August 2, 2020 off the coast of Pensacola, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico.
NASA
SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years August 2, 2020 | 11:47 AM
NASA / Space X
Astronauts face final leg of SpaceX test flight: coming home August 1, 2020 | 2:11 PM
This Oct. 14, 2015 file photo shows the Food & Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md.
FDA
Health officials link US salmonella outbreak to red onions August 1, 2020 | 12:05 PM
This 2020 electron microscope made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention image shows the spherical coronavirus particles from the first U.S. case of COVID-19. Released by the CDC on Friday, July 31, 2020, a Georgia summer camp hit by a coronavirus outbreak took many precautions, but didn’t make campers wear masks and put too many children in the same cabin, according to a government report released Friday.
Coronvirus Outbreak
The coronavirus infected hundreds at a Georgia summer camp August 1, 2020 | 9:48 AM
Kerida E. O’Reilly, left, and Samantha R. Hamer.Credit...
Wisconsin
2 women charged in attack on Wisconsin state senator July 29, 2020 | 3:31 PM
Federal agents on Saturday, July 25, 2020, outside a federal courthouse in Portland, Ore. Twin government memos show how a gung-ho federal law enforcement response to anti-racism protests may have been driven by a shaky understanding of the demonstrations’ roots. (Mason Trinca/The New York Times)
Portland
Oregon governor says U.S. agents will start leaving Portland July 29, 2020 | 11:54 AM
New York City
NYPD’s use of unmarked van in arrest draws parallels to Portland July 29, 2020 | 9:59 AM
'Umbrella Man'
Viral 'Umbrella Man' at Minneapolis protest was a white supremacist trying to spark violence, police say July 29, 2020 | 9:18 AM
In an image proved by law enforcement, a person, thought to be Roy Den Hollander, passes through Union Station in Los Angeles on July 11, 2020. Later that day, Marc Angelucci, a lawyer whom Den Hollander considered a rival in the misogynistic "men's rights" community, was fatally shot; investigators conclude that Den Hollander was the culprit. (San Bernardino County Sheriff's Dept. via The New York Times) -- FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. --
Roy Den Hollander
Inside the violent and misogynistic world of Roy Den Hollander July 27, 2020 | 11:26 AM
Runner Lindsay Hecox.
Lindsay Hecox
As transgender rights debate spills into sports, one runner finds herself at the center of a pivotal case July 27, 2020 | 10:43 AM
Texas
Garrett Foster brought his AK-47 to protests in Austin. Then he was shot dead. July 27, 2020 | 9:50 AM
Walmart couple
Couple wearing Nazi flag masks at Minnesota Walmart filmed in viral clash July 27, 2020 | 9:31 AM
A person thought to be Roy Den Hollander passes through Union Station in Los Angeles on July 11, 2020. Later that day, Marc Angelucci, a lawyer whom Den Hollander considered a rival, was fatally shot; investigators conclude that Den Hollander was the culprit.
Roy Den Hollander
Misogynistic lawyer who killed judge’s son had list of possible targets July 26, 2020 | 1:05 PM
Reporter Victoria Price tweeted that it was a viewer that alerted her to get a lump on her neck inspected for cancer.
National News
TV reporter Victoria Price credits viewer with noticing cancerous lump July 26, 2020 | 10:11 AM
National
Parents agonize over back-to-school decisions amid pandemic July 25, 2020 | 2:44 PM
Conrad Earnest
Body of missing photographer found in western Colorado July 24, 2020 | 8:22 PM
National News
Federal officers hit Portland, Oregon, mayor with tear gas July 23, 2020 | 3:30 PM
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood sues CBD sellers over use of his name, image July 22, 2020 | 6:04 PM
A Minneapolis pawnshop burning in late May during protests that followed the death of George Floyd.Credit...Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Minneapolis
Police find body in Minneapolis pawnshop burned down during George Floyd protests July 22, 2020 | 10:41 AM
Marissa Lang
WALL OF MOMS
Portland's 'Wall of Moms' faces off with federal officers at tense protests July 22, 2020 | 10:13 AM
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in New York City in 2005.
Ghislaine Maxwell
Lawyer for Ghislaine Maxwell seeks gag order in case July 21, 2020 | 9:44 PM
Police investigators outside the home of Judge Esther Salas, in North Brunswick, New Jersey, early on Monday, July 20, 2020.
Roy Den Hollander
What we know about Roy Den Hollander, ‘anti-feminist’ lawyer suspected of killing judge's son July 21, 2020 | 10:46 AM
Mark and Patricia McCloskey confronting protesters outside their house in St. Louis on June 28.Credit...Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, via Associated Press
National News
Felony charges filed against St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters July 21, 2020 | 10:17 AM
National News
A Navy vet asked federal officers in Portland, Oregon, to remember their oaths. Then they broke his hand. July 20, 2020 | 5:55 PM
Police outside the home of the federal judge, Esther Salas, in North Brunswick, N.J., early on Monday, July 20, 2020. A gunman shot her son on Sunday, according to an official with knowledge of the situation. (Yana Paskova/The New York Times)
Judge Esther Salas
Man found dead may be linked to shooting at U.S. District judge's house July 20, 2020 | 1:58 PM