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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The woman who was in a vehicle when members of a federal U.S. Marshals Service task force fatally shot the driver last week said she never saw a gun on the man or in the vehicle, her attorneys said Thursday. The statement from the woman’s attorneys disputes investigators’ claims that Winston Boogie […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Ilhan Omar tried edging away Thursday from a bitter fight with Jewish Democratic lawmakers whod accused her of likening the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and

Biden tries to rebuild ties and confront Putin in Europe, Democrats to draft infrastructure legislation and more news to start your Wednesday.

Daunte Wright (Facebook) Seven months later, Wright was charged with aggravated robbery after a young woman accused him of holding her at gunpoint, choking her and demanding she hand him hundreds of dollars. Wright and a friend attended a party at the home of two women, then slept over on the floor. The next morning, the victim’s roommate handed her $820 in cash for rent. After she left, Wright allegedly blocked the remaining woman in the apartment and shoved a pistol in her face....

The new allegations against Daunte Wright have emerged just two months after he was fatally shot by Brooklyn Center cop Kim Potter during an April traffic stop.

Biden tries to rebuild ties and confront Putin in Europe, Democrats to draft infrastructure legislation and more news to start your Wednesday.

Highlander Archive / The Highlander One year ago on May 25, George Floyd was killed in cold blood by former police officer Derek Chauvin. Floyd’s death provoked outrage, and people took to the streets to protest the latest in many deaths. The senseless killings of other Black people, such as Elijah McClain, Breonna Taylor and numerous others, came to light as well thanks to the wave of activism spawned by Floyd’s murder. However, it’s a year after these events, and little has changed....

Lawyer Mike Bryant joined me on WJON today.  We discussed the upcoming sentencing of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin who was convicted of killing George Floyd.   He says the guidelines indicate 12 to 30 years in prison which is why Bryant predicts around 20.  Bryant says this will include time served.  He says Chauvins defense attorneys are pushing for a sentence of time served but the judge has already indicated that wont happen.  Listen to our conversation below.   Dere...

Daunte Wright carjacked man weeks before he was killed by cop: lawsuit Posted on The 20-year-old black man who was fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer during a traffic stop in April was allegedly involved in an armed carjacking and violent assault three weeks before he was killed, according to a new lawsuit. Daunte Wright — who was killed when Officer Kim Potter mistook her gun for a Taser — and an accomplice allegedly jumped 20-year-old Joshua Hodges on March 21 while he was sitti...

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