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16:36 EDT, 20 April 2021 Former North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager was arrested on murder charges, after video emerged of him shooting an unarmed black man in the five times A federal judge has upheld a 20-year prison sentence for former police officer Michael Slager, who had previously pleaded guilty to shooting and killing Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, in April 2015.  Scott, 50, was pulled over in North Charleston, S.C., on April 4, 2015 for a broken taillight on his 1990 Mercedes. He fled the scene in his car, eventually pulling over to an empty lot, where Slager first...

Kyle Bagenstose, Dinah Voyles Pulver and Kevin Crowe, USA TODAY Published 9:45 pm UTC Feb. 23, 2021 With a major overhaul of the nation’s flood insurance program just months away, new data released Monday by the First Street Foundation suggests hundreds of thousands of homeowners in the riskiest locations across America could face massive rate hikes starting in October. The Brooklyn, New York-based research group estimates the average rate needs to more than quadruple on the nation’s most flood-prone homes under the ongoing effort to make the federal flood insurance program solvent and ...

Some flood-prone homeowners could see big rate hikes when FEMA launches new flood insurance rates in October, First Street Foundation study shows.

Meet 10 incoming House freshmen to watch in 2021 Print this article Incoming members to the House of Representatives include a Black Lives Matter activist, tough-talking Republican women, wealthy politicians, and Trump loyalists, each facing varying ideological and political factors that may shape not only their own votes but the overall politics of the House. Here are 10 representatives-elect to watch: FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2020, file photo, Activist Cori Bush speaks during a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in St. Louis. Bush is a racial justice activist running f...