Three former Memphis officers were acquitted Wednesday of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop in 2023. A jury took about 8 1/2 hours over two days to find Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith not guilty on

The Golden State Warriors are planning to play without Stephen Curry for at least the next three games of their second-round series against Minnesota, after an MRI exam on Wednesday confirmed a mild strain of the star guard’s left hamstring. The Warriors said Curry would be sidelined at least a week after

 House Republicans have added a provision to their sweeping tax-cut package that would authorize the sale of thousands of acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah, prompting outrage from Democrats and environmental groups who called the plan a betrayal that could lead to increased drilling, mining and logging in the

Two Washington, D.C. parents are suing a crematorium for $20 million after their infant son’s body was found decomposing despite them being told he was cremated and allegedly being given his remains.  On February 27, months after receiving what they believed were their son’s ashes, Chris Parham and Laquanda Brown

Hats off to Taraji P. Henson for protecting her peace even if that means forgoing an ill-fated romance or two.  The 54-year-old actress opened up about protecting her peace and dating while discussing her look on Monday, May 5, outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on the

This week, the Clark Atlanta University community is grieving the loss of one of its alumni, Dr. Cameisha Clark. On May 2, Dr. Clark, who was the Dean of Student Affairs at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology in Inglewood, Ca., was killed in what officials describe as “an apparent

On April 27, Dominique Goods-Burke, 34, a mother of three passed away from injuries sustained during the January 31 medical jet crash in Philadelphia that claimed the lives of seven other people, according to Philadelphia’s 6 ABC news.  A GoFundMe page set up in February to help with medical costs

REAL ID requirements for those flying within the United States begin Wednesday after nearly 20 years of delays. The day ahead of the deadline, people lined up at government offices across the country to secure their compliant IDs. In Chicago, officials established a Real ID Supercenter for walk-in appointments, while officials

 President Donald Trump plans to announce while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the United States will now refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Arabia, according to two U.S. officials. Arab nations have pushed for a change to the geographic name

Citizen activists supporting a public vote on important issues could have to brush up on their reading, writing and arithmetic if they want to get their initiatives on next year’s ballot in some states. A new Arkansas law will bar initiative ballot titles written above an eighth-grade reading level. And canvassers