
A former Illinois deputy is sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had dialed 911 to report a possible prowler outside her Springfield home. Sean Grayson, who is white, was convicted in October of second-degree murder in a police brutality case that prompted protests over systemic racism and led to a U. S. Department of Justice inquiry. Grayson, 31, testified at trial that he feared Massey was about...
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- A former Illinois deputy is sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey
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- Trump's border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after cooperation
- New cold snap adds urgency to winter storm recovery across the South
- Detainees pepper-sprayed on 2 occasions at Florida 'Deportation Depot' immigration detention center
Democrats block government funding package in Senate as negotiations continue to avert a shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats voted to block legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday, threatening a partial government shutdown as they continued to negotiate with Republicans and the White House on new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement. As the country reels from the deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis, Republicans and the White House have indicated they are open to...
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- Democrats block government funding package in Senate as negotiations continue to avert a shutdown
- House Republicans propose voting changes as Trump administration eyes the midterms
- Trump's pick to lead the NSA vows to follow the law if confirmed
- Man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Omar is charged with assaulting and intimidating her
- Trump says Venezuelan airspace will reopen to commercial travel and Americans soon can visit
A sea turtle with 3 flippers swims free after Florida rehab, now followed by satellite
JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Cheers rose from a bundled-up crowd as a loggerhead sea turtle that survived a likely shark attack trundled back into the ocean after months of rehabilitation in Florida, carrying a satellite tracker to see how she fares with only three flippers. The air on the beach was chilly, with temperatures in the 40s Fahrenheit (roughly 4 to 9 degrees Celsius ). But the Atlantic Ocean has hovered around a comfortable 77 F (25 C), said Heather Barron, chief science officer and a...
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- A sea turtle with 3 flippers swims free after Florida rehab, now followed by satellite
- It's one storm after another for much of the US, but the next one's path is uncertain
- 'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI
- Video shows flames flying from NASA plane that touched down without landing gear
- Frost quakes cause loud booms, light shaking when bitterly cold temperatures persist

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