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By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody, even as jury selection continued in a former officer’s murder trial.The Minneapolis …

By Bailey Bingham WASHINGTON, D.C. (mocsnews.com) – Former president, Donald Trump, will go through his second impeachment trial on Tuesday for a charge of incitement to insurrection for the Capitol siege that occured on Jan. 6. The former president’s lawyers insist that he is not guilty of the violence that …

By: Allyce Robinson ISTANBUL (AP) —The monolith, a metal block that has been traveling the world, has been discovered near the UNESCO World Heritage site, Gobekli Tepe. The monolith is made of metal and looks like the same monolith that was first discovered in Utah. Each time the monolith appears …

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host who ripped into liberals, foretold the rise of Donald Trump and laid waste to political correctness with a merry brand of malice that made him one of the most powerful voices on the American right, died Wednesday. He was …

By ED WHITE Associated PressDETROIT (AP) — One winning ticket was sold for the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot to someone who bought it in Michigan, making it the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.The winning numbers for Friday night’s drawing were 4, 26, 42, 50 and 60, with a …

By NOMAAN MERCHANT, LOLITA BALDOR, and AAMER MADHANI Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Images of National Guard soldiers camped in a cold parking garage after being sent to protect Washington sparked new calls Friday for investigations of the U.S. Capitol Police, now facing allegations that the agency evicted troops sent to …

By ROBERT BURNS and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army’s elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, won Senate confirmation Friday to become the nation’s first Black secretary of defense.The 93-2 vote gave President …

By: Noah Browne DENVER (AP) – Denver TV station security guard was jailed Sunday afternoon for investigation of a confrontation involving a firearm, resulting in the death of a protester during the “Patriot Rally” Saturday night.           The Patriot Rally was a right-wing event held simultaneously with the “BLM-Antifa Soup …

By JESSIE WARDARSKI and PETER ORSI Associated Press As remote schooling surged during the pandemic, parents across the country realized that many kids didn’t have desks at home.So they got busy building, collecting and donating them, giving hundreds or thousands of students workspaces to call their own and helping them …

By Shianne Vincent ATLANTA (mocsnews.com) — Kate Rubins, a NASA astronaut of 11 years, plans to cast her electoral vote from the International Space Station. Rubins is a resident of Houston, Texas and voting from space is allowed under Texas law. Rubins said, “it’s critical to participate in our democracy. …