— A white former Kansas City police officer who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man was released from prison Friday after Missouri’s governor commuted his sentence to parole. Johnson said in a statement that DeValkenaere had an outstanding record of service, adding: “While we strongly maintain that Eric is completely innocent, even those …
Social media has been abuzz with opinions along with raised-eyebrow and WTF emoji, following the unexpected death of a second person who had been publicly critical of the safety of Boeing airliners. On Wednesday, Smith got a text message from her ex-husband about Dean’s death, suggesting foul play: “This could have been you.” She agreed: “I think God every day …
The Athletic has live coverage of Caitlin Clark and Iowa vs Angel Reese and LSU in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Women’s Tournament. “It’s hard for us to check our ego at the door,” says Will McIntire, who shares Caitlin Clark duty at Iowa while aspiring to a coaching career in women’s hoops. She may be a budding genius …
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “Who would have thought in a million years that another lion fossil would show up, considering that they’re rare, at an event which the theme was the American lion?” While the fossil was not a complete jawbone, plenty was left to identify the specimen easily, Phillips said: It had a significant gap …
The superlatives swirl around Gabriela Jaquez, clinging to her like the No. She wasn’t allowed to play sports growing up, Jaquez said, and had to be a “real girly-girl.” Gabriela Jaquez drives for a layup during a scrimmage at practice. “I had to ask her, ‘Did you ever think you would have a 6-foot-tall granddaughter?’” Jaquez said. “It’s funny, because …
