Medina Spirit, whose victory in the Kentucky Derby has been cast in doubt after a positive drug test, has arrived at the Pimlico race track ahead of Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. The horse is expected to be on the track between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Tuesday but…… MORE
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Air pollution from animal-based food production is linked to 12,700 deaths each year, study says
Air pollution from food production in the United States is linked to an estimated 15,900 premature deaths each year, according to a new study published Monday in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Of those, an estimated 12,700 deaths — around 80% — are connected to production of…… MORE
Preliminary Louisville PD report suggested officers violated their firearms training by opening fire during Breonna Taylor raid
A preliminary Louisville Metro Police Department internal report prepared on the botched raid that led to Breonna Taylor’s death suggested that officers violated department rules by opening fire, even after an officer was hit. The report, included in documents released by the LMPD and first reported by the Louisville Courier-Journal, was prepared by an investigator…… MORE
A 1985 unsolved homicide case in Montana gets a big break in identifying the victim, thanks to DNA samples
For over three decades, Montana police have been trying to identify the skeletal remains of a woman that were found by a bear hunter in Missoula County. Now, police say, they have identified them as belonging to Janet Lee Lucas, a missing mother from Washington. Her remains were found in 1985 and named “Christy Crystal…… MORE
Murder suspect who fled with a tiger has been caught, but not the animal, Houston police say
Houston authorities have captured a man who allegedly evaded police while housing a Bengal tiger in his yard. “The whereabouts of the tiger are not yet known,” Houston police tweeted Monday. Victor Hugo Cuevas, 26, was out on bond for a murder charge in Fort Bend County, when neighbors spotted the big cat, Houston Police…… MORE
Twin brother of NFL player Tarik Cohen found dead at Duke Power substation
Authorities confirmed that a person found dead at a North Carolina Duke Power substation over the weekend was Tyrell Cohen, brother of Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen. “Raleigh Police Department detectives, working in conjunction with the Wake County Sheriff’s Office, have confirmed the identity of the deceased individual that was discovered at the Duke…… MORE
Two college students had to be rescued when their boat made of plastic buckets and kiddie pools drifted out to sea
Two college students in California had to be rescued from the Pacific Ocean this weekend when they floated too far from the shore in a homemade boat, according to police. The duo set sail from Isla Vista at 2 a.m. Saturday, according to Santa Barbara County Fire. Their boat consisted of two connected kiddie pools…… MORE
Police deliver Mother’s Day flowers after arresting delivery driver for DUI
Police officers responding to a collision in Fairfield, California, made sure nothing got in the way of moms in the area receiving their Mother’s Day flowers. Lt. Jausiah Jacobsen told CNN no one was hurt in Sunday’s crash, which caused “very minor damage.” Police arrested the driver they said was at fault for driving under…… MORE
These are the states with the highest and lowest vaccination rates
About 58% of American adults have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine — but the rates differ depending on where you look. At the top of the list is Vermont, where 74.5% of adults have had at least one vaccine dose. Every state in the Northeast has given at least one dose…… MORE
6 people killed at a Colorado Springs birthday party were part of the same extended family, a relative says
The six people killed at a birthday party in Colorado Springs were all part of the same extended family, according to a relative who left the party two hours before the shooting occurred. Freddy Marquez, the relative, said the birthday party was for his wife, Nubia, who left with him, and Nubia’s older brother, Melvin…… MORE
