First on CNN: Biden to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court – CNN

Biden will deliver remarks on Friday afternoon announcing the selection, the White House said. CNN first reported Biden’s decision. She received and accepted Biden’s offer in a call Thursday night, a source familiar with the decision told CNN, but was

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Medical examiner determines a Black woman in Connecticut died of natural causes. Her family doubts that ruling, attorney says

Brenda Lee Rawls, 53, died December 12, 2021, of cardiovascular disease with diabetes as a contributing factor, the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said this week. Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim announced last month that two city police officers

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Bronx man indicted for hate crimes after allegedly punching Hispanic woman in face and yelling anti-Hispanic slurs, Brooklyn DA says

The victim, a 72-year-old woman, was allegedly assaulted while speaking in Spanish and English on the phone on January 18, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office said. The woman was waiting for a train in a subway station when the defendant,

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NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating after police say an Asian woman was attacked with a large rock

At around 8 a.m., police say, a man struck the 61-year-old woman in the head with a large rock. She was taken to a hospital after sustaining injuries to her face and head, the spokesperson said. The NYPD arrested a

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