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Dec 28, 2020
Officer Who Fatally Shot Andre Hill Fired From Police Department
Bodycam footage showed Columbus police officer Adam Coy shooting and killing Andre Hill, a Black man.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill a Black man who was holding a cellphone and refusing to administer first aid for several minutes.
Columbus police officer Adam Coy was fired hours after a hearing was held to determine his employment, Columbus Public Safety Director Ned Pettus Jr. said in a statement.
“The actions of Adam Coy do not live up to the oath of a Columbus Police officer, or the standards we, and the community, demand of our officers,” the statement read. “The shooting of Andre Hill is a tragedy for all who loved him in addition to the community and our Division of Police.”
Powerful Earthquake Strikes Croatia, Causing Widespread Damage
“This is like Hiroshima - half of the city no longer exists,” the mayor of the hard-hit town of Petrinja said.
Sasa Kavic
PETRINJA, Croatia (AP) A strong earthquake hit central Croatia on Tuesday, destroying buildings and sending panicked people fleeing into rubble-covered streets in a town southeast of the capital. Authorities said at least six people were killed and dozens were injured.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Center said the magnitude 6.3 quake hit 46 kilometers (28 miles) southeast of Zagreb. It caused widespread damage in the hardest-hit town of Petrinja. The same area was struck by a 5.2 quake on Monday.
Cannon and Bell have been together since 2015 and also share son Golden “Sagon” Cannon, who was born February 2017.
Previously, Cannon was married to pop icon Mariah Carey, with whom he shares 9-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan.
Cannon is currently a host on Fox’s hit “The Masked Singer,” but was embroiled in controversy earlier this year after reportedly sharing anti-Semitic conspiracy theories on his podcast “Cannon’s Class.” His remarks led ViacomCBS, which carried his show “Wild ’N Out,” to cut ties with him shortly thereafter.
While Cannon has not yet posted about his baby daughter on social media, Bell went on to share an ethereal photo shoot of her with Cannon:
Updated
Dec 29, 2020
Mitch McConnell Punts On $2,000 Stimulus Checks Bill Despite Bipartisan Pressure
The GOP leader said the Senate would begin a process to review President Trump s demand for increased coronavirus relief payments.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday punted on a House-passed bill to increase coronavirus relief payments to $2,000 despite mounting bipartisan support for the checks, including from President Donald Trump.
McConnell acknowledged that Trump, as he signed the most recent COVID-19 relief package on Sunday, also asked for action on three areas of his concern, including the stimulus payments. The other issues on Trump’s wish list are intensified election security and lesser liability protections for social media companies.
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Jan 04, 2021
HuffPost reporters are tracking the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic.
HuffPost Staff
The month of December has seen the highest U.S. death toll from COVID-19 since the pandemic began, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Public health officials have asked Americans not to travel for the holidays as cases and hospitalizations surged after Thanksgiving gatherings, but airport travel has been ticking up.
A new strain of the coronavirus from the U.K. which is thought to be more transmissible, but not more lethal is also causing concern. More than a dozen other countries, including the U.S. and Canada, have reported cases of the new variant.