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☆ Live Results: Gov. Steve Sisolak faces off against Trump-endorsed Republican Joe Lombardo in Nevada's gubernatorial election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Steve Sisolak ran against Republican Joe Lombardo in Nevada's gubernatorial race. (3 Districts) Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. NV-01NV-03NV-04 House Governor Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Steve Sisolak faced off against Republican Joe Lombardo in Nevada's gubernatorial election. His opponent, Lombardo, had raised $3.7 million, spent $4.7 million, and had $1.8 million on hand, as of September 30.

☆ January 6 police officer Michael Fanone backs Fetterman in new video, says Oz 'filled his campaign ranks with election deniers'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former DC police officer Michael Fanone is backing Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman for Senate. Fanone accused Republican candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz of filling his campaign with "election deniers." Former Washington Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone says that makes him unfit for office. "Oz has filled his campaign ranks with election deniers and even participants in the January 6th attack on our Capitol," Michael Fanone said in a video released Monday by the campaign of Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. As reported by Rolling Stone, an Oz campaign coordinator, Lee Snover, admitted that on January 6 she went as far as "the Capitol steps."

☆ Gov. Steve Sisolak faces off against Trump-endorsed Republican Joe Lombardo in Nevada's gubernatorial election
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Steve Sisolak is running against Republican Joe Lombardo in Nevada's gubernatorial race. Steve Sisolak faces off against Republican Joe Lombardo in Nevada's gubernatorial election. Nevada's gubernatorial candidatesSisolak is the governor of Nevada, with voters first electing him in 2018. Sisolak's win in 2018 established Nevada's Democratic state trifecta — where one party controls a state's governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature — for the first time since 1992. His opponent, Lombardo, has raised $3.7 million, spent $4.7 million, and has $1.8 million of cash on hand, as of September 30.

WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 rioter who dragged former D.C. Police Officer Michael Fanone into the crowd on the steps of the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 7.5 years in federal prison on Thursday. Albuquerque Head, circled in red, on the steps in front of a tunnel at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. District Court for D.C.“Show him the same mercy that he showed me on Jan. 6 … which is none," Fanone said. Jackson described former Officer Fanone as Head’s “prey” and his “trophy.” She also described Fanone as “protecting America” during the riot. That's who Officer Fanone was, that's what Officer Fanone was doing."

Gun violence happens so often that if it hasn’t affected you directly, it can be easy to become jaded by the horrific details that emerge after a mass shooting. I’m fighting to ban assault weapons because no ordinary citizen needs a weapon that is powerful enough to liquify a person’s organs. Because we did it before with the Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994. And the unfortunate reality is the network of mass shooting survivors is growing. You can help pass a federal assault weapons ban now by doing two things: calling your senators at 202-224-3121 to ask them to support a federal assault weapons ban and voting for gun-sense candidates who will vote yes to pass a federal assault weapons ban.

☆ Three dead, including gunman, after shooting at St. Louis high school, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Mirna Alsharif | Mirna Alsharif Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Three people are dead, including the gunman, after a shooting at a St. Louis high school Monday morning sent multiple people to hospitals, police said. Students were evacuated, and parents were directed to Gateway STEM High School to reunite with their children. People gather outside after a shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts high school in St. Louis, on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. He was pronounced dead a short time later, after exchanging gunfire with police, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said during an afternoon news conference. Emergency personnel at the scene of a school shooting in St. Louis, Mo.

☆ Facial recognition used in arrest of 9/11 conspiracy theory lawyer accused of trying to disarm officer on Jan. 6
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Ryan J. Reilly | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Jonathan_Dienst_Byline.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON — The FBI on Thursday arrested a New York lawyer who is accused of trying to disarm an officer protecting the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot, law enforcement sources told NBC News. Authorities say O'Kelly tried to "disarm" a D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officer on Jan. 6 by grabbing an officer's baton and "attempting to wrestle it from the officer’s hands." U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of ColumbiaO’Kelly, known to online sleuths investigating the Jan. 6 attack as “MidWhiteCrisis,” was No. A judge dismissed the lawsuit in March 2021, and an appeals court upheld the lower court ruling in August 2022. More than 870 people have been arrested by the FBI in connection with the Jan. 6 attack.

☆ Federal grand jury indicts police officer accused of kicking a handcuffed man in the face
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis police officer accused of kicking a handcuffed man in the face during an arrest last year was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury for alleged use of excessive force. The police body camera video of a forceful arrest on Sept. 24, 2021, appears to show an officer, Sgt. Police Chief Randal Taylor recommended last year that Huxley, then a 14-year veteran of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, be dismissed. Court records detailing those charges said Huxley and two officers approached a man near the city’s Monument Circle after hearing him shouting. Officers asked the man to stop shouting, but after he refused he was handcuffed.

☆ A Starbucks in Indianapolis is closing over safety concerns, puzzling local police and business owners who say the area is 'very safe'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Starbucks is closing a store in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana over safety concerns. Starbucks has closed more than a dozen other locations since July, citing safety concerns. But local police and business owners are puzzled by the announcement, telling Fox 59 that the area is safe. "We were not made aware of any type of safety concerns," Phil Burton, commander of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department's Downtown District, told the outlet. Starbucks said that employees at the Indianapolis store will be able to transfer to other stores nearby.

☆ Biden: UK's Truss' original economic plan was a mistake
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Elizabeth FrantzPORTLAND, Ore., Oct 15 (Reuters) - Biden says he was not the only one who thought British Prime Minister Liz Truss' original economic plan, which has led to a steep dive in the value of the pound, was a mistake. "I wasn't the only one that thought it was a mistake." He told reporters during a stop at an ice cream shop in Oregon as he helped campaign for Tina Kotek, who is running for Governor or Oregon. The White House has refrained from commenting on Truss' problems. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jeff Mason in Portland, Oregon, writing by Mike Stone in Washington; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Jan. 6 committee plans to vote to subpoena Trump during hearing, NBC reports
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot plans to vote to subpoena former President Donald Trump during Thursday's public hearing, NBC News reported. The move to subpoena Trump has been under consideration for some time, sources familiar with the committee's plans told NBC. Trump is thought to be highly unlikely to willingly cooperate with the committee, which he repeatedly decried as a politically motivated witch hunt. A spokesman for the select committee did not immediately confirm the reported plan to vote to subpoena the former president. The committee's ninth public hearing, which was ongoing early Thursday afternoon, took a broad look at the findings from their investigation, interspersed with new clips and information.

☆ Las Vegas police catch inmate who escaped prison while serving life for fatal bombing
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Claire Cardona | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Las Vegas police have apprehended a man who escaped prison earlier this week while serving a life sentence for a deadly 2007 explosion outside a Las Vegas Strip resort. Duarte-Herrera escaped from the Southern Desert Correctional Center in Indian Springs and was discovered missing during the 7 a.m. count Tuesday, according to the Nevada Corrections Department. They had warned anyone who spotted him not to approach the escaped inmate and to call 911 immediately. He said he had ordered the Corrections Department to launch a thorough investigation into what happened. Rueda-Denvers, 47, remains behind bars at a separate state prison, according to Corrections Department records.

☆ Romance novel model pleads guilty to dragging officer down Capitol steps on Jan. 6
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Ryan J. Reilly | Ryan J. Reilly Is A Justice Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Barnhart pleaded guilty on Wednesday to assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon before U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan. “Are you pleading guilty because you are guilty?” Sullivan asked during the virtual hearing. Logan Barnhart at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Internet sleuths investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack identified Barnhart with the help of facial recognition technology. To confirm the match, the sleuths said they were able to find Instagram posts showing Barnhart wearing the same sweatshirt and hat that he wore on Jan. 6.

☆ A Colorado man who showed up to the Capitol riot wearing a 'Guns don't kill people, Clintons do' shirt and got into a 'tug-of-war' with police received a 30-month prison sentence
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Yelena Dzhanova | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Thomas Patrick Hamner from Colorado was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his participation in the Capitol riot. Hamner showed up to the riot with a "Guns don't kill people, Clintons do" shirt. At the riot, he engaged in a "tug-of-war" with officers over a bike rack being used as a barricade, the DOJ said. Hamner showed up to the riot wearing a "Guns don't kill people, Clintons do" shirt, according to evidence compiled by investigators. The Capitol riot left five people, including one police officer, dead.

☆ Washington, DC's police force is offering $20,000 bonuses to attract new officers amid labor shortage hiring struggles
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-21 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Washington, DC is giving new cops a $20,000 hiring bonus amid a "very challenging job market." New starters will be given $10,000 as an initial hiring bonus and a further $10,000 once they complete a 24-week training program at the police academy. The starting salary at the DC MPD is $60,199, which rises to $65,863 after an 18-month probationary period. The $20,000 hiring bonus effectively means an increase of 33% to the basic first-year salary. DC's bonus is part of Bowser's budget for the 2023 fiscal year, which includes an investment of around $30 million for MPD hiring, recruitment, and retention incentives.

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