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Police In Ohio Shoot And Kill Teenage Girl, Shortly Before Derek Chauvin Verdict
Hester Ford, The Oldest Living American, Has Died
A Black teenage girl was fatally shot by police Tuesday in Colum- bus, Ohio, after officers report- edly responded to an attempted stabbing.
A family member identified the victim as Ma’khia Bryant; city officials declined to release her name. Columbus Mayor An- drew Ginther and police offi- cials said she was 15.
Late Tuesday, police released body-cam video that appeared to show the victim with a knife in her hand. Officials said the re- sponding cops were attempting to break up a fight. Police played the video at regular speed, then in slow motion.
Protesters rallied against the shooting, which took place just before former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder in the May 2020
BODY CAM FOOTAGE OF THE SHOOTING
Hester Ford, a North Car- olina woman who was recog- nized as the oldest living American, died peacefully on Saturday in her home in Char- lotte, North Carolina, her great-granddaughter Tanisha Patterson-Powe confirmed.
Ford was at least 115 years and 245 days old at the time of her death, according to the Gerontology Research Group, who verified her as the oldest living American in 2019. Her family, however, told CNN she was born on August 15, 1904, which would make her 116 years old.
Ford was born in Lancaster, South Carolina, to Peter and Frances McCardell. She went on to marry John Ford and had 12 children -- eight girls and four boys.
"It is overwhelming, yet an awakening experience to real- ize my grandmother wasn't
death of George Floyd. Columbus police were called to the scene around 4:30 p.m., The Daily Beast reported — and were said to have been responding to a report of an attempted stab- bing. According to television sta- tion WBNS, the caller had phoned cops to report a fight
outside of her home.
But Bryant’s aunt told re- porters Ma’khia had called 911 because she was being abused and that the teen “didn’t deserve to die like a dog in the street.”
A knife was reportedly found next to the youngster. She was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead less than an hour later.
HESTER FORD
just an ordinary woman, she was E-X-T-R-A-ordinary," Patterson-Powe told CNN in an email.
"She never 'fit into a one size fit all box' as she was a master inventor and innovator -- a trailblazer setting her own trends within the community and her home," she said.
Ex-Cop Suspected Of Killing His Daughter And Her Boyfriend In Austin Shooting Arrested
Walter Mondale Dies: Former Vice President
The former sheriff's deputy suspected of murdering three people in Austin on Sunday has been arrested.
Stephen Broderick, 41, was taken into custody on Monday morning after two 911 callers spotted him walking along Old Kimbro Road near the US 290 highway, the Austin American-Statesman reported. He was armed, but apprehended without incident.
He is accused of fatally shooting his own daughter Alyssa Broderick, and her boyfriend Willie Simmons. The third victim is believed to be Broderick's estranged wife Amanda.
The attack occurred just be-
STEPHEN BRODERICK
fore noon on Sunday; police found the three victims at an apartment complex near the Arboretum shopping area,
Alyssa Broderick was a star athlete at her school.
sparking the 20-hour man- hunt. Investigators claimed it was an act of domestic vio- lence.
Walter Mondale, who trans- formed the role of the vice pres- ident during Jimmy Carter’s one-term presidency, yet suf- fered a crushing political defeat as the Democratic nominee against incumbent Ronald Reagan in 1984, has died. He was 93.
Mondale, often called by his nickname “Fritz,” died Monday in Minneapolis, his family said in a statement. No cause of death was given.
“Today I mourn the passing of my dear friend Walter Mon- dale, who I consider the best vice president in our country’s history,” Carter said in a state- ment. “During our administra- tion, Fritz used his political skill and personal integrity to trans-
WALTER MONDALE
form the vice presidency into a dynamic, policy-driving force that had never been seen before and still exists today.”
President Joe Biden said that he and his wife, Jill, spoke to Mondale and his family over the weekend.
Steelers Sign Head Coach Mike Tomlin To 3-Year Contract Extension
Emory, Atlanta’s HBCUs To Require Students Get COVID-19 Vaccine
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Pittsburgh Steelers and head coach Mike Tomlin have agreed to terms on a three-year contract exten- sion that will keep Tomlin in Pittsburgh through the 2024 season.
Tomlin became the Steelers head coach in 2007, replacing the great Bill Cowher. Tom- lin is 145-78-1 in the regular season, 8-8 in the postseason and is 1-1 in Super Bowls. The Steelers have never had a los-
MIKE TOMLIN AND THE STEELERS
Atlanta’s largest, private col- leges and universities an- nounced Monday they will require students to get the COVID-19 vaccine in order to be on campus for the fall semester. Emory, the state’s largest pri- vate university, with about 15,000 students, said wide- spread vaccinations are “crucial” to a full return to campus.
“Student vaccinations will cre- ate a healthier environment in our classrooms, which will be at full density during the fall,” the university’s president, Gregory Fenves, said in a message
posted on its website. “It will also allow for student life activi- ties including programs, athlet- ics and intramural sports, performances and events, and appropriately-sized gatherings.”
ing record with Tomlin in charge and have only missed
the playoffs five times during his tenure.
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