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Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter testifies in court on Friday at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Potter is charged with first and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist, following a traffic stop.

The jury begins deliberations in Kim Potter's trial over the killing of Daunte Wright

Attorneys have made their closing arguments in the case of the former Minnesota police officer, who fatally killed Daunte Wright. The case is now in the hands of the jury.

Last summer, Lucy Le was killed on a street near her Virginia home by a neighbor backing out of her driveway. Her daughter, Laura Pho, now draws a new memorial to her mother every day on the pavement where she died. "It's my meditation," she says. "It's my way of honoring her."

Roads Are Getting Deadlier For Pedestrians; Fatality Rates Are Worse For Minorities

A new report warns that pedestrian deaths per mile driven soared in the first half of the year, with the death rate likely to see the largest one-year increase in 2020.

Dena Ausdorn stands at the remains of her home on Sunday after a tornado in Dawson Springs, Ky.

All those missing in Kentucky after tornado are accounted for, governor says

Between 75 and 78 people are confirmed dead after a destructive tornado tore through Kentucky last weekend. Many more had been reported missing but are now accounted for, the governor said.

Jesus and Suzanne Valle thought they would become empty nesters indulging in their love of travel, but, she says, "I don't know if we would be as happy without all these kids."

They didn't plan to be a family of 17. Then, the opioid crisis hit their community

Suzanne and Jesus Valle adopted six kids from Ohio families struggling with addiction, after raising nine of their own. At StoryCorps, the couple reflected on their unexpected shift in priorities.

Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter testifies in court on Friday in Minneapolis. Potter is charged with first and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 shooting death of Daunte Wright.

Kim Potter describes officers' struggle with Daunte Wright before she shot him

The former Minnesota officer on trial in the shooting death of Daunte Wright said she believed he was trying to flee an arrest. Defense lawyers say that fleeing would have endangered a fellow officer.

A sign reads "face mask required" in front of the McGill School of Success in the South Park neighborhood of San Diego, Calif. Oct. 13, 2021.

San Diego County reports 578 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths

San Diego County public health officials Thursday reported 578 new COVID-19 infections and four additional deaths.

A liquor store at the corner of Altadena Avenue and El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego, Feb. 9, 2016.

Concentration of bars, liquor stores negatively impacts health of area residents

The Alcohol Policy Panel of San Diego County is hosting its annual meeting Friday, to discuss the impacts of alcohol outlet density in San Diego.

Doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine is packaged in a box at the McKesson facility on March 1, 2021 in Shepherdsville, Kentucky.

CDC narrows use of J&J vaccine due to concerns about rare blood clots

The agency implemented experts' advice because of a rare and sometimes fatal blood-clotting problem known as TTS. More than 16 million people in the U.S. have received a shot of the J&J vaccine.

Researchers examined all 19,423 NFL players who took the field for at least one game from 1960 to 2019 in what the scientists said was the largest study of ALS risk in professional football players.

NFL players are 4 times more likely to develop ALS, a new study shows

Scientists who conducted the study say they couldn't determine exactly why the rate was higher but suggested that repetitive head impacts and traumatic brain injuries may play a role.

Worksafe Tasmania officers inspect a bouncy castle at Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport, Tasmania on Thursday. A strong gust of wind lifted the castle some 30 feet into the air at an event celebrating the end of the school year.

A wind gust swept a bouncy castle in Tasmania 30 feet in the air, killing 6 children

The incident happened at an end-of-year celebration at Hillcrest Primary School in the Australian state.

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