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PHILADELPHIA — Police departments across the United States are reporting an increase in their ranks for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 killing of George Floyd, which led to a historic exodus of officers, a survey shows. More sworn officers were hired in 2023 than in any one of the previous four years, and fewer officers overall resigned or retired, according to the 214 law enforcement agencies that responded to a survey by the Police Executive Research Forum, or PERF. Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers spurred nationwide protests against police brutality and heightened scrutiny of law enforcement. RELATED: Minneapolis approves $150K settlement for witness to George Floyd’s murder As more and more officers left, many of the departments had to redeploy stretched resources by shifting officers away from investigative work or quality of life issues such as abandoned vehicles or noise violations to handle increases in crime and, in some cases, the shortages meant slower response times or limiting responses to emergencies only, police officials say. “I just think that the past four years have been particularly

Monday, April 29, 2024 9:09AM Minneapolis approved a $150K settlement for Donald Williams, a witness to George Floyd’s death who testified against former Officer Derek Chauvin. MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis City Council has agreed to pay a $150,000 settlement to an eyewitness who tried to intervene to prevent George Floyd’s murder and who says he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result. Donald Williams, a mixed martial arts fighter who testified against former Officer Derek Chauvin in his 2021 murder trial, sued the city last spring, alleging he was assaulted by police while trying to prevent Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020. The council unanimously approved the settlement without discussion Thursday, the Star Tribune reported. SEE ALSO | Man charged with stabbing Derek Chauvin 22 times in prison: DOJ The lawsuit alleged that Chauvin looked directly at Williams, grabbed a canister of chemical spray and began shaking it toward him and other bystanders expressing concern for Floyd’s welfare. In video played at Chauvin’s trial, Williams can be heard urging Chauvin to get off Floyd and denouncing the officer as a “bum.” Former Officer Tou

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The MSC Cargo Passion III made it through the 35-foot temporary channel on Sunday carrying nearly 1,000 containers.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Protests are roiling college campuses across the U.S. as upcoming graduation ceremonies are threatened by disruptive demonstrators, with students and others sparring over Israel’s military offensive in Gaza and its mounting death toll. Many campuses were largely quiet over the weekend as demonstrators stayed by tents erected as protest headquarters, although a few colleges saw forced removals and arrests. Many students are demanding their universities cut financial ties with Israel over the large-scale operation in Gaza it says was launched to stamp out the militant Palestinian group Hamas. Protesters on both sides of the rancourous debate shouted and shoved each other during dueling demonstrations Sunday at the University of California, Los Angeles. The university stepped up security after “some physical altercations broke out among demonstrators,” Mary Osako, vice chancellor for UCLA Strategic Communications, said in a statement. There were no reports of arrests or injuries. About 275 people were arrested on Saturday at various campuses including Indiana University at Bloomington, Arizona State University and Washington University in St. Louis. The number of arrests nationwide approached 900 since New York police removed

Monday, April 29, 2024 2:55AM The Fresno County League of Mexican American Women held its scholarship banquet at the Fresno Breakfast House Sunday. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A brunch in Northwest Fresno is taking action to help local students heading to college. The Fresno County League of Mexican American Women held its scholarship banquet at the Fresno Breakfast House. The community-based organization awarded 41 scholarships to students in Fresno County. That total amount rewarded was $38,000. Since 1973, the League of Mexican American Women has inspired change for women through donations and events. Several students say they were moved by this special banquet. Copyright © 2024 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved. Top Stories

Jensen Huang leads Nvidia – a tech company with a skyrocketing stock and the most advanced technology for artificial intelligence.

First, a report on Children living with veterans with PTSD. Then, hear from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on the AI future. And, military families in Hawaii say water tainted by jet fuel made them sick.

Monday, April 29, 2024 3:18AM A plane carrying a banner had to make an emergency landing on a northwest Fresno street Sunday afternoon. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A plane carrying an advertising banner had to make an emergency landing on a northwest Fresno street. Police say they received multiple reports around 2:20 p.m. Sunday of a plane in the middle of a road on Emerson and Lead Avenues near Marks. Officers say they found the pilot shaken up but physically okay shortly after arriving at the scene. Investigators say the pilot started at Sierra Sky Park and spent most of the day flying an advertising banner above the city of Clovis. He was heading back to Sierra Sky Park when his engine lost power at about 1,200 ft in altitude. To make the landing, the pilot had to navigate around multiple steel utility power poles. No structures were damaged, and no one was injured. It’s unknown where the advertising banner went as it was not attached to the plane when Action News crews arrived on scene. Fresno Police have notified the Federal Aviation Administration and

SULPHUR, Okla. — Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive outbreak of severe weather flattened buildings in the heart of one rural town and injured at least 100 people across the state. More than 20,000 people remained without electricity after tornadoes began late Saturday night. The destruction was extensive in Sulphur, a town of about 5,000 people, where a tornado crumpled many downtown buildings, tossed cars and buses and sheared the roofs off houses across a 15-block radius. “You just can’t believe the destruction,” Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said during a visit to the hard-hit town. “It seems like every business downtown has been destroyed.” Stitt said about 30 people were injured alone in Sulphur, including some who were in a bar as the tornado struck. Hospitals across the state reported about 100 injuries, including people apparently cut or struck by debris or hurt from falls, according to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. The deadly weather in Oklahoma added to the dozens of reported tornadoes that wreaked havoc in the nation’s midsection since Friday. On Sunday

Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell was shot in Florida and sustained a minor wound, the team announced on social media. Dell was shot Saturday night in Sanford and has since been released from a hospital “in good spirits,” the team wrote Sunday in its social media post. “We are in contact with him and his family and will provide more updates when appropriate,” the team wrote. It was unclear whether Dell’s injury was related to a shooting outside a Sanford party venue on the same night, in which authorities said a teenager wounded 10 people when he opened fire during a private event. Copyright © 2024 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

Ariel Cornelius, whose husband is a Marine veteran who returned home with post-traumatic stress disorder, encouraged people to reach out more to families of injured veterans.

Chuck Rotenberry served in Iraq and Afghanistan and returned home with post-traumatic stress disorder. He encouraged veterans confronting PTSD to not give up hope.

After delving into the world of romance scams, CBS News followed up with several victims whose ordeals were highlighted. Jim Axelrod shares their stories.

Cajun Crack’n Seafood in Concord, California, has been using a robot to serve food and clear dishes. The robot, affectionately called Rosie, has become a customer favorite. Itay Hod reports.

Construction has begun in Las Vegas on what will be the fastest train line in the United States. The line will connect to existing rails in Los Angeles, with the trip between the two destinations expected to take about two hours. Elise Preston has more.

Two years after a fuel leak at the Navy’s Red Hill storage complex contaminated drinking water at Pearl Harbor, the city of Honolulu is guarding against contamination to its own water supply.

A look back at 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley’s coverage of combat veterans overseas and the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder on their families when they return home.

SAN FRANCISCO — Nobody throws more split-fingered fastballs than Keaton Winn, and the rookie let 31 more fly in his third consecutive quality start. Winn, the rookie from Iowa, allowed three hits in six strong innings — despite admitting postgame that he didn’t have his “best stuff.” Thairo Estrada and Mike Yastrzemski combined for San Francisco’s first back-to-back homers of the season, supporting the starter. After Winn departed, a pair of rookie relievers and Camilo Doval protected the two-run lead Winn left with. Doval allowed a run and put the go-ahead runner on first with a pitch clock violation — a consistent bugaboo for him — but still escaped in the top of the ninth. The Giants (14-15) walked off the Pirates in the series opener and held them off in the finale in a 3-2 win, taking two of three from Pittsburgh. They’ve won two straight series and can get through an up-and-down April at .500 with a win on Tuesday in Boston. “We’ve been spotty,” manager Bob Melvin said postgame. “I mean, you look at the stats across the board, whether it’s pitching

Oakland A’s catcher Kyle McCann stood momentarily and dropped his bat after he drove Craig Kimbrel’s 3-2 offering into the seats next to the out-of-town scoreboard in right-center field at Camden Yards. McCann’s reaction was understandable, given that it was one of the most significant moments of his young big league career — and the A’s season so far. McCann’s two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning capped a nine-pitch at-bat and a dramatic rally as the A’s earned a 7-6, series-deciding victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. “I knew (Kimbrel) was going to challenge me with some heaters, so I was waiting for a pitch that I could get,” McCann told NBC Sports California. “He wasn’t really around the zone in the beginning, so I was going to take until I got a strike. Then once I got that strike, it was battle time. “I kept waiting for maybe a curveball, but I put my mind to the heater, and I was able to get a good pitch and put a good swing on it.” Seth Brown hit his second homer

Violence broke out on the UCLA campus where dueling demonstrations between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine groups got underway on Sunday, the school said.