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Ex-officer should stand trial in death of Patrick Lyoya, appeals panel rules

Christopher Schurr to stand trial

A split Michigan Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday that a former Grand Rapids police officer can stand trial over a second-degree murder charge, after the officer fatally shot a Black motorist on the city's southeast side in April 2022.

In their opinion, Court of Appeals Judges Kathleen Feeney and Colleen O’Brien wrote a district judge did not err in binding former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr over for trial, echoing arguments from prosecutors that it should be up to a jury to decide whether Schurr used appropriate force in fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese refugee, during a traffic stop.

In June 2022, Schurr was charged with second-degree murder by the Kent County Prosecutor's office, and was bound over for trial after a preliminary examination in Oct. 2022. Schurr was fired from the department shortly after the charge was announced.

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Abbott doubles down on border ‘invasion’ declaration after Supreme Court blow

Texas Gov. Abbott

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Wednesday accused the federal government of breaking the compact with the states following a Supreme Court ruling on Monday that cleared the way for the Border Patrol to remove razor wire installed by Texas along the U.S.-Mexico border.

In a statement, Abbott said, “President Biden has refused to enforce [immigration] laws and has even violated them.”

It’s the latest escalation in a legal and political standoff between Texas and the federal government, though Abbott stopped short of announcing any specific measures.

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Judge sets trial date in CROWN Act dispute between Black student Darryl George and Barbers Hill ISD

Trial date set for hair discrimination case

A Houston-area judge on Wednesday set a Feb. 22 trial date to hear arguments about whether Barbers Hill ISD is violating a new Texas law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination in public schools.

Darryl George, an 18-year-old Black student at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, has faced disciplinary actions all school year because he wears his hair in dreadlocks and has refused to cut them. School district officials have claimed George is violating a hair-length policy they say is not covered by the CROWN Act, which took effect Sept. 1, while the two state legislators who jointly authored the law say it was passed to protect students such as George and hairstyles such as his, which he keeps twisted up in a short length that does not hang below his neck.

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Religious 'Nones' are now the largest single group in the U.S.

eligious NONES are now the largest single group in US

When Americans are asked to check a box indicating their religious affiliation, 28% now check 'none.'

A new study from Pew Research finds that the religiously unaffiliated – a group comprised of atheists, agnostic and those who say their religion is "nothing in particular" – is now the largest cohort in the U.S. They're more prevalent among American adults than Catholics (23%) or evangelical Protestants (24%).

Back in 2007, Nones made up just 16% of Americans, but Pew's new survey of more than 3,300 U.S. adults shows that number has now risen dramatically.

Pew asked respondents what – if anything – they believe. The research organization found that Nones are not a uniform group.

Most Nones believe in God or another higher power, but very few attend any kind of religious service.

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Ohio pastor fights court battle with city over shelter for unhoused people

Chris Avell, Ohio pastor

A Christian pastor is fighting back against a city in Ohio after it charged him with breaking a municipal law by opening up his place of worship to unhoused people as well as others who need shelter.

Police in Bryan, Ohio, filed 18 charges accusing Chris Avell – the pastor of Dad’s Place – with zoning violations at his rented church building. Officers alleged that the church lacked proper kitchen and laundry facilities, safe exits and adequate ventilation, as required.

Avell pleaded not guilty. Then his church sued Bryan’s government in federal court on Monday, arguing the city has violated the pastor’s constitutional rights to religious freedom.

Despite Avell making changes trying to address the city’s complaints, including the installation of a stove hood and closing its laundry facility, the church alleges in its lawsuit that officers are still harassing and intimidating them.

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Mary Weiss, lead singer of The Shangri-Las, has died

Mary Weiss, dead at 75

Mary Weiss, the former lead singer of the 1960s pop girl group The Shangri-Las, died on Friday. She was reportedly 75 years old.

Her husband, Ed Ryan, confirmed her death to NPR, but offered no further information.

Weiss rose to fame with The Shangri-Las as a teenager, powering hits about teenage love and tragedy including "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" and "Leader of the Pack."

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‘Showing the world what’s possible’: St Paul makes history with first all-female city council

All Female City Council in St. Paul

When Rebecca Noecker first decided to enter politics in 2016, she was a young mom with two kids and many questions. She had a background in education but no knowledge of how to run for office.

“There were so many systems that I saw around me that just felt broken and people were in pain and I wanted to do something about that,” Noecker, 39, said. “And it felt like politics was a way to do it.”

She found a teacher in the only woman on her city council in St Paul, Minnesota.

“She would walk around the lake with her constituents and called them ‘lake laps.’ I went on a lake lap with her, and I was just so struck by how authentic and genuine she was,” Noecker said of her mentor, former council member Amy Brendmoen.

“She had three children and talked a lot about how despite the fact that you make sacrifices and you’re not necessarily home every night, your kids have this remarkable opportunity to see you in leadership and see what a difference you can make.”

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