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Pride flags to remain banned on military bases, Pentagon says

“This decision was not made lightly, nor does it in any way reflect on the respect and admiration we feel for all our LGBTQ+ personnel,” a Pentagon spokesman said.
A pride flag adorns the U.S. Consulate General alongside the American flag in Krakow, Poland, on June 2, 2021.
A pride flag adorns the U.S. Consulate General alongside the American flag in Krakow, Poland, on June 2, 2021.

$2,500 reward offered for information on whereabouts of 20-year-old man missing from Waterford, Michigan

Noah Kerridge told his father he was going for a walk and left their apartment complex in Waterford, Michigan, but never returned.
3h ago

Chicago police look to slow down crime as shootings spike

Five people were killed and at least 55 more were injured over the weekend, a week after three people died and 34 others were wounded over the Memorial Day weekend.
Image: Chicago violence
Image: Chicago violence
4h ago

Student gets high school diploma denied for wearing Mexican flag over gown

"I feel really grateful now that I have it because I fought for it, [my parents] fought for it real hard, and it just means the world to me," Ever Lopez said.
Asheboro High School senior Ever Lopez holds up his diploma
Asheboro High School senior Ever Lopez holds up his diploma
4h ago

Hit-and-run that killed 4 believed to be Islamophobic attack, Canadian police say

The group was waiting to cross the road when a man in a black pickup truck jumped the curb and hit five people from the same family in London, Ontario.
5h ago

Boston mayor fires police commissioner after domestic violence allegations

Mayor Kim Janey said top cop Dennis White had lost the public's trust and could no longer lead the department.
Image: Kim Janey speaks in the Police Headquarters press room in Boston on May 27, 2021.
Image: Kim Janey speaks in the Police Headquarters press room in Boston on May 27, 2021.

New details emerging about deadly drive-by shooting at Miami-area graduation party

A graduation party was wrapping up at a strip mall when two vehicles pulled into the parking lot and people inside began firing on the crowd, Miami-Dade police said. NBC News' Catie Beck reports.
New details emerging about deadly drive-by shooting at Miami-area graduation party
New details emerging about deadly drive-by shooting at Miami-area graduation party
6h ago

DA rescinds policy barring plea deals to clients of Black lawyer who accused his office of racial bias

Allegheny County, Pa., District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. has come under mounting criticism and faced calls to resign from elected officials and criminal justice advocates.
Stephen Zappala Jr
Stephen Zappala Jr
6h ago

Chasten Buttigieg slams GOP chairwoman's LGBTQ Pride tweet

"Our community is consistently under attack, and when I saw the chairwoman's tweet, I had to say something," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's husband said on MSNBC.
Image: Chasten Buttigieg
Image: Chasten Buttigieg
6h ago

New Jersey to close state's only women's prison following 'horrific attacks' by guards

Gov. Phil Murphy announced he would close the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility after an independent investigation into a Jan. 11 attack on inmates.
Protesters at the entrance to the Edna Mahan Correction Facility in Clinton, N.J., on March 27, 2021.
Protesters at the entrance to the Edna Mahan Correction Facility in Clinton, N.J., on March 27, 2021.