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‘She had big dreams’: parents of Valentina Orellana-Peralta, teen killed by LAPD, speak out  The Guardian Video Shows Chaos and Violence at Scene of 14-Year-Old Girl’s Death  The New York Times Video from fatal LAPD shooting at Burlington shows officer open fire

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won’t face criminal charges stemming from allegations of unwanted kissing by two women, one of them a state trooper assigned to his detail.

Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that while there was evidence to conclude the conduct the women described did occur, the office could not pursue criminal charges. (Image credit: Seth Wenig/AP)

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is going through the worst period of his premiership so far — but he’s bounced back before. Can he do it again?

Talks are their second in recent months; Gantz says they spoke of fighting terror, while Abbas adviser says they discussed creating a ‘horizon’ for peace

Ghislaine Maxwell: jury weighs charges as judge warns Covid could derail trial  The Guardian Juries resume deliberations in trials of Ghislaine Maxwell and Elizabeth Holmes  CBS News Ghislaine Maxwell trial: Judge urges jury to work longer hours, cites COVID  Fox News Ghislaine Maxwell

COVAX was set up to enable global access to vaccines against COVID. Yet nearly 80 countries will miss a target of vaccinating 40% of their populations by year’s end. Here’s what went wrong.

But State Department spokesman says it is ‘too soon’ to tell whether the movement was substantive

For decades, the Russian human rights group Memorial has tried to preserve the story of the Soviet Union’s darkest years. The country’s high court ordered it closed Tuesday.

1 in 50 Manhattan Residents Infected With COVID in the Last Week  NBC New York COVID hospitalizations among U.S. children rising as Omicron spreads  CBS Mornings COVID-19 cases: NYC sees 4-fold increase in children hospitalized  Fox News NY Starts Test Kit Airlift As