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Ex-officer pleads guilty to manslaughter as family blasts deal | Police News

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A white former Nashville police officer will serve three years or less in prison for death of 25-year-old Black man. The mother of a Black man fatally shot in the United States by a white former Nashville officer sobbed, screamed and knocked over a court lectern on Friday as she begged a judge not to accept a plea deal she says was struck in secret without her knowledge, a chaotic scene that briefly delayed a hearing. Read More...

Experts sound bio-terror alarm | News

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Terrorism experts have warned that biological weapons pose new global threats through possible attacks on livestock and crops or through the deployment of yet unknown pathogens that are tailor-made by genetic engineers. Governments have rushed to defend their citizens against possible attacks with weapons such as anthrax, but experts at a two-day forum in Tokyo warned on Wednesday that diseases targeting livestock and crops could expose many countries to potential economic ruin. Read More...

Stevie Nicks Said She Added a Lyric to the Bridge of Her 'Silent Night' Cover to Make It More Compas

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Stevie Nicks recorded her cover of the Christmas classic “Silent Night” for a good cause. However, she put her spin on it. She once admitted that she added “more compassionate” lyrics. Stevie Nicks recorded her version of ‘Silent Night’ in 1987 In 1987, Nicks recorded her cover of “Silent Night” for the charity album, A Very Special Christmas, which benefited the Special Olympics. The charity album was the brainchild of producer Jimmy Iovine. Read More...