Byron Pitts
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New York, NY, United States
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Tyre Nichols' official autopsy reveals brain injuries from blunt force trauma, DA says
The medical examiner's official autopsy report for Tyre Nichols showed he "died of brain injuries from blunt force trauma," the DA's office told Nichols' family Tuesday. → Read More
Former Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko says he doesn't think Putin will resort to nuclear option
Victor Yushchenko, the former president of Ukraine, spoke with ABC News and echoed his united message against Russian invaders. → Read More
Pipeline firm deposited millions into state fund to pay local police to 'patrol' and 'protect' controversial Line 3 project
The Enbridge corporation paid millions for local law enforcement to protect and patrol its controversial Line 3 pipeline through a state-managed account, records show. → Read More
Opponents of Line 3 pipeline say project threatens Biden’s climate legacy
Opponents of the Line 3 oil pipeline say the Biden administration has shirked its environmental responsibility by failing to halt the controversial project. → Read More
Nursing home emerges from coronavirus crisis with anguished lessons learned
Inside the Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center just outside Richmond, Virginia, -- where 49 people have died from the novel coronavirus in less than a month, Dr. Jim Wright heard a sound that had been missing for many weeks -- laughter. "I was actually walking to my office, I walked past the first group activities we've had in six weeks," said Wright, the longtime medical director… → Read More
How 'BlacKkKlansman' director, cast tackled story of black cop infiltrating the KKK
Spike Lee's newest movie "BlacKkKlansman" is based on the true story of a black cop infiltrating the KKK in 1978. → Read More
Man with leukemia meets birth mother for the first time in 45 years
“Nightline” spent five months following the 46-year-old’s journey to find her as he was going through chemotherapy in a race to find a match → Read More
'This is about pursuit of character': Former NBA player Jay Williams uses his life experience to inspire young men
Williams is now an ESPN analyst and is using his life lessons to inspire others in “Best Shot,” a YouTube Red series premiering in July. → Read More
DACA recipients worry about the future as Trump continues to review program
Many are worried either they or their parents will be deported. → Read More
Tomi Lahren on filing a lawsuit against Glenn Beck, TheBlaze: 'I feel betrayed'
Tomi Lahren, the right-wing firebrand who had been a staple on Glenn Beck’s “TheBlaze,” is speaking out for the first time after filing a lawsuit. → Read More
Kalief Browder's siblings hope new documentary 'Time: The Story of Kalief Browder' prevents their brother's case from repeating
For Kalief Browder, justice wasn’t simply blind, it betrayed him. → Read More
Trayvon Martin's parents on becoming activists, a role they never expected to have before son was killed
It’s been five years since Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African-American 17-year-old from Miami Gardens, Florida, was killed by neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman. → Read More
The New Glenn Beck: A Different Side of the Conservative Radio Talk King
Radio shock jock now wants to be a bridge builder instead of a flame thrower. → Read More
As Traffic Stops Have Become a Flashpoint, One California Police Department Uses Special Training to Diffuse Them
All officers in Richmond are required to go through specialized role-play training every few months. The purpose is put officers in scenarios like traffic stops. → Read More
This Once Dangerous California City Gives Young Men Money, All-Expense-Paid Trips in Exchange for Not Shooting Their Rivals
Two dozen men are in an 18-month-long fellowship that’s run out of DeVone Boggan’s Office of Neighborhood Safety or “ONS,” mostly funded by taxpayers. → Read More
Life Inside the Small North Dakota Town Terrorized by White Supremacist
Leith, North Dakota was rocked when Craig Cobb went on a mission to take it over and turn it into an enclave for white supremacists. → Read More
Synthetic Identity Fraud: A New Kind of Costly ID Theft You’ve Never Heard Of
Identity theft has been an ever-growing problem, but authorities say there is a new twist on an old problem for us to worry about: Synthetic identity fraud. → Read More
At a Time of Ferguson, Freddie Gray, 'Straight Outta Compton' Still Resonates Almost 30 Years Later
N.W.A. pushed back against police violence with a blunt object readily acceptable to them: Music, at a time when rap was still new. → Read More
Meet Dixon White, the Unlikely YouTube Sensation Who Started the 'Racial Healing Challenge'
The self-proclaimed former-racist “redneck” from Tennessee became an unexpected YouTube sensation when he posted a video of himself talking about his racist upbringing. → Read More
Who Kalief Browder Might Have Been If He Hadn't Spent Over 1,000 Days in Jail With No Charges
After spending almost three years in jail, Kalief Browder was given a choice: Either admit to the crime and go home or return to his cell and wait for a new trial. → Read More