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A jury on Friday found a former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer guilty of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights in a botched raid that led to her death, NBC affiliate WAVE of Louisville reported.The jury also acquitted Brett Hankison of a second count that accused him of violating the civil rights of Taylor’s neighbor.Taylor, 26, was fatally shot by police in the March 13, 2020, raid, but not by Hankison and he was not charged with her death. Hankison, 48, fired 10 shots into Taylor’s apartment but none of them struck anyone. Some of his shots also flew into a neighboring apartment.…

Atlanta rap star Young Thug changed his plea to guilty Thursday in Georgia’s longest-running criminal trial, but averted prison time with probation, bringing a stunning close to a chapter of a case that has riveted court watchers for nearly two years.The plea change by the rapper, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, appeared on the brink of not happening after Superior Court Judge Paige Whitaker asked if he agreed to a nonnegotiated plea. That means prosecutors and the defense could not come to a sentencing deal, and that the judge would ultimately decide his punishment.The parties returned after a…

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump offer sharply different closing arguments. High childbirth costs leave insured middle-class families with crippling debt. And an ancient Mayan city is discovered beneath the jungle.Here’s what to know today.Harris promises to ‘seek common ground’ in closing arguments while Trump resorts to attacks With a week until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris gave her closing arguments in a speech at The Ellipse, the same site where former President Donald Trump spoke on Jan. 6, 2021. At the heart of her speech was Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric. She characterized her Republican rival as “unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed…

Legal experts say an attempt to overturn the 2024 election results would be more difficult than in 2020. NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell writes about Antony Blinken’s small victory in the Middle East. And a lost Chopin waltz is discovered after 200 years.Here’s what to know today.Why it would be difficult for Trump to reverse the 2024 electionIn the nearly four years since former President Donald Trump claimed the 2020 election was stolen, creating chaos, an array of new guardrails have been put into place. Legal experts say those changes would make another attempt to overturn the result of the election…

Donald Trump headlines a rally in Madison Square Garden after racist and crude remarks from his allies. Quarter Pounders are back on the menu at McDonald’s after tests show patties were not the source of the E.coli outbreak. And highlights from Week 8 of the NFL. Here’s what to know today.Trump’s MSG rally overshadowed by his allies’ crude remarksJulia Demaree Nikhinson / APFormer President Donald Trump delivered his standard lines on topics from immigration to the economy at a packed rally in Madison Square Garden, but his remarks were overshadowed by comments from his warm-up speakers. They included a comedian’s racist jokes about Latinos…

Grateful Dead founding member and bassist Phil Lesh died Friday morning, according to a post on his official Instagram account. The California native and rock legend was 84.Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead performing in Nashville, Tenn. on June 2, 2021.Keith Griner / Getty ImagesLesh “passed peacefully” while surrounded by family, according to the post to his Instagram.“Phil brought immense joy to everyone around him and leaves behind a legacy of music and love,” the post read. “We request that you respect the Lesh family’s privacy at this time.”Lesh was born and raised in a center of postwar counterculture, Berkeley,…

Israel’s targeted, retaliatory attack on Iran is expected to be the last of the back-and-forth, direct military action between the two countries, a senior official in President Joe Biden’s administration said tonight.”This should be the end of the direct military exchange between Israel and Iran,” the official said. “As far as we’re concerned that should close out the direct exchange between Israel and Iran.”The official said this is the “very strong view” of the U.S. and“it’s been communicated to our partners throughout the region.”The official said Biden and his security team “worked with the Israelis over recent weeks to encourage…

Donald Trump and his allies are spreading a new “big lie” ahead of Election Day. A World Series matchup for the ages is set to begin. And a new report warns that online gambling poses a public health threat. Here’s what to know today.How Trump is using a new ‘big lie’ to undermine the 2024 election resultsChelsea Stahl / NBC News; Getty ImagesIn tiny boxes, hundreds of people, most of them white, meet weekly in online video conferences to share specious evidence of a problem that doesn’t exist: a leftist plot to “get the illegals to become voters,” as Jeff Vega,…

Figuring out how to heal from intergenerational trauma is at the center of “Exhibiting Forgiveness,” a new semi-autobiographical film by acclaimed artist Titus Kaphar, starring actor André Holland. Tarrell is a successful artist modeled after Kaphar who, despite having a loving wife, Aisha (played by Oscar nominee Andra Day), and doting son, Jermaine (Daniel Michael Barriere), still suffers from the childhood trauma he endured through his drug-addicted father, La’Ron. Tarrell falls into an emotional tailspin after his mother, Joyce (Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor), whom he adores, urges him to speak with and forgive La’Ron.“It was clear to me, it was a…

Dozens of election lawsuits have been filed in critical battleground states. Four new cases of bird flu in humans have been announced in Washington state. And fans criticize the backlash directed at Liam Payne’s ex-fiancée in the aftermath of the singer’s death.Here’s what to know today.Battleground states flooded with voting lawsuitsMegan Varner / Getty Images fileNearly 100 lawsuits across seven battleground states have been filed ahead of Election Day. The suits could shape how votes are cast and counted before Nov. 5 and affect the legal battle that’s expected to follow. An NBC News review found groups have filed at…