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Officer Jeff Koenig returned to work on February 19, after two years of recovery from a shooting during a routine traffic stop. In the early hours of January 22, 2019, Saginaw Township Police Officer Jeff Koenig pulled over a Dodge Ram with its headlights off. What should have been a simple safety stop very nearly took Officer Koenig’s life. The truck had been stolen hours earlier by Joshua Rosebush, who had cut his electronic tethers on January 3 to escape parole. “It was a simple traffic stop — tell him to turn his lights on and go home,” Koenig later testified. “I believe I said something; I don’t recall exactly what I said. He said, ‘Nighty night,’ and fired the shot into my face.” After the shooting, Rosebush stole two more vehicles as he continued his flight. He was spotted driving east in a van by Shiawassee County Sheriff’s Detective Lt. Scott Shenk, whom he also attempted to fire on as he exited the vehicle. Shenk returned fire, hitting Rosebush in the face and … [Read more...] about Michigan Police Officer Shot During Traffic Stop Returns to Work

U.S. President Donald Trump lambasted the nation’s governors as “weak” on Monday, demanding they crack down on protesters and arrest them after six nights of chaotic demonstrations in dozens of American cities in the wake of the death of a black man in police custody in Minneapolis. The U.S. leader told the governors in a video conference that they “have to get much tougher” with demonstrators after watching as Sunday night protests that often started peacefully devolved into clashes with police and other authorities clad in riot gear. Police in several cities fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters to disperse them, even as some demonstrators torched police cars and also ransacked and looted stores. “Most of you are weak,” Trump told the governors. “You've got to arrest people, you have to track people, you have to put them in jail for 10 years and you'll never see this stuff again.” One of the protests unfolded just across the street from the White House in Washington … [Read more...] about Trump Calls for Tougher Action Against Protesters

VERNON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – From Long Island to New Jersey, towns say they’re preparing for whatever the storm brings their way. As CBS2’s Vanessa Murdock reports, Monday brought snow for some and rain for more. The messy mix was but an appetizer, before the main course and dessert Wednesday into Thursday. READ MORE: Former Aides Karen Hinton, Lindsey Boylan Accuse Gov. Andrew Cuomo Of Bullying, Sexual Harassment A mere coating of snow captured through the lens of Drone Force 2 turns Vernon, NJ into a postcard. The scene in Leonia was not so picturesque – cold rain warranted pulling up your hood. CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST “You got your snow shovel, you’re ready to go, you excited?” Murdock asked. “Um, no,” a Leonia resident named Annette said. At Moore’s Hardware, ice melt and shovels were poised for purchase. “This is all routine,” said owner John DeSimone. “Not going to run out?” Murdock asked. “No, I don’t think so. Hope not,” DeSimone said. … [Read more...] about As Major Storm Heads Towards Tri-State Area, Suburban Communities Are Gearing Up

Amy Bass ( @bassab1 ) is professor of sport studies at Manhattanville College and the author of " One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game That Brought a Divided Town Together " and " Not the Triumph but the Struggle: The 1968 Olympics and the Making of the Black Athlete ," among other titles. The views expressed here are solely hers. Read more opinion on CNN. (CNN) It took Rudy Giuliani running his mouth again to bring golf champion Michelle Wie West back from maternity leave for a moment. Amy Bass Wie West, the five-time LPGA Tour winner, who recently contemplated early retirement before finding out she was having a girl (Makenna Kamalei Yoona West arrived on June 19 and, said West, "changed everything" ), held nothing back in her response to the lewd story Giuliani related on Steve Bannon's "War Room" podcast last week. In 2014, according to the former New York City mayor (and former personal lawyer to Donald Trump), he was playing a round … [Read more...] about Rudy Giuliani’s disgusting ‘funny story’ about Michelle Wie