Man charged in deadly parade crash says jail isn't safe
A man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he allegedly drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in Waukesha says he doesn’t feel safe in jail. Darrell Brooks, who is Black, sent a letter to his mother saying that guards paid inmates to spit in his food. Brooks wrote that he needs to find a way out before something happens to him and guards “sweep it under the rug.”
news.yahoo.comGoFundMe pulls page aimed at raising $5 million bail for Waukesha Christmas parade suspect
A GoFundMe page aimed at raising $5 million bail for the Wisconsin man accused of plowing his SUV through a Christmas parade in Waukesha has been pulled from the platform. Darrell Brooks Jr. was charged with five counts of first-degree intentional homicide following the holiday event on Sunday. Five people were pronounced dead on the scene while a sixth victim, 8-year-old Jackson Sparks, died ...
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The European Union is seeing the highest number of new COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. Austria instituted a nationwide lockdown, while the U.S. issued a "do not travel" advisory for Germany and Denmark. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss.
news.yahoo.comNew details emerge about the moments following the deadly parade crash in Wisconsin
Darrell Brooks faces multiple homicide charges for allegedly driving his car into a crowd of people at a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin this weekend. CBS News' David Begnaud spoke with the man who unknowingly welcomed Brooks into his home, just moments after the alleged attack, and discussed his interview with CBSN's Tanya Rivero.
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news.yahoo.com5 killed in Wisconsin holiday parade tragedy include 3 “Dancing Grannies”
We're learning more about those killed in Sunday's parade tragedy in Wisconsin. David Begnaud speaks with the uncle of an 11-year-old girl who was marching in the parade and is now hospitalized with multiple injuries.
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news.yahoo.comUkraine doctors struggle amid COVID surge
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news.yahoo.comColumn: Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy an act of unconscionable violence. Yet we carry on.
The Waukesha Christas parade tragedy was another example of the unconscionable acts of violence that booked end brief stretches of normal American life. We prevail only because we refuse to live in fear.
chicagotribune.comPolice identify five victims and the man suspected of plowing through Christmas parade
At a press conference on Monday, Waukesha, Wis., Police Chief Dan Thompson released the names of five people who were killed when an SUV smashed its way through a parade on Sunday evening. Thompson also identified the man who police say was driving the vehicle as 39-year-old Darrell Brooks.
news.yahoo.comUkraine doctors struggle amid COVID surge
Ukraine, with one of Europe's lowest vaccination rates and an underfunded medical system, is continuing to struggle to contain the coronavirus outbreak. After setting nearly daily new records for coronavirus infections and deaths earlier this month, many hospitals continue to run at near full capacity.
news.yahoo.comAustria re-enters Covid lockdown
Austria returns to a partial lockdown in the most dramatic Covid-19 restrictions seen in Western Europe for months after a weekend of violence against virus measures rocked several cities on the continent. The Alpine nation is also imposing a sweeping vaccine mandate from February 1, one of few places in the world to announce such a step so far.
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