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Amber Guyger served seven years of a 10-year murder sentence in a case that drew national attention and inflamed racial tensions.
Amber Guyger, who has served seven of 10-year sentence, had said she had walked into Botham Jean’s home thinking it was her own when she shot him A former Dallas police officer convicted of murdering her Black neighbor after walking into his apartment thinking it was her own was granted early parole on Thursday after serving seven years of her 10-year sentence. Amber Guyger, 38, who is white, was convicted of murder…
NYTimes – US Amber Guyger served seven years of a 10-year murder sentence in a case that drew national attention and inflamed racial tensions.
NYTimes – US Amber Guyger served seven years of a 10-year murder sentence in a case that drew national attention and inflamed racial tensions.
BBC News – Science & Environment Hurricane Isaias, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026, has made landfall near Destin, Florida, on the northern Gulf Coast.
BBC News – World President Trump has appointed Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator and communications adviser at Trump Media & Technology Group, as the new White House press secretary, succeeding Karoline Leavitt. CBS News reported that she was offered the role by a White House official on Friday, while earlier reports noted it was unclear whether she had accepted. The position had been vacant since Leavitt left in August.
NYTimes – US The Trump administration announced new sanctions on the International Criminal Court, accusing it of unfairly targeting Americans with war-crime charges and seeking to stem resources to the tribunal. The move came hours after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a former ICC judge. The European Union said it was ready to take measures to enable the court to continue its work.
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