Roy Cooper, the former Democrat governor of North Carolina now running for Senate , added an ex-member of the notorious Bloods gang to a "Racial Equity in Criminal Justice" task force in 2020. In the wake of George Floyd's 2020 death, Cooper created the task force via executive order, The Washington Free Beacon reported . Cooper, who tapped then state attorney general turned current Gov. Josh Stein to lead the task force, stocked the panel with a mix of state officials and community activists, including Kerwin Pittman, who was convicted in 2007 of conspiracy to commit murder, serving 14 years in prison for the crime, according to records obtained by the Free Beacon. Pittman was also identified as a "ranking member of the Bloods" by prosecutors during a murder trial for Bloods member Michael Contrez Jones. SIX-FIGURE PRIVATE SECURITY BILL FOR TOP DEM SENATE HOPEFUL FUELS GOP HYPOCRISY CLAIMS Pittman was convicted in connection to the 2006 drive-by-shooting of...
A day at the air show turned fatal on Saturday when a Greek air force jet crashed north of Athens as thousands of spectators watched. Both pilots were killed in the crash at Tanagra air force base but no civilians were hurt. The twin-seat Phantom F4 jet flew into the ground during a low-altitude maneuver just meters above the ground. EIGHT BELIEVED DEAD AFTER B-52 CRASHES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE "The sense of grief is widespread, and our thoughts are with the families of the two pilots we lost," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said. "It is a reminder of the daily danger faced by Greece’s aviators, who remain on constant standby to protect Greece's skies." The jet burst into flames on impact, sending up a large plume of black smoke, prompting 11 water-dropping planes and helicopters to assist 85 firefighters in extinguishing the blaze. 11 SKYDIVERS, ONE PILOT KILLED IN MISSOURI PLANE CRASH NEAR AIRPORT Video of the crash showed a se...