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Merrick Garland will step into his first congressional hot seat as attorney general May 4, when he testifies before the House Appropriations Committee to propose a multibillion-dollar budget increase for the Justice Department.

Merrick Garland cites domestic terrorism and civil rights in defending budget to House lawmakers

Christina Carrega, Chandelis Duster and Jessica Schneider, CNN May 4, 2021

(CNN) -- Merrick Garland stepped into his first congressional hot seat as attorney general Tuesday morning, testifying before the House Appropriations Committee to propose a multibillion-dollar budget...

Disney Parks released a very short clip of what appears to be a working lightsaber on May 4.

Disney unveils a real-life lightsaber

(CNN) -- Ever since "Star Wars" premiered in 1977, kids and adults alike wanted to get their hands on a lightsaber. The "elegant weapon for a more civilized age" is one of the most famous props in movie...

A screenshot from the 51st virtual commemoration of May 4, featuring Alan Canfora's children, Maya and Lev, sitting by the new marker on campus near a tree he once said saved his life, with Canfora's name and his distance from the Ohio National Guard when shot. 

Virtual 51st commemoration of May 4, announces new markers, Alan Canfora Activism Scholarship

Although gathering limitations enforced by the pandemic are still looming, the 51st commemoration of May 4, 1970 was hosted by the university, albeit virtually, today at noon.At the time of the video premiere...

May 4 virtual commemoration screen grab – Canfora marker + kids

May 4, 2021

A screenshot from the 51st virtual commemoration of May 4, featuring Alan Canfora's children, Maya and Lev, sitting by the new marker on campus near a tree he once said saved his life, with Canfora's...

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Drew Angerer May 4, 2021

HAMPTON BAYS, NY - FEBRUARY 20: An NYPD officer arrives for the funeral service of fallen NYPD Detective Brian Simonsen at the Church of St. Rosalie, February 20, 2019 in Hampton Bays, New York. Thousands...

HAMPTON BAYS, NY - FEBRUARY 20: An NYPD officer arrives for the funeral service of fallen NYPD Detective Brian Simonsen at the Church of St. Rosalie, February 20, 2019 in Hampton Bays, New York. Thousands of area police officers and law enforcement personnel attended the funeral. Simonsen was killed by friendly fire while responding with fellow NYPD officers to a robbery at a store in Queens last week. Simonsen is survived by his wife and mother and will be interned at Jamesport Cemetery in nearby Riverhead, New York. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

The NYPD hate crimes unit is investigating after two more assaults on Asian Americans

 (CNN) -- The New York Police Department Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating two attacks on Asian Americans that occurred over the weekend, an NYPD spokesperson told CNN on Monday.A woman in her...

'Star Wars: The Bad Batch' cooks up more animated action for May the 4th

‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ cooks up more animated action for May the 4th

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN May 4, 2021

 (CNN) -- Before "The Mandalorian" made its debut, animated series carried the "Star Wars" banner on TV, keeping hope alive. The franchise returns to those roots with "Star Wars: The Bad Batch," a fun...

Alan Canfora marker 2021

Sara Crawford May 4, 2021

Alan Canfora, one of the nine students wounded May 4, 1970 on the Kent State University campus, died earlier this year following a brief illness. There was a black flag placed at the marker in his honor...

Community members lay their candles near the May 4 memorial overnight to honor those lost in the Kent State shootings 51 years ago. 

Candlelight vigil tradition to honor May 4 victims continues

Molly Heideman Managing Editor May 4, 2021

At 11:00 p.m., the bell on Blanket Hill tolled, beginning the forty-minute walk around campus to a vigil at the site of the May 4 shootings. Participants carried lit candles as they made their way to...

After the National Guard fired on May 4, Professor Glenn Frank used a bullhorn to tell the students, "I am begging you right now if you don’t disperse right now they’re going to move in, and it can only be a slaughter."

OPINION: America was never great. May 4 is proof of that.

Lyndsey Brennan Opinion Writer May 4, 2021

Last week in my Opinion Writing class, my professor played a clip about May 4 from Ken Burns’ documentary, "The Vietnam War."We saw all the images we’ve come to associate with that day: the National...

Longtime Hopkinton resident Tim Kilduff is the president and founder of the 26.2 Foundation. His involvement with the Boston Marathon dates back to 1979.

‘68 alumnus inducted into EHHS hall of fame after over 40 years of giving back to Hopkinton community

Zoë Blank Reporter May 3, 2021

Winning the Centennial Alumni Award and being inducted into the College of Education, Health and Human Services Hall of Fame was unnecessary recognition, Timothy W. Kilduff said, but heartwarming. “I’ve...

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