Marine veteran Daniel Penny, recently acquitted of manslaughter, joined President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance at the 125th Army-Navy game. Photos of Penny with Trump and Vance went viral, prompting social media praise and calls for him to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Penny’s trial, stemming from his chokehold of homeless man Jordan Neely, sparked a national conversation about race. Witnesses testified that Neely’s threatening behavior justified Penny’s intervention, leading to Penny’s acquittal.
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1 dead, 1 wounded after hotel shooting in Chicago’s River North
A shooting at a hotel in Chicago's River North neighborhood left one woman dead and another injured. The 29-year-old victim was found in the hotel lobby with a gunshot wound to her neck and is in good condition at Northwestern Hospital. The 32-year-old victim was found in a guest room and was pronounced dead at the hospital; the suspect, described as an unidentified male, fled the scene in a tan SUV. Full Article
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