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1 Officer and Two Others Killed After Shooting In Denver Suburb
Officials say that three people are dead after a shooting in Arvada, Colorado – a police officer, a suspect, and another person died this afternoon in the Denver suburb. That "other person?" has been described as a "Good Samaritan." While the details are scarce, police have confirmed that they were called out to the area in Olde Town Arvada around 1:30pm. It was 19-year department veteran Gordon Beesley, who responded. Not just an officer, Beesley was also a school resource officer. In this case, he was working patrol while school is out for the summer. “We know there are many rumors already floating around, this is still and active investigation and we will not be able to address or confirm rumors,” Detective David Snelling offers in a press release. “At this time we believe this was an isolated incident and there is no continued threat to our community.”
2 COVID Cases Decline But There Is Concern As Delta Variant Spreads
Health officials are pointing to some encouraging news in the fight against COVID-19 as well as some growing concerns about the spread of the highly-contagious Delta variant. The number of fully vaccinated Americans stood at nearly 150-million at last check - or roughly 45 percent of the population. Cases are down across most of the country and deaths have fallen below 300 a day for the first time since the very early days of the pandemic. But with the Delta variant now accounting for some ten percent of all COVID cases in the U.S., the fear is that if not enough people are vaccinated, we could see another surge come fall. The Biden administration has set a goal of having 70% of U.S. adults receive at least one shot by the 4th of July.
3 SCOTUS Rules On Education-Related Benefits For Student Athletes
The Supreme Court is ruling on education-related benefits to student athletes. In a blow to the NCAA [[N-C-double-A]], the court said colleges can no longer be prohibited from providing student athletes with education-related benefits like free laptops, musical instruments, lab equipment or compensation for internships. And it wasn’t even a close call – the ruling was unanimous and affirmed lower court rulings against the NCAA. The lower court rulings said the governing body for college sports violated anti-trust laws by putting caps on education-related gifts and benefits for student athletes. Trump appointee Justice Brett Kavanaugh offered a blistering critique of the NCAA. "The NCAA is not above the law," Kavanaugh wrote. "The NCAA couches its arguments for not paying student athletes in innocuous labels. But the labels cannot disguise the reality: The NCAA's business model would be flatly illegal in almost any other industry in America."