NEWS OF THE DAY
_1 “Glee” star: An autopsy confirmed this week that “Glee” star Naya Rivera died from accidental drowning, officials said, while her family released a statement honoring her “everlasting legacy and magnetic spirit.” The examination, performed the day after the 33yearold’s body was found in Southern California’s Lake Piru, showed no signs of traumatic injury or disease that might have contributed to the drowning, and gave no initial indication that drugs or alcohol may have played a role in her death, the Ventura County Medical Examiner said in a statement. Dental records were used to confirm Rivera’s identity.
_2 Atlanta homicide: A teen suspect has been charged with felony murder and aggravated assault in the shooting that killed an 8yearold Atlanta girl near the site of an earlier police shooting, police said Wednesday. Police issued warrants a day earlier for 19yearold Julian Conley in the slaying of Secoriea Turner, police spokesman Anthony Grant said. Conley’s attorney, Jackie Patterson, said Conley was peacefully protesting and witnessed the shooting but did not open fire himself.
_3 Campaign shakeup: President Trump, falling further behind Joe Biden in polls as he struggles to contain the growing coronavirus pandemic and recession, shook up his campaign staff Wednesday night, replacing his campaign manager, Brad Parscale, with another longtime aide. Trump made the announcement on Facebook, promoting deputy campaign manager Bill Stepien, a former White House political director and veteran of the 2016 campaign, to replace Parscale. Parscale will remain in the campaign, resuming his 2016 role running digital operations. “Right now, it wouldn’t matter if we had Jesus running the campaign,” said one person involved in Trump’s reelection, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
_4 New York clash: Several New York City police officers were attacked and injured Wednesday as propolice and antipolice protesters clashed on the Brooklyn Bridge, police said. The confrontation happened hours before Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law a series of police accountability measures inspired by the killings of George Floyd, Eric Garner and other Black people. At least four officers were hurt, including Chief of Department Terence Monahan, and 37 people were arrested, police said. Information on charges was not immediately available. Monahan and the other injured officers were marching with a propolice group led by local clergy when they were met on the bridge by activists. _5 Ethics breach: Ivanka Trump on Wednesday defended tweeting a photo of herself holding up a can of Goya beans to buck up a Latinoowned business that she says has been unfairly treated, arguing that she has “every right” to publicly express her support. Government watchdogs countered that President Trump’s daughter and senior adviser doesn’t have the right to violate ethics rules that bar government officials from using their public office to endorse specific products or groups. Goya became the target of a boycott after CEO Robert Unanue praised the president.