Month: November 2023

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A prominent civil rights lawyer says Mississippi authorities buried a Black man in a paupers cemetery without notifying his family after he was killed by a police SUV, even though he had ID in his pocket. Ben Crump said in a statement Thursday that

CHICAGO (AP) — Fire officials say a Chicago commuter train has collided with rail equipment, injuring nearly 40 people, some of them critically. The Chicago Fire Department says a Chicago Transit Authority train crashed into snow-removal equipment Thursday morning. Fire officials say the train collided with the slower-moving rail equipment near a station on the

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to assaulting Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in the elevator of her Washington apartment has been sentenced to more than two years behind bars. Twenty-seven-year-old Kendrid Khalil Hamlin apologized to Craig and said he wants to get mental health and substance

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s government has signed a multimillion-dollar contract with a Texas-based company to build a marina for mega yachts in the island’s capital. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said Thursday that two docks in San Juan are currently available to yachts and mega yachts, but there is limited space and basic

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Thousands of Bulgarian football supporters have taken to the streets of the capital, Sofia, in protest over the management of the national football union, a demonstration that eventually turned violent. The European soccer qualifier between Bulgaria and Hungary fell victim to a bitter dispute between the management of the Bulgarian Football

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee called Thursday for the renewal of a key U.S. government surveillance tool as he proposed a series of changes aimed at safeguarding privacy. The proposals by Rep. Mike Turner are part of a late scramble inside Congress and the

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Want to buy a car on Amazon? Well, now you might get your chance. The e-commerce giant will launch vehicle sales in the U.S. next year and allow local car dealers to sell directly to customers on its site. In a joint announcement with car

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles deaths globally spiked by more than 40% last year. The number of cases also rose by nearly 20% after immunization levels dropped to their lowest in 15 years during the pandemic. In a report released Thursday, WHO