Month: December 2023

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The lawyer selected to be the Army’s first top prosecutor of sexual assaults under an overhaul of the military justice system has been fired because of an email he sent 10 years ago appearing to belittle victims’ assault allegations. Brig. Gen. Warren Wells was removed from

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The family of a Georgia church deacon who died after struggling with a police officer following a minor car crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a tow truck driver they say arrived during the confrontation and sat on the man’s head and neck. The lawsuit

By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer A trip to the doctor’s office comes with a bit of preparation for most, maybe even an internal pep talk to prepare for being told to get more exercise or calm a simmering fear of needles. But dressing well in hopes of warding off unfair treatment – or even

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A convicted murderer already on Florida’s death row for the slaying of one woman 25 years ago is now charged with a second killing. Broward County detectives announced Tuesday that 64-year-old Lucious Boyd is now charged with the December 1998 slaying of 41-year-old Nancy Truppner,

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A report by Amnesty International says El Salvador is experiencing one of the worst human rights crises since the country’s 1980-1992 civil war, because of President Nayib Bukele’s harsh anti-gang crackdown. The rights group claimed that the almost 74,000 people jailed in the crackdown were subjected to “systematic use

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press WOODBINE, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys for the family of a Black man fatally shot by a Georgia deputy during a traffic stop are demanding $16 million in restitution from the sheriff’s office. The attorneys say Tuesday they have sent Camden County notice that they intend to file suit. A Camden

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Republican Party of Florida chairman is facing mounting pressure to resign as police investigate a rape allegation. Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott joins Gov. Ron DeSantis in saying Christian Ziegler should step down rather than be a distraction during an important election year. Sarasota police

By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press The mayor of Connecticut’s largest city says he believes his supporters broke the law while handling absentee ballots. Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim said Tuesday he also doesn’t plan on appealing a judge’s decision to toss out the results of a Democratic primary and possibly rerun the general election. Speaking in

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors in Philadelphia have charged a man with murder and other counts in the fatal stabbing of a department store security guard and wounding of another. Thirty-year-old Tyrone Tunnell is jailed without bail in the Monday attack and will have a preliminary hearing within two weeks. Authorities say Eric Harrison and another

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents in Mexico’s northern state of Sonora have protested at the state capital against persistent pollution from an almost decade-old mine spill. Local advocates described the situation on Monday as a health crisis that authorities continue to ignore. After a catastrophic waste spill in 2014, alarming levels of pollution can still