Minneapolis cop seeks dismissal of charges in fatal pursuit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer has asked a judge to dismiss charges that he killed a man during a high-speed chase, saying…
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Democrats say Spirit-Frontier merger could boost airfares
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several congressional Democrats are raising doubts about the proposed merger of Frontier and Spirit airlines. They said it would…
Continue ReadingMissouri ethics panel finds Greitens followed election laws
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s campaign oversight agency says former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens…
Continue ReadingLife sentence for man who killed 3 in South Carolina home
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man who shot and killed three people in a South Carolina home and then used their…
Continue ReadingAP Was There: The surreal first day of the pandemic
By The Associated Press On the day the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic, Koloud “Kay” Tarapolsi reflected the views…
Continue ReadingEx-police chief guilty of child rape first reported in 2012
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press A former police chief has been convicted of raping a child in abuse the victim says started when she was 4 and…
Continue ReadingDeputy fired after putting knee on Black man’s neck
PLYMOUTH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy has been fired after he was captured on video putting his knee on a Black man’s neck,…
Continue ReadingAmid Mariupol horror, a newborn rests in her mother’s arms
By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Associated Press MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Images of the desperate mothers and medical workers from the stricken Children’s…
Continue Reading‘We’re owning it’: La. state police undergo outside review
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana State Police have hired an outside consultant to conduct a top-to-bottom…
Continue ReadingOfficial: Army football player hospitalized after 6 overdose
By MICHAEL HILL and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Military Academy says cadets from that New York…
Continue ReadingGabby Petito’s parents sue Laundrie’s parents over killing
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The parents of Gabby Petito claim in a new lawsuit in Florida that Brian Laundrie…
Continue ReadingJury: California health system did not abuse market power
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal jury ruled that a large Northern California health system did not abuse its…
Continue ReadingFormer Temple U business dean sentenced in rankings scandal
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former dean of Temple University’s business school has been sentenced to a year and two months in prison in a scheme to…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Russia is not a ‘most favored nation.’ What now?
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With Congress voting to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of…
Continue ReadingCherry Blossom Festival marks DC’s pandemic comeback
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Cherry Blossom Festival is returning with all its pageantry, hailed as…
Continue ReadingCar crashes into DC restaurant’s outdoor patio, 2 women dead
By CAROLE FELDMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An SUV crashed Friday afternoon into the outdoor seating area of a popular Greek restaurant in…
Continue ReadingReview finds Alaska state flag designer was 14, not 13
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska has issued a corrected birth certificate for the teenage designer of the Alaska flag after researchers…
Continue ReadingChelsea financially perilous after Abramovich is sanctioned
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Lavish spending, sustained only by Roman Abramovich’s investment, funded Chelsea’s 21…
Continue ReadingWisconsin crime lab destroys Kyle Rittenhouse rifle
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials have destroyed the rifle Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three people during protests in Kenosha in 2020.…
Continue ReadingCongress votes to renew landmark domestic violence law
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press Congress has renewed a 1990s-era law that extends protections to victims of domestic and sexual violence. The…
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