Former Mississippi officer charged after allegedly forcing arrestee to lick urine off floor
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A former Mississippi police officer pleaded guilty to a federal charge after allegedly forcing an arrestee to…
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Mississippi ex-police officer pleads guilty after making man lick urine off jail floor
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights…
Continue ReadingKansas is close to banning gender-affirming care for minors as GOP leaders seek the last vote
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators are close to banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors in…
Continue ReadingDrones and shelling hit Russia’s Belgorod amid third day of border skirmishes
By Christian Edwards, Maria Kostenko, Olga Voitovych and Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — Fighting in Russia’s Belgorod region has raged for a…
Continue ReadingThe League of Women Voters is suing those involved in robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The League of Women Voters filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to prevent those who sent…
Continue ReadingPolish Catholics get a new leader as the church struggles to reckon with sexual abuse
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leaders of Poland’s influential Catholic Church have chosen moderate Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda to be their new…
Continue ReadingMiddle East conflicts revive clash between the president and Congress over war powers
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A major deadline under the half-century-old War Powers Resolution came this week for…
Continue ReadingPalestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister in the face of calls for reform
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister. The…
Continue ReadingIn ‘Frida’ documentary, artist Frida Kahlo’s own words are used to tell her story
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Frida Kahlo used her own experiences to inform her art. In that spirit, Kahlo’s personal writings are used to help…
Continue ReadingEx-Trump White House official convicted of contempt must report to prison, appeals court finds
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court has denied Trump White House official Peter Navarro’s bid to stave off…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey lawmakers pause open records bill overhaul to consider amendments
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey legislative leaders have hit the brakes on a fast-moving bill that would have…
Continue ReadingNew opera production adds something new to Luis Buñuel’s ‘The Exterminating Angel’: cannibalism
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Calixto Bieito added an element to “The Exterminating Angel” that Luis Buñuel and Thomas Adès left out:…
Continue ReadingOregon GOP senators barred from reelection over walkout seek statewide office instead
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Two Republican state senators in Oregon are seeking statewide office after being barred from reelection for staging a…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey voters may soon decide whether they have a right to a clean environment
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey residents may soon get the chance to vote on whether they have the right to a clean…
Continue ReadingRex Tillerson Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former US Secretary of State and ExxonMobil CEO, Rex Tillerson. Personal Birth…
Continue ReadingPutin says setting up a nuclear power unit in space is a priority for Russia
By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin told government officials on Thursday that space projects, including setting up…
Continue ReadingA young Belarusian woman who died after attack in Warsaw is laid to rest
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A young Belarusian woman who died after being attacked and raped in central Warsaw has been…
Continue ReadingBill shelved that sought changes to Iowa law outlining penalties for terminating a pregnancy
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A bill that sought to change wording in an existing Iowa law outlining the penalties…
Continue ReadingOregon kicker tax credit claims top $1.6 billion with a month to go before filing deadline
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon taxpayers have already claimed more than $1.6 billion of the record $5.61 billion surplus revenue kicker tax credit…
Continue Reading‘Manhunt,’ about hunt for John Wilkes Booth, may make you wish you paid attention in history class
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press A new series on Apple TV+, premiering Friday, tells the lesser-known aspects of the assassination of Abraham…
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