Mexican military obstructed probe into disappeared students, says UN
By Karol Suarez, CNN Mexico City (CNN) — The United Nation’s human rights commissioner on Thursday accused Mexico’s military of obstructing…
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Brazil’s Indigenous chief fighting to save Amazon urges President Lula to defend people’s rights
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — An Indigenous leader who became a symbol of the fight for the preservation of the Amazon…
Continue ReadingVoting Rights Act Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which serves to protect and enforce the 14th and 15th…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to vehicular homicide in death of Black Lives Matter protester in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — A man who hit two protesters with his car, killing one of them, during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in 2020 in Seattle has…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to vehicular homicide in death of Black Lives Matter protester in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — A man who hit two protesters with his car, killing one of them, during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in 2020 in Seattle has…
Continue ReadingStudents and administrator recall the day Ethan Crumbley shot up their Michigan school
CNN By Lauren del Valle and Ray Sanchez, CNN Pontiac, Michigan (CNN) — A 17-year-old girl testified Friday she “just prayed” and covered…
Continue ReadingUS announces $345 million military aid package for Taiwan
By NOMAAN MERCHANT, ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ZEKE MILLER and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has announced a new $345 million…
Continue ReadingWorker warned organizer ‘Someone’s going to end up dead’ before crowd surge at ’21 Travis Scott show
By JUAN A. LOZANO and BEN FINLEY Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Just moments before rap superstar Travis Scott took the stage at the deadly 2021…
Continue ReadingRapper G Herbo pleads guilty in credit card fraud that paid for private jets and designer puppies
By MARK PRATT Associated Press The rapper G Herbo has pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme that used stolen credit card information to pay for a…
Continue ReadingCarlee Russell turned herself in and has been charged with falsely reporting an incident
CNN, WVTM By Alisha Ebrahimji, Zoe Sottile and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who admitted to staging her own…
Continue ReadingConnecticut pastor fatally struck by Stamford police car while crossing the street
By Nic Anderson, Julian Cummings, Zoe Sottile and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — State police are investigating after a patrol vehicle in Stamford,…
Continue ReadingColorado officer who put suspect in car hit by train found guilty of reckless endangerment
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked police vehicle…
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Seeking ‘stability and unity,’ Crook County School Board names retired Supt. Dr. Duane Yecha as finalist
The Crook County School Board, in a surprise move, announced Friday it has unanimously agreed to consider former Crook County School District…
Continue ReadingCharges dropped against 7 Oklahoma police officers in 3 separate fatal shootings
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The new prosecutor in Oklahoma’s biggest county announced Friday she’s dropping…
Continue ReadingWoman sentenced to 9 years in prison for mailing racist threats
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials say a Kentucky woman has been sentenced to nine years in prison for mailing racist threats to her neighbors in…
Continue Reading5 Honduran migrants die in Mexico van crash, 18 injured
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Five Honduran migrants are dead and another 18 are injured following the crash of the van they were riding in on Mexico’s…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court’s student loan decision will lower US deficit according to new White House projection
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruling that upended President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student loan…
Continue ReadingTennessee governor declines to say if he has enough votes for gun proposal
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee wouldn’t say whether his proposal to keep firearms away from dangerous…
Continue ReadingTwo taxi drivers arrested in Mexican resort of Cancun for assaulting van carrying foreign tourists
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two taxi drivers have been arrested in the Mexican city of Cancun for assaulting a van carrying foreign tourists. The events in…
Continue ReadingTom Durden, Georgia DA who ordered takeover of stalled Ahmaud Arbery investigation, dies at 66
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The longtime Georgia prosecutor who called in state investigators to build a case against the…
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