Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jurors in a suburban court have heard from a security guard who was working at a Detroit-area mall in 2014 when other guards struggled with a man who subsequently died. James Hale testified Wednesday that he would not have joined the other Northland Center guards in the physical struggle. More
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican-controlled Legislature will ask voters in November to relinquish some of their rights to lawmakers who want the ability to change state ballot measures after they’ve passed. Frustrated by a recent state Supreme Court ruling, lawmakers called a special session Wednesday in which both chambers swiftly approved
Continue ReadingHAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut candidate for an open state legislative seat thought she had lost last week’s Democratic primary, only to be declared the winner by two votes when a counting error was discovered 90 minutes after she conceded. Now she has again found herself in the losing column. A recount Tuesday, one
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) — A Justice Department watchdog found one of the nation’s most prolific federal narcotics prosecutors flouted ethics rules last year when he drunkenly handed his business card to Florida police investigating a hit-and-run crash. The finding comes nearly a year after The Associated Press published body-camera footage following a Fourth of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police have arrested a suspect who they say carjacked a beloved 80-year-old dog walker. Ruth Dalton died after she was struck by the vehicle as the suspect fled. Police said Wednesday that the 48-year-old suspect was identified after someone reported a man hurting a dog in a park about
Continue ReadingAP Tennis Writer No. 1-ranked men’s tennis player Jannik Sinner will be playing in the U.S. Open — which begins in New York next week — even though word just emerged that he tested positive twice in March for a banned anabolic steroid. It’s a case that no one knew about until Tuesday and one
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An elections technology company has taken full responsibility for glitches that kept Florida county elections officials from immediately posting primary election results on Tuesday night. While the problem didn’t affect voters or ballot counting, there were still unanswered questions Wednesday. Tallahassee-based VR Systems issued a brief statement but declined to answer
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreign citizens from Asia who are seeking refuge in the country as a means to migrate to the United States and Canada. The justice ministry’s press office said on Wednesday that the restrictions will begin on Monday, and will
Continue ReadingLONDON, Ky. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Kentucky man went to great lengths to avoid paying his child support obligations. They say 39-year-old Jesse Kipf hacked into state registries to create a fake death certificate. Kipf was sentenced Monday to nine years in federal prison after pleading guilty to aggravated identity theft and computer
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Nancy Pelosi opened her convention speech with a sense of gratitude for President Joe Biden, even after her doubts about his campaign fed into the pressures that led him to end his reelection effort. “Thank you, Joe,” Pelosi said after going through Biden’s legislative achievements. Then the former House speaker
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children. The report, based on an analysis of previously published research, marks the first time a federal agency has determined — “with moderate
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — In his first words to a jury, a former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official declared Wednesday that he didn’t kill an investigative reporter who wrote articles critical of him and his workplace conduct. Then he promised to tell them his story. “This is the day I’ve been waiting for,”
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — The governor of Egypt’s coastal province of Alexandria says a train has crashed into traffic, killing two people and injuring two others. The crash, in the city of Borg el Arab located to the west of Alexandria, was due to a truck being on the tracks when they were meant to be
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign to expand his conservative education agenda in Florida schools hit a stumbling block on Tuesday. Of the 23 school board candidates that DeSantis endorsed this cycle, preliminary results show more of them appeared to lose their races than win them. Critics of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The traditional roll call at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago became a boisterous dance party, with each state’s delegation announcing their votes for presidential nominee Kamala Harris to a song befitting their state. Tuesday’s musical nods were mostly obvious. Massachusetts went with a punk rock anthem about Boston. Kansas picked a song
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Alicia Silverstone worried fans this week when she posted a TikTok clip of herself nibbling a poisonous berry she found while walking on a sidewalk. The “Clueless” actor was OK. But what she thought was a tomato seems to have been a Jerusalem cherry, which can be toxic. There are numerous toxic plants
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Close allies to Donald Trump are quietly urging independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to endorse the Republican nominee if he withdraws from the campaign for the White House as soon as this week. Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., along with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and GOP
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — An independent committee says a breakdown in communication, a lack of training, inconsistent protocols and an ineffective records management system were some of the reasons that led to Houston police dropping more than 268,000 cases over nearly the past decade. The cases, whose existence was made public earlier this year,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s elections chief has referred for possible prosecution 597 apparent noncitizens who either registered to vote or cast a ballot in a recent election. The total represents a tiny fraction of the state’s electorate of more than 8 million people, but it comes as noncitizen voting has become a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) — Attorneys for a teenager who was ordered into jail clothes and handcuffs during a field trip to a Detroit court filed a lawsuit against a judge Wednesday, accusing him of humiliation, false arrest and unlawful detention. It is the latest fallout since Judge Kenneth King singled out 15-year-old Eva Goodman
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