Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit police officer who punched a young Black man in the face and slammed his head to the ground has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for a civil rights violation. Matthew Rodriguez, a police officer for 30 years, has acknowledged using unreasonable force against the
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The US Secret Service official who oversees protective operations of elected officials, foreign dignitaries and high-profile events is retiring this week – marking the second high-ranking official to leave the agency as it grapples with the aftermath of Donald Trump’s near assassination in July. Michael Plati, an assistant director
Continue ReadingSKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Italy’s foreign minister has voiced strong support for Western Balkan countries’ European Union accession bids, saying that otherwise the region could swing towards Russia or China. Speaking during a visit to North Macedonia, Antonio Tajani said the bloc should “lend a hand to those peoples who want to be with
Continue ReadingBy Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized his agreement with Donald Trump on government funding after the former president posted that if congressional Republicans “don’t get absolute assurances on Election Security,” they should vote against a continuing resolution to fund the government. “I think President Trump is saying exactly what
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CNN By Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized his agreement with Donald Trump on government funding after the former president posted that if congressional Republicans “don’t get absolute assurances on Election Security,” they should vote against a continuing resolution to fund the government. “I think President Trump is saying exactly
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Nassieli Pizano MEXICALI, B.C. (T3) – Ante los hechos de inseguridad que no cesan en el Valle de Mexicali donde recientemente fueron atacados agentes de la Fuerza estatal de Seguridad Ciudadana, serán evaluados más de 150 policías municipales durante cinco días, tiempo que serán sustituidos por militares guardia nacional, oficiales de la FESC y agentes
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal criminal charge alleging that he duped people into donating tens of millions of dollars to what they thought were charities, but were really political action committees or his own companies. Richard Zeitlin, 54, entered the plea to conspiracy to
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — A group of key House Republicans have written to President Joe Biden urging him to lift the restrictions on the use of US-provided long-range weapons systems and allow Kyiv to strike targets deep inside Russia. The letter, dated Monday, echoes repeated appeals from the Ukrainian government itself,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Nobel Prize, an international award given yearly for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics and peace. October 7-14, 2024 – The Nobel Prizes are announced. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says flaws in a Vermont program are preventing the state from adequately controlling phosphorus discharges from certain farms, which contribute to severe water quality problems in Lake Champlain and other bodies of water. The letter says the program fails to comply with the Clean Water Act and directs
Continue ReadingNANAIMO, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian authorities say a Pakistani man arrested last week in Quebec and accused of plotting to attack a Jewish center in Brooklyn came to Canada on a student visa. Canada’s Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Tuesday Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, was granted a student visa in May 2023 and arrived
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Jittery residents living near where a gunman opened fire on a highway in Kentucky are taking precautions they never thought would be needed. Brandi Campbell says her family has gone to bed early and kept the lights off since five people were wounded in the attack last Saturday on
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday posthumously presented Congress’ highest honor — the Congressional Gold Medal — to 13 U.S. service members who were killed during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, even as the politics of a presidential election swirled around the event. More on Cpl. Hunter Lopez, a local
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — BMW is lowering sales and earnings targets for the 2024 fiscal year, in a move the luxury German car maker said was partially triggered by hefty expenses of addressing a braking system recall that impacts more than 1.5 million vehicles worldwide. A spokesperson for BMW Group says the
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tyreek Hill’s teammates and coaches used words like “triggering” and a “shame” to describe body camera footage showing a police officer yanking the Miami Dolphins receiver out of his sports car and forcing him face-first onto the ground during a traffic stop. The incident outside the Dolphins’
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan said All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey could have played in the 49ers’ opener if it had been a playoff game but the team held him out to make sure his Achilles tendinitis didn’t become a more serious issue. The decision to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has declined to say if he remains confident in the city’s police commissioner, days after federal agents seized the cellphones of the head of the police department and at least four other high-ranking mayoral deputies. Speaking at length Tuesday for the first since
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Two transgender girls can try out for and play on girls school sports teams while the teens challenge a New Hampshire ban, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The families of Parker Tirrell, 15, and Iris Turmelle, 14, sued in August seeking to overturn the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act
Continue ReadingALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The two opposition candidates who ran in Algeria’s election are challenging the result and calling into question President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s landslide victory. Islamist Abdellali Hassani Cherif and socialist Youcef Aouchiche on Tuesday filed appeals with Algeria’s Constitutional Court while harshly rebuking election officials and disputing the vote count. The challenge followed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first U.S. troops to deploy after the 9/11 attacks are suffering from radiation exposure that the government has yet to officially recognize 23 years later. And it’s a final group that comedian Jon Stewart can’t leave behind. Troops sent to a former Soviet base in Uzbekistan found clumps of
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