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Justice Department opens probe of police in small Mississippi city over alleged civil rights abuses

November 8, 2023 12:21 PM Associated Press

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into alleged civil rights violations by police in a majority Black Mississippi city. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke announced the investigation Wednesday. She said it will focus on numerous allegations from residents in Lexington, a community

Nashville DA seeks change after suspect released from jail is accused of shooting college student

November 8, 2023 12:21 PM Associated Press

By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville district attorney is calling on the Tennessee legislature to make it easier to commit someone to a mental institution. The move follows the Tuesday arrest of 29-year-old Shaquille Taylor in the shooting of an 18-year-old Belmont University student. Taylor was previously charged with three

Israel-Hamas fight heats up in Gaza City, accelerating exodus of Palestinians to the south

November 8, 2023 12:19 PM Associated Press

By WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians living in the heart of Gaza’s largest city said Wednesday they could see and hear Israeli ground forces closing in from multiple directions, accelerating the exodus of thousands of civilians as food and water become scarce and urban

Brazil police say they foiled a terror plot and arrested two suspects

November 8, 2023 12:17 PM Associated Press

By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Federal Police in Brazil say they’ve foiled a terror plot and arrested two people in Sao Paulo state. An official with information about the plot says that the two suspects were recruited and financed by the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. The official spoke on condition

Gov. Beshear says his reelection in Kentucky shows how Democrats can overcome US political divisions

November 8, 2023 12:16 PM Associated Press

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear is riding high after his reelection victory in Republican-leaning Kentucky. He says his party can overcome America’s deep divisions by trying “to lead with compassion” and improving the lives of the people who elect them. Beshear won a second term on Tuesday

Russia reportedly is using Ukrainian POWs to fight in their homeland on Moscow’s side

November 8, 2023 12:13 PM Associated Press

By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press A Russian news agency is reporting that the country is preparing to send a battalion of Ukrainian prisoners of war to the front lines in their homeland to fight on Moscow’s side in the war. RIA Novosti reports the POWs swore allegiance to Russia when they joined the battalion, which

Son of ‘Donnie Baseball’ Preston Mattingly earns front office promotion from Phillies

November 8, 2023 12:12 PM Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Preston Mattingly was promoted Monday to the Philadelphia Phillies’ assistant general manager for player development. A son of former New York Yankees great and current Toronto Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly, Preston Mattingly was hired by the Phillies in September 2021 to run the club’s player development system. Mattingly spent five

Cowboys sign Martavis Bryant, ending a 5-year absence for a receiver suspended 3 times

November 8, 2023 12:09 PM Associated Press

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys signed receiver Martavis Bryant to their practice squad Wednesday, ending a five-year absence from the NFL for a player who has been suspended three times. Bryant last played in 2018 with the Raiders before they moved from Oakland to Las Vegas. He was indefinitely suspended over substance-abuse violations

Governors call for more funds to secure places of worship as threats toward Jews and Muslims rise

November 8, 2023 11:55 AM Associated Press

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic governors across the country are sending a joint letter to leaders in Congress calling for additional funds for security at places of worship. The call comes as concerns rise over potential threats against Jewish and Muslim communities motivated by the Israel-Hamas war. Other national leaders,

Azerbaijan’s president addresses a military parade in Karabakh and says ‘we showed the whole world’

November 8, 2023 11:51 AM Associated Press

By The Associated Press Hundreds of Azerbaijani soldiers have paraded through the capital city of the Karabakh region that came under full control of Azerbaijan in September after a lightning rout of ethnic Armenian forces. Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev said in an address at the parade in Khankendi on Wednesday that “we showed the whole

‘Greed and corruption’: Federal jury convicts veteran DEA agents in bribery conspiracy

November 8, 2023 11:47 AM Associated Press

By JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal jury convicted two longtime U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration supervisors Wednesday of leaking confidential information to defense attorneys as part of a bribery conspiracy that prosecutors say imperiled high-profile cases and the lives of overseas drug informants. The Manhattan jury found John

10 alleged Gambino crime family members and associates face racketeering charges

November 9, 2023 7:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Ten alleged Gambino crime family members and associates have been charged with racketeering conspiracy, extortion, witness retaliation and union-related crimes in a bid for control of New York’s carting and demolition industries, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The 10 defendants were named in a 16-count indictment. All but one were

Liberal and moderate candidates take control of school boards in contentious races across US

November 8, 2023 11:40 AM Associated Press

By BROOKE SCHULTZ and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Liberal and moderate candidates have won seats in high-profile polarizing elections against social conservatives across the U.S. Candidates backed by Moms for Liberty and the 1776 Project, groups that question open discussions on race and sexuality in schools, lost Tuesday in closely watched

House Oversight Committee subpoenas Hunter and James Biden

November 8, 2023 2:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, CNN The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Hunter and James Biden, President Joe Biden’s son and brother, the panel announced Wednesday, setting up a highly anticipated showdown as House Republicans continue to search for whether the President committed an impeachable offense in connection to his family’s foreign business dealings – a high bar

‘Puzzling’ discovery spotted in new images from NASA mission’s asteroid flyby

November 8, 2023 11:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Dinkinesh, a small asteroid that NASA’s Lucy mission visited last week, continues to surprise. Lucy swung by the space rock, located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, on November 1 as part of a test of the spacecraft’s equipment before tackling the mission’s primary goal: surveying

Minnesota agency had data on iron foundry’s pollution violations but failed to act, report says

November 8, 2023 11:24 AM Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota iron foundry has been violating air emissions laws for at least five years, but the state agency responsible for enforcing air permits didn’t take action against the company. That’s according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency tested the air along

House Republicans subpoena Hunter and James Biden as their impeachment inquiry ramps back up

November 8, 2023 11:22 AM Associated Press

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans issued subpoenas Wednesday to members of President Joe Biden’s family, taking their most aggressive step yet in an impeachment inquiry bitterly opposed by Democrats that is testing the reach of congressional oversight powers. The long-awaited move by Rep. James Comer, the chairman of the House

House Republicans subpoena Hunter and James Biden as their impeachment inquiry ramps back up

November 8, 2023 11:22 AM Associated Press

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans issued subpoenas Wednesday to members of President Joe Biden’s family, taking their most aggressive step yet in an impeachment inquiry bitterly opposed by Democrats that is testing the reach of congressional oversight powers. The long-awaited move by Rep. James Comer, the chairman of the House

The owners of a funeral home where 190 sets of human remains were ‘improperly stored’ have been arrested

November 8, 2023 11:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The owners of a Colorado funeral home were arrested Wednesday in Oklahoma, weeks after 190 sets of human remains were discovered “improperly stored” at their business, authorities say. Jon Hallford and Carie Hallford were arrested on suspicion of abuse of a corpse, theft, money laundering and forgery, according to a news

La policía arrestó a dos menores que protagonizaron persecución de Coachella a Indio

November 8, 2023 11:18 AM Lina Robles

Ayer a las 5 de la mañana la policía de Coachella recibió una llamada que reportaba el robo de un carro, después de una breve búsqueda fue localizado en el área de la Avenida 52 y la calle Tyler y el chofer acelero para huir e inicio una persecución que termino en la calle Jackson

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