By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — William Strickland, a longtime civil rights activist who worked closely with Malcom X and Jesse Jackson, has died. He was 87. Along with his activism, Strickland was known for his scholarship. He spent 40 years at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, teaching political science and serving as
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is aiming to correct the short staffing at nursing homes that was exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal government for the first time is requiring minimum staffing levels at federally funded nursing homes. Vice President Kamala Harris announced the
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s valet Walt Nauta was told that if he was charged with lying to the FBI, the former president would pardon him when he won a second term in 2024, according to notes from an interview with a witness in the federal classified documents investigation.
Continue ReadingCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met with the head of the International Criminal Court as he faces an ongoing investigation by the tribunal into crimes against humanity for his crackdown on anti-government protests. ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan didn’t make any statements following the meeting at the presidential palace in Caracas. Khan’s
Continue ReadingBy FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian psychologist who suffered from an incurable disease that weakened her muscles and had her confined to her bed for several years, has died after being administered euthanasia by her doctor. Ana Estrada fought for years in Peruvian courts for the right to die with
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A warrant for allegations of violating a protective order is no longer pending against a Democratic state representative from Philadelphia. Authorities said the warrant was canceled Monday after they determined no protective order had been in place against state Rep. Kevin Boyle during the relevant time period. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner
Continue ReadingKENT, Wash. (AP) — Jury selection is underway in the trial of a suburban Seattle police officer charged with murder in the death of a 26-year-old man outside a convenience store. Auburn officer Jeff Nelson shot and killed Jesse Sarey while trying to arrest him for disorderly conduct in 2019. The interaction lasted just 67
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A $12 billion passenger bullet train linking Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area was dubbed the first true high-speed rail line in the nation on Monday, with the private company building it predicting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. “People have been
Continue ReadingLAVAL, Quebec (AP) — A family in Quebec is searching for answers after discovering that their father’s remains didn’t make it to Canada from Cuba, where he died while on vacation, and instead received the remains of another man. Funerals for Faraj Allah Jarjour have been postponed and his daughter, Miriam Jarjour, has been desperately
Continue ReadingNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A man accused of vandalizing an Islamic center at New Jersey’s flagship university on the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr has been charged with a hate crime. Federal prosecutors made the announcement Monday. Jacob Beacher faces single counts of intentional or attempted obstruction of religious practice and making false statements to
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened. The jury awarded $4 million
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A lawyer defending the state of New Hampshire against abuse allegations at its youth detention center has attacked the plaintiff’s credibility. The lawyer suggested Monday he was a troublemaker who was appropriately punished as a teen and is now a delusional adult seeking a payout. Forty-two-year-old
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s mayor and city council are calling for the owner and manager of the cargo ship that took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge to be held fully liable for the deadly collapse. Attorneys for the city argued in court papers filed Monday that the companies should
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A U.S. defense official said that a failed rocket strike was launched Sunday night at a base housing U.S.-led coalition forces at Rumalyn, Syria, marking the first time since Feb. 4 that Iranian-backed militias have attacked a U.S. facility in Iraq or Syria. No personnel were injured in the attack. On
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Monday’s opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former American president provided a clear roadmap of how prosecutors will try to make the case that Donald Trump broke the law, and how the defense plans to fight
Continue ReadingBy JIM MUSTIAN and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional committee is criticizing the CIA’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations in its ranks, saying victims have been deterred from coming forward and were aware of “little to no accountability or punishment for the perpetrators of the assaults.” After interviewing more than two
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Maui County officials are pushing back and offering clarifications after the Hawaii attorney general’s office released a report that flagged communications issues in the response to the deadly August wildfire. The statement released by Maui County provided clarifications on various details including when Mayor Richard Bissen
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A cluster of earthquakes has struck Taiwan, the strongest measuring 6.1 magnitude. That’s according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There are no reports of casualties in the quakes that hit early Tuesday, although two multi-story buildings that had been evacuated following a magnitude 7.4 quake that hit the island earlier this
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY, MICHELLE L. PRICE and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia canceled in-person classes, dozens of protesters were arrested at New York University and Yale, and the gates to Harvard Yard were closed to the public Monday as some of the most prestigious U.S. universities sought to defuse campus tensions
Continue ReadingBy FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Thousands of Indigenous people began gathering in Brazil’s capital on Monday for what was expected to become a protest against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s unfulfilled promises to create reserves and expel illegal miners and land-grabbers from their territories. Holding Lula’s government to account appeared
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