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Minneapolis voters reject replacing police with new agency

Minneapolis voters reject replacing police with new agency

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to replace the city’s police department with a new Department of Public Safety , an idea that supporters had hoped would bring radical change to policing in the city where George Fl
Arizona high court upholds ruling blocking school mask bans

Arizona high court upholds ruling blocking school mask bans

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously upheld a lower court judgment that found the Republican-controlled Legislature violated the state constitution by including new laws banning school mask mandates and a series of other me
New Ronald Greene autopsy dumps crash theory in fatal arrest

New Ronald Greene autopsy dumps crash theory in fatal arrest

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A reexamined autopsy ordered by the FBI in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene has rejected the Louisiana State Police claim that a car crash caused his fatal injuries, narrowing prosecutors’ focus on the troopers seen on body
Instigator or victim? Rittenhouse on trial in Kenosha

Instigator or victim? Rittenhouse on trial in Kenosha

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LA County to pay $2.5M to settle Kobe crash photo lawsuits

LA County to pay $2.5M to settle Kobe crash photo lawsuits

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County agreed Tuesday to pay $2.5 million to two families who lost relatives in last year's helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven other people.
Inspection finds DC jail conditions OK for Jan. 6 defendants

Inspection finds DC jail conditions OK for Jan. 6 defendants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Marshals Service said Tuesday that suspects being held in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection do not need to be removed from the District of Columbia jail complex despite their complaints about conditions there.
Bahrain urges its citizens to leave Lebanon as crisis grows

Bahrain urges its citizens to leave Lebanon as crisis grows

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The island kingdom of Bahrain on Tuesday urged all its citizens in Lebanon to leave immediately as a diplomatic crisis escalates between Gulf Arab states and cash-strapped Lebanon.
Ethiopia orders emergency as Tigray forces threaten capital

Ethiopia orders emergency as Tigray forces threaten capital

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government declared a national state of emergency Tuesday as rival Tigray forces threaten to move on the capital and the country’s yearlong war escalates quickly.
Suspects in Paris attacks on stand after victims' testimony

Suspects in Paris attacks on stand after victims' testimony

PARIS (AP) — The lone survivor of the cell of Islamic State group extremists who attacked Paris in November 2015 came under public questioning Tuesday for the first time in France, describing a close family life and his neighborhood acquaintance with
Palestinians reject offer to delay their Jerusalem eviction

Palestinians reject offer to delay their Jerusalem eviction

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian families on Tuesday rejected an offer that would have delayed their eviction by Jewish settlers in a tense Jerusalem neighborhood, where protests and clashes helped ignite the 11-day Gaza war in May.