Chicago-area officer pleads not guilty in teen’s beating
OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago police officer has pleaded not guilty to punching a 17-year-old boy during an arrest last summer that led...
Video shows Memphis jailers beating Black inmate who died
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Black man having a psychotic episode died in custody last fall after Memphis jailors punched, kicked and kneeled on his back...
Some California mountain residents could be snowed in a week
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some residents stranded in Southern California mountain communities by a huge snowfall could be stuck for another week, an official said Friday....
Mexico hopes to avoid sanctions on vaquita’s near extinction
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is seeking to avoid potential trade sanctions this week for failing to stop the near-extinction of the vaquita, the world’s smallest...
Records show suspect in TV attack had many juvenile arrests
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A 19-year-old suspect charged in last week’s fatal shootings of a TV reporter, a 9-year-old girl and a woman was arrested at...
Serbia’s LGBTQ groups rally after spate of attacks on gays
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s beleaguered LGBTQ activists on Friday rallied to demand state action following a spate of violence against gays, including a stabbing that...
World Bank: Quake caused damage worth $5.1 billion in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — The World Bank said Friday that Syria sustained an estimated $5.1 billion in damages in last month’s massive earthquake that struck southeast Turkey...
Oklahoma: What to expect as voters consider legal weed
Voters in Oklahoma will decide Tuesday whether it should be legal to possess and grow recreational marijuana in the state, having already signed off on a...
US sending bridge-launchers to Ukraine for spring fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. announced a new $400 million military aid package for Ukraine on Friday that for the first time includes armored vehicles that...
Striking Alaska school bus workers to vote on tentative deal
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A tentative agreement has been reached that could end a strike that has lasted more than a month and disrupted school bus...