By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer fatally shot a 24-year-old Black man who authorities said pulled a gun while running away, prompting questions from the man’s family about why the encounter turned deadly. Sgt. Rocco Alioto said the “armed confrontation” Wednesday evening on the city’s South Side happened as officers […]
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After Much-Hyped Commutation, Memphis Woman Begins New Life
By ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The hype over the commutation of her life sentence by President Donald Trump at the request of Kim Kardashian West has started to die down. Now, Alice Marie Johnson turns to a much harder task: beginning a normal life outside of prison. Johnson wasted little time […]
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Momentous Days in Ethiopia as New PM Pledges Major Reforms
By ELIAS MESERET, Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — These are not ordinary times in Ethiopia. Sweeping changes that seemed unthinkable just weeks ago have been announced almost daily since a new prime minister, Africa’s youngest head of government, took office and vowed to bring months of deadly protests to an end. From the […]
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1st Muslim in Congress Wants to Take on Trump in Court
By KYLE POTTER, Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress and a top official with the Democratic National Committee, filed to run for Minnesota attorney general Tuesday, saying he wanted to join the legal fight against President Donald Trump. A sixth-term lawmaker widely regarded as […]
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Eritrean US Detainee Kills Himself at Egyptian Airport
By SAMY MAGDY and AMY FORLITI, Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An Eritrean national who was denied asylum in the United States and was being sent back to his homeland has died in an apparent suicide in a holding area at Cairo International Airport, airport officials said on Saturday. Zeresenay Ermias Testfatsion was a detainee […]
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US Military: 4 Soldiers Wounded in Somalia Treated, in Kenya
By The Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The U.S. military says four service members who were wounded in an extremist attack in Somalia that killed one special operations soldier have been treated and discharged. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) A U.S. Africa Command statement says the four wounded are now in the care of the U.S. […]
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Arizona Chief Hires Former Prosecutor to Review Use of Force
By ANITA SNOW, Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — The beating of a 33-year-old man and the rough treatment of teenager prompted the chief of a suburban Arizona police department to enlist a former prosecutor Friday to investigate the videotaped encounters and report directly to him. Mesa Police Chief Ramon Batista said the body camera […]
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Former USC Cornerback Jack Jones Arrested for Burglary
By The Associated Press SANTA PAULA, Calif. (AP) — Former USC starting cornerback Jack Jones has been arrested after police say he tried to burglarize a California fast-food restaurant. USC Trojans Twitter (Courtesy Photo) Police say the 20-year-old Jones and another man were arrested shortly after 3 a.m. Friday inside a Panda Express restaurant in […]
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Trump Considers Pardon for Ali, Wants Athletes’ Advice
By JILL COLVIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Reveling in his pardon powers, President Donald Trump said Friday he’s thinking “very seriously” about pardoning former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, whose conviction was already overturned by the Supreme Court in 1971. It’s one of “thousands” of cases the president’s team is reviewing, he told reporters as […]
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Golden Still: Warriors Sweep Cavs for Second Straight Title
By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — There were still a few seconds left on the clock when the Golden State Warriors stormed off their bench to begin a celebration that wasn’t guaranteed. They couldn’t wait any longer. They had reached their destination: dynasty. Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry shoots in front […]
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ICC Overturns ex-Congo VP Bemba’s War Crime Convictions
By MIKE CORDER, Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a blow to prosecutors at the International Criminal Court and to victims of rape and murder in a conflict-ravaged African nation, appeals judges on Friday overturned the convictions of former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba for atrocities committed by his forces in Central African […]
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Bagley Labels all the Ayton Talk at No. 1 ‘Disrespectful’
By BOB BAUM, AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Marvin Bagley III has heard just about enough about how Deandre Ayton is the favorite to become the Phoenix Suns’ choice as the No. 1 pick in this month’s NBA draft. Bagley thinks he, not Ayton, deserves to be at the top of the draft and […]