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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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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1 US Soldier Killed, 4 Wounded in Attack in Somalia
By MATTHEW PENNINGTON and CARA ANNA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One U.S. special operations soldier was killed and four U.S. service members wounded in an “enemy attack” Friday in Somalia, the U.S. military said — casualties that are likely to put renewed scrutiny on America’s counterterror operations in Africa. It’s the first public announcement […]
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Arizona Police Under Scrutiny After Beating Video Surfaces
By ASTRID GALVAN, Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The attorneys and a pastor for a suburban Phoenix man seen on video being beaten by police while standing against a wall said Thursday that the officer’s claim that their client posed a threat “doesn’t pass the smell test.” Pastor Andre Miller said the Mesa Police Department […]
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‘Strong Progress’ in Calming Congo Ebola Outbreak: WHO
By CARLEY PETESCH, Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — “Strong progress” has been made in calming Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak in a city of 1.2 million and in the rural outpost where the epidemic was declared one month ago, the World Health Organization said Friday, but now the focus turns to “some of the most […]
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Muhammad Ali May Receive Presidential Pardon
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he may pardon another late heavyweight boxing champion — this time, Muhammad Ali. Trump tells reporters he’s looking at “thousands of names” of people who could be granted clemency. The late heavyweight boxing champion, Muhammad Ali. (Courtesy Photo/Library Of Congress) Trump’s already granted a posthumous pardon to boxing’s […]
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Eagles Fan Takes a Knee at Same White House Celebration Trump Said Players Couldn’t Attend
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com A Philadelphia Eagles fan was seen kneeling during the national anthem at the same White House celebration that President Donald Trump rescinded the Eagles’ invitation to. The fan who took a knee was captured on video by Swedish writer Carina Bergfeldt. An unidentified fan takes a knee at the White […]
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Howard and Harvard Grad Comes Home to Baltimore
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO A Baltimore native has returned home from Harvard Law School. D’Sean Williams-Brown, 25, is now studying for his bar exam after graduating in Harvard’s 2018 class. After studying at Howard University and Harvard Law School, D’Sean Williams-Brown is back in his hometown. (Courtesy photo) Born in 1993, Williams-Brown […]
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Civil Rights Attorney Premieres New Wrongful Convictions Doc
By Lauren E. Williams, Special to the AFRO On May 31, TVOne held a private screening of its newest series, “Evidence of Innocence,” at the Internet & Television Association’s movie theater in Washington, D.C. The screening was followed by a panel discussion featuring acclaimed civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who also served as a narrator for […]