Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday (apnews.com)
Former Kentucky deputy Tanner Abbott convicted of violated civil rights, obstruction of justice (apnews.com)
According to evidence presented during the trial, Abbott punched a driver in the face during a traffic stop in January 2021 because the man asked to speak to his supervisor, and then pulled the man out of the car and struck him several more times, the statement said. When a passenger pleaded with Abbott to stop, the deputy...
Global hot streak continues. February, winter, world's oceans all break high temperature marks (apnews.com)
Mississippi police unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines, Justice Department says (apnews.com)
A Mississippi police department in one of the nation’s poorest counties unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines without first assessing whether they could afford to pay them, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday....
Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill draws international condemnation after it is passed by parliament (apnews.com)
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A bill which criminalizes LGBTQ+ people in Ghana and their supporters drew international condemnation Thursday after it was passed by parliament, with the United Nations calling it “profoundly disturbing” and urging for it not to become law....
Celebrity owl Flaco dies a year after becoming beloved by New York City for zoo escape (apnews.com)
Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from New York City’s Central Park Zoo and became one of the city’s most beloved celebrities as he flew around Manhattan, has died, zoo officials announced Friday....
Many in Myanmar consider fleeing to Thailand to escape conscription into an army they despise (apnews.com)
Widow of Navalny accuses Putin of mocking Christianity for refusing to return her husband's body (apnews.com)
The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny accused President Vladimir Putin of mocking Christianity by trying to force his mother to agree to a secret funeral after his death in a penal colony....
Private lander makes first US moon landing in more than 50 years, but signal weak (apnews.com)
Russia and China clash with US and UK over attacks on Yemen rebels for strikes on Red Sea ships (apnews.com)
Russia and China on Wednesday accused the United States and Britain of illegally attacking military sites used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels to launch missiles at commercial vessels in the Red Sea, disrupting global shipping....
North Dakota takes federal government to trial over costs to police Dakota Access Pipeline protests (apnews.com)
Opening statements began Thursday in the trial of North Dakota’s lawsuit against the federal government for the costs of responding to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, the culmination of an unusual and drawn-out court fight....
What's at stake in Trump's hush-money criminal case? Judge to rule on key issues as trial date nears (apnews.com)
Former President Donald Trump is expected in court Thursday for an important hearing in his New York hush-money criminal case, which now appears increasingly likely to go to trial next month....
One state has a shortage of marijuana and its neighbor had too much. Here’s why (apnews.com)
Marijuana retailers in Connecticut say a dearth of licensed growers in the state’s fledgling legal pot industry has left them with a shortage of product to sell....
Kosovo's block on the Serbian currency raises alarm in the EU and US (apnews.com)
The European Union and the United States expressed their deep concern Sunday after Kosovo banned the use of the Serbian currency and police raided the premises of organizations working with the Serb minority in the north of the country....
US won't restore protections for wolves in Rockies, proposes national recovery plan (apnews.com)
Conservationists who say wolves remain imperiled after coming back from near-extinction last century blasted the decision, complaining that Idaho and Montana have approved increasingly aggressive wolf-killing measures including trapping, snaring and months-long hunting seasons....
Indian police clear a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after 8 months in bird lockup (apnews.com)
Grave peril of digital conspiracy theories: 'What happens when no one believes anything anymore?' (apnews.com)
Claims of “evidence” soon emerged: video footage on TikTok showing a beam of blinding white light, too straight to be lightning, zapping a residential neighborhood and sending flames and smoke into the sky. The video was shared many millions of times, amplified by neo-Nazis, anti-government radicals and supporters of the...
Grant program for Black women comes under tough questioning in key anti-DEI lawsuit (apnews.com)
A small venture capital firm faced tough questions from conservative judges Wednesday as it defended a grant program for Black women-owned businesses in a lawsuit that has become emblematic of a growing legal backlash against corporate diversity programs.
Are insects drawn to light? New research shows it's confusion, not fatal attraction (apnews.com)
Like a moth to flame, many scientists and poets have long assumed that flying insects were simply, inexorably drawn to bright lights....
Order to liquidate property giant China Evergrande is just one step in fixing China's debt crisis (apnews.com)
A group of Japanese citizens launches a lawsuit against the police to stop alleged 'racial profiling' (apnews.com)
A group of Japanese citizens, including a man of Pakistani descent, launched a civil lawsuit against the country’s police on Monday, accusing the authorities of racial profiling and discrimination and demanding an end to the alleged practice....
Top UN court stops short of ordering cease-fire in Gaza and demands Israel contain deaths (apnews.com)
Robitussin maker recalls several lots of cough syrup due to contamination (apnews.com)
The maker of Robitussin cough syrup is recalling several lots of products containing honey due to contamination that could pose a serious risk to people with weakened immune systems....
Report finds 93 US deaths after cosmetic surgery in Dominican Republic since 2009 (apnews.com)
U.S. health officials say 93 Americans have died after cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic since 2009, with many of the recent deaths involving a procedure known as a Brazilian butt lift....
Nepal asks Russia to send back Nepalis recruited to fight in Ukraine and the bodies of those killed (apnews.com)
Nepal has asked Russia to send back hundreds of Nepali nationals who were recruited to fight against Ukraine and repatriate the bodies of those who died in the conflict, Nepal’s top diplomat said Thursday....
