Articles filed under Crime
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High court: More police excessive force suits can go forwardMar 25, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is siding with a New Mexico woman who was shot by police as she drove away from them, in a case that will allow more excessive force ...
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Hundreds arrested in Belarus 'Freedom Day' protestMar 25, 2021 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Protesters calling for the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian president marched in small groups Thursday throughout the capital of Minsk, the fir...
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Democrats plan Senate action on hate crimes, voting rightsMar 25, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats are vowing action on several of their top priorities in April, including strengthening hate crime laws to include Asian Americans and ...
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Mass shooters exploited gun laws, loopholes before carnageMar 25, 2021 7:00 am - The suspect in the shooting at a Boulder, Colorado, supermarket was convicted of assaulting a high school classmate but still got a gun. The man accused of opening fire ...
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Africa's elephants now endangered by poaching, habitat lossMar 25, 2021 7:00 am - LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) - Increasing threats of poaching and loss of habitat have made Africa's elephant populations more endangered, according to a report released Thurs...
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Border crossings strain resources in Rio Grande ValleyMar 25, 2021 7:00 am - HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) - Elmer Maldonado spent a week in immigration custody with his 1-year-old son after crossing the Rio Grande through Texas to request asylum. One ni...
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California high court: Judges must weigh ability to pay bailMar 25, 2021 7:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that judges must consider suspects' ability to pay when they set bail, essentially requiring that i...
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UN, Ethiopia rights agency to conduct joint Tigray probeMar 25, 2021 7:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - The United Nations and an Ethiopian rights agency said on Thursday they had agreed to carry out a joint investigation into abuses in the embattled...
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Snowboarders escaped monster avalanche, but not the lawMar 25, 2021 7:00 am - DENVER (AP) - Tyler DeWitt and Evan Hannibal were slowly making their way down a windswept slope during a backcountry snowboarding excursion in Colorado last spring when...
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Arkansas governor signs transgender sports ban into lawMar 25, 2021 7:00 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday signed a law banning transgender women and girls from competing in school sports teams consistent with ...