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Police in small Mississippi city discriminate against Black residents, Justice Department finds

Police in small Mississippi city discriminate against Black residents, Justice Department finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in a majority Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against its critics, the Justice Department said Thursday in a scathing report detailing findings of an investigation i
Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared

Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for his role in the 1992 fatal shooting of a convenience store owner after the governor again rejected a recommendation from the state’s parole board to spare a death row inmate's life.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrikes kill at least 20 in Lebanon

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrikes kill at least 20 in Lebanon

Nineteen Syrian refugees and a Lebanese national were killed in northeast Lebanon after an Israeli airstrike destroyed a building housing workers , Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Thursday.
Police in small Mississippi city discriminate against Black residents, Justice Department finds

Police in small Mississippi city discriminate against Black residents, Justice Department finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in a majority Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against people who criticize them, the Justice Department said Thursday in a scathing report detailing findings of an i
Japanese court acquits the longest-serving death row inmate of a 1966 quadruple murder

Japanese court acquits the longest-serving death row inmate of a 1966 quadruple murder

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court found an 88-year-old former boxer not guilty on Thursday after a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder , reversing a decision that made him the world's longest-serving death row inmate.
FBI agents seen entering NYC mayor's residence ahead of expected unsealing of indictment

FBI agents seen entering NYC mayor's residence ahead of expected unsealing of indictment

NEW YORK (AP) — FBI agents were seen entering the official residence of New York City Mayor Eric Adams early Thursday morning, hours before an indictment detailing criminal charges against the Democrat was expected to be made public.
Lebanese state media says an Israeli strike killed 23 Syrian workers

Lebanese state media says an Israeli strike killed 23 Syrian workers

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's state-run news agency says an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon hit a building that housed Syrian workers, killing 23 of them and wounding eight other people.
Japanese court acquits a former boxer in a 1966 murder retrial after decades on death row

Japanese court acquits a former boxer in a 1966 murder retrial after decades on death row

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court ruled Thursday that an 88-year-old former boxer was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder case , reversing an earlier wrongful conviction after decades on death row, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted, sources say

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted, sources say

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on federal criminal charges, according to two people familiar with the matter, an extraordinary culmination to weeks of searches, subpoenas and resignations of top offic
A huge Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major storm and strike far inland

A huge Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major storm and strike far inland

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.