Officer charged in Elijah McClain's death says he feared for his life after disputed gun grab
A police officer charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain has testified that he put the 23-year-old Black man in a neck hold because he feared for his life
1970-01-01 08:00
Uruguay's foreign minister resigns following leak of audios related to a passport scandal
Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo has resigned shortly after audio messages were published in which he appears to ask a former official to not hand over evidence in an ongoing investigation over a passport issued to an accused drug trafficker
1970-01-01 08:00
Republicans confront Tuberville over military holds in extraordinary showdown on Senate floor
Republican senators are angrily challenging Sen. Tommy Tuberville on his blockade of almost 400 military officers
1970-01-01 08:00
Biden calls for humanitarian 'pause' in Israel-Hamas war
President Joe Biden says he thinks there should be a humanitarian “pause” in the Israel-Hamas war
1970-01-01 08:00
Crowds gather near state funeral home as China's former Premier Li Keqiang is being put to rest
Hundreds of people have gathered near a state funeral home as China's former premier Li Keqiang is being put to rest
1970-01-01 08:00
Biden touts investment in rural areas in Minnesota, the home state of his primary challenger
President Joe Biden has visited a family-run farm in Minnesota and held a fundraiser featuring many of the state’s top Democrats
1970-01-01 08:00
Ex-Rep. Trent Franks, who offered aide $5million to have his child, is running for Congress again
Arizona Congressman Trent Franks is running for his old U.S. House seat
1970-01-01 08:00
Teachers kick off strike in Portland, Oregon, over class sizes, pay and resources
Teachers in Portland, Oregon, went on strike Wednesday, shuttering school for some 45,000 students in Oregon's biggest city
1970-01-01 08:00
Georgia says it will appeal a judge's redistricting decision but won't seek to pause ruling for now
Georgia says it will appeal a judge’s order to redraw some congressional and state legislative districts, but that it won’t fight in court to pause the order for now
1970-01-01 08:00
Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83
The turbulent and brilliant basketball coach Bob Knight has died
1970-01-01 08:00
Cornell University student accused of posting online threats about Jewish students appears in court
A Cornell University junior accused of posting violently threatening statements against Jewish people on campus was held without bail after his first appearance in federal court
1970-01-01 08:00
Ornithological society to rename dozens of birds — and stop naming them after people
Birds in North America will no longer be named after people
1970-01-01 08:00