Jury in New Orleans awards $1 million to teen raped by police officer
The city of New Orleans must pay $1 million to a teenager who was groomed and raped in 2020 by a former police officer who presented himself as a mentor to the girl, a federal jury decided Wednesday.
Second Memphis officer to change plea in death ofTyre Nichols
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A second former Memphis police officer is set to change his not-guilty plea to federal charges connected to the beating and death of Tyre Nichols last year, according to court documents filed Thursday.
Russian attitudes about Putin might be shifting
WASHINGTON — Negative feelings about Russian President Vladimir Putin have appeared to increase across Russia since Ukrainian troops pushed into Russian territory two weeks ago, according to a firm that tracks attitudes in the country by analyzing social media and other internet postings.
Second-largest diamond ever found is discovered in Botswana
The diamond was so large that it obscured the face of Botswana’s president as he held it up for closer inspection Thursday.
At the border, Trump goes after Harris on immigration but continues personal insults
Former President Donald Trump called for the death penalty to punish sex traffickers during a campaign event Thursday at the southern border, where he said Vice President Kamala Harris and her fellow Democrats had “unleashed a deadly plague of migrant crime on our country by not doing their jobs.”
‘Worst-case’ disaster for Antarctic ice looks less likely, study finds
For almost a decade, climate scientists have been trying to get their heads around a particularly disastrous scenario for how West Antarctica’s gigantic ice sheet might break apart, bringing catastrophe to the world’s coasts.
Consumers are still bargain shopping, Macy’s and Target reports show
As U.S. consumers navigate an economy still rocked by high inflation, they are guided by tight wallets and cheaper goods, a trend that’s hitting department store chains like Macy’s harder than discount retailers like Target and T.J. Maxx.
Why the Pirates face an added temptation to shut down Paul Skenes
With their odds of making the MLB playoffs below 1%, the Pittsburgh Pirates could easily justify shutting down their electrifying ace, right-hander Paul Skenes.
Families are going into debt for Disney vacations
Alyssa Leach and her husband have visited Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, every year since 2015. To them, the theme park feels like an oasis where they can escape the stress of everyday life.
Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Hawaiian clears key antitrust review
Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines cleared a major hurdle Monday, after the airlines said the Justice Department ended a review of the merger without challenging it on antitrust grounds.
Biden approved secret nuclear strategy refocusing on Chinese threat
President Joe Biden approved in March a highly classified nuclear strategic plan for the United States that, for the first time, reorients America’s deterrent strategy to focus on China’s rapid expansion in its nuclear arsenal.
George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud and identity theft
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — George Santos, the disgraced former Republican member of Congress from New York whose penchant for lying led to one of the oddest sideshows in modern U.S. politics, pleaded guilty on Monday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft and admitted to an array of other frauds and deceits.
Phil Donahue, talk host who made audiences part of the show, dies at 88
Phil Donahue, who in the 1960s reinvented the television talk show with a democratic flourish, inviting audiences to question his guests on topics as high-minded as human rights and international relations, and as lowbrow as male strippers and safe-sex orgies, died Sunday at his home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. He was 88.
Prosecutors leave decision on delaying Trump’s sentencing up to judge
NEW YORK — Manhattan prosecutors left the politically fraught decision of when to sentence Donald Trump in his criminal hush-money case to a judge, declining to endorse or oppose the former president’s request to postpone until after the November election.
Outraged over Gaza, protesters show left-wing divisions as convention opens
CHICAGO — As Democrats gathered in Chicago on Monday, eager to project an image of a liberal movement fully united behind Vice President Kamala Harris, thousands of people marched a few blocks away, presenting a thorny counterpoint.
People rescued from cars amid flash floods in Connecticut
Heavy rainfall in southwestern Connecticut led to mudslides, washed-out roads and flash flooding Sunday, while thunderstorms sweeping through New York City disrupted flights and train service.
Statue of John Lewis replaces Confederate memorial in Georgia
A statue of John Lewis, the civil rights leader and congressman, was installed Friday in front of a Georgia county courthouse in a space occupied for more than 100 years by a Confederate memorial.
Vance defends unsubstantiated claims about immigration and crime
WASHINGTON — Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, the Republican vice presidential nominee, on Friday defended his past unsubstantiated claims about immigration in which he suggested that early waves of Italian, Irish and German immigration led to higher crime and interethnic conflict, by citing the movie “Gangs of New York.”
Protesters are converging on Chicago. City leaders say they’re prepared.
CHICAGO — As delegates arrived in Chicago on Sunday before the Democratic National Convention, protesters gathered along Michigan Avenue. On Monday, as the political show begins inside the United Center, demonstrators say they will gather by the thousands outside. And as the convention goes on, activists say, so too will the protests, every single day, showcasing divisions on the left during a week when Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to project Democratic unity and enthusiasm.
Hurricane Ernesto brings dangerous beach conditions to East Coast
Ernesto regained hurricane status Sunday as it continued to move offshore along the East Coast, where there was a significant risk of dangerous conditions at beaches.
