Arkansas AG sues TV pastor over virus treatment claims

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' attorney general on Tuesday sued Missouri-based TV pastor Jim Bakker over his promotion of a product falsely touted as a cure for the illness caused by the coronavirus.

US Supreme Court halts Texas execution over clergy question

HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court granted a reprieve Tuesday to a Texas inmate scheduled to die for fatally stabbing an 85-year-old woman more than two decades ago, continuing a more than four-month delay of ex…

North Korea says it will redeploy troops to now-shuttered inter-Korean tourism and economic sites near border with South

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it will redeploy troops to now-shuttered inter-Korean tourism and economic sites near border with South.

NYPD says officers were not poisoned at Shake Shack

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police determined there was nothing criminal afoot when three officers got Shake Shack milkshakes that might have been accidentally tainted with a cleanser.

FBI: Facebook exchange preceded deadly attack on officer

The criminal complaint against Steven Carrillo includes a Facebook exchange with his alleged accomplice, Robert Justus Jr., and a third person. The FBI says it is evidence of their affiliation with the anti-governm…

N Korea's military to re-enter inter-Korea cooperation sites

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday it will redeploy troops to now-shuttered inter-Korean tourism and economic sites near the border with South Korea and take other steps to nullify landmark 2018 t…

Richmond mayor announces police chief's resignation

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond's mayor said Tuesday that he has asked for and accepted the resignation of the city's police chief, saying Virginia's capital needs “a new approach” to public safety after repeated vio…

U.S. Supreme Court blocks Texas’ 1st scheduled execution during pandemic to review state ban on clergy in death chamber

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court blocks Texas’ 1st scheduled execution during pandemic to review state ban on clergy in death chamber.

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Trump signs order on police reform, doesn't mention racism

Police: Woman charged with sex trafficking teens in Alabama

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — A Georgia woman was arrested and accused of bringing two teenage girls to Alabama to sex traffic them, authorities said Tuesday. The teens were found and brought to an advocacy agency.

Protester shoved to ground has skull fracture, lawyer says

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A 75-year-old protester who struck his head on pavement after being shoved back by police remained hospitalized Tuesday with a fractured skull, his attorney said.

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