Rising US job losses stir fears of lasting economic damage

WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus crisis threw at least 2.1 million Americans out of work last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses around the country, stoking fears Thursday that the scourge is doing d…

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4-time DUI offender gets 17-year sentence for deadly crash

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man convicted of driving under the influence for a fourth time was sentenced to 17 years in prison in connection with a crash last year that left a 66-year-old man dead.

Police, experts condemn knee restraint used on George Floyd

Police around the nation and law enforcement experts on Thursday broadly condemned the way George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis police custody this week, was restrained by an officer who dug his knee into the man'…

'Somebody shot my girlfriend': 911 call in police shooting

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The boyfriend of a Kentucky woman shot by police in her home told a 911 operator “somebody shot my girlfriend” after officers burst into the apartment.

Officer accused in Floyd's death opened fire on 2 people

A white Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck opened fire on two people during his 19-year career and had nearly 20 complaints and two letters of reprimand filed against him.

Activists criticize new anti-violence campaign in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Activists criticized a new Mexican government ad campaign on violence against women Thursday, saying it minimizes the problem and depicts women as aggressors, too.

Trump tries a new response after George Floyd's death

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the kind of personal statement expected from a president in response to the disturbing video of a black man gasping for help as a white policeman pinned him to the street by the neck. But i…

Sheriff: Louisiana deputy fatally shoots man who pointed gun

MARRERO, La. (AP) — A Louisiana deputy fatally shot a man who led authorities on a chase and later pointed a gun at the deputy, officials said.

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Trump ally Stone won't need to go to prison quarantine site

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Officer accused in black man's death opened fire on 2 people

A white Minneapolis police officer who knelt on the neck of a handcuffed black man who lost consciousness and died opened fire on two people during his 19-year career and had nearly 20 complaints and two letters of…

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