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As Ralph Yarl begins his senior year of high school, the man who shot him faces a court hearing

August 25, 2023

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Four months after he was shot in the head after ringing the doorbell at the wrong house to pick up his brothers, Ralph Yarl has begun his senior year in high school. Next week, the […]

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Who’s in, who’s out, who’s boycotting: The 8 candidates expected onstage for the first GOP debate

August 24, 2023

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Donald Trump won’t be on the Republican debate stage Wednesday. But the former president is driving the conversation on and off the debate stage anyway. Trump supporters including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will be in Milwaukee. […]

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A right-wing sheriffs group that challenges federal law is gaining acceptance around the country

August 24, 2023

BY TJ L’HEUREUX, ADRIENNE WASHINGTON, ALBERT SERNA JR., ANISA SHABIR, ISAAC STONE SIMONELLI, THE HOWARD CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AND ARIZONA CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) – Against the background hum of the convention center, Dar Leaf settled […]

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North Carolina unveils its first park honoring African American history

August 23, 2023

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina state officials joined historians and Black community leaders Wednesday under a sprawling oak tree in the heart of downtown Raleigh for the long-anticipated unveiling of the state’s first park honoring the African American struggle […]

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In session reacting to school shooting, Tennessee GOP lawmaker orders removal of public from hearing

August 23, 2023

BY JONATHAN MATTISE AND KIMBERLEE KRUESI NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Families close to a Nashville fatal school shooting broke down in tears Tuesday after a Tennessee Republican leader ordered state troopers to remove them and others from a legislative hearing room […]

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Teva to pay $225M to settle cholesterol drug price-fixing charges

August 22, 2023

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) – The generic drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals agreed Monday to pay $225 million to settle price-fixing charges related to sales of a major cholesterol-lowering drug. The U.S. Department of Justice said the agreement also requires […]

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Global food security is at a crossroads as rice shortages and surging prices hit the most vulnerable

August 21, 2023

BY ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AND EVELYNE MUSAMBI Francis Ndege isn’t sure if his customers in Africa’s largest slum can afford to keep buying rice from him. Prices for rice grown in Kenya soared a while ago because of higher fertilizer prices and […]

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Starbucks told to pay $2.7 million in lost wages to manager fired after arrest of 2 Black men

August 21, 2023

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) – A judge has ordered Starbucks to pay an additional $2.7 million in lost wages and tax damages to a former regional manager who was earlier awarded more than $25 million after alleging she and other white […]

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Prosecutor asks judge to throw out charges against Black truck driver mauled by police dog in Ohio

August 21, 2023

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) – A prosecutor in Ohio wants a judge to dismiss charges, at least for now, against a Black truck driver who was bitten by a police dog while he was surrendering along a highway last month. “There […]

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Hurricanes extend their arena lease in Raleigh through 2044 as part of a major renovation project

August 20, 2023

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – The Carolina Hurricanes have extended the lease at their arena in Raleigh for 20 years through the 2043-44 NHL season. The extension announced Tuesday comes with major renovations to the building and development of the land […]

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