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Judge lets Tulsa Race Massacre reparations lawsuit proceed

Judge lets Tulsa Race Massacre reparations lawsuit proceed

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can proceed, bringing new hope for some measure of justice for three survivors of the deadly racist rampage who are now over 100 years
Jury awards $15M in damages in UVA lacrosse player's killing

Jury awards $15M in damages in UVA lacrosse player's killing

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former University of Virginia lacrosse player is liable for fatally beating his girlfriend in 2010 and must pay $15 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit , a jury found Monday.
NYPD veteran convicted of assaulting officer in Capitol riot

NYPD veteran convicted of assaulting officer in Capitol riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal jury on Monday convicted a New York Police Department veteran of assaulting an officer during the U.S. Capitol riot , rejecting his claim that he was defending himself when he tackled the officer and grabbed his gas mask.
Fired officer charged with murder in shooting of boy, 12

Fired officer charged with murder in shooting of boy, 12

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A fired Philadelphia police officer has been charged with murder in the shooting of a fleeing 12-year-old boy, who prosecutors said Monday was on the ground and unarmed when the officer fired the fatal shot.
Jan. 6 panel wants answers from GOP's Brooks, Biggs, Jackson

Jan. 6 panel wants answers from GOP's Brooks, Biggs, Jackson

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three more House Republicans received requests Monday to voluntarily appear before the congressional committee investigating the U.S.
Arrest warrant issued in Alabama for missing jail official

Arrest warrant issued in Alabama for missing jail official

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — An arrest warrant has been issued for a jail official who disappeared while escorting a prisoner last week in Alabama.
Djokovic ‘heartbroken’ for jailed friend Becker

Djokovic ‘heartbroken’ for jailed friend Becker

MADRID (AP) — Novak Djokovic said he is “heartbroken” for his former coach Boris Becker after the tennis great was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison in Britain for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared
Judge delays some New York primaries after court tosses maps

Judge delays some New York primaries after court tosses maps

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York judge ordered Friday that the state's congressional and state Senate primaries be delayed until Aug. 23 to provide enough time to replace district maps that were ruled unconstitutional this week.
Palestinian assailants shoot dead Israeli guard in West Bank

Palestinian assailants shoot dead Israeli guard in West Bank

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian assailants shot and killed a security guard at the entrance of a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank late Friday, the Israeli military said, in a fresh attack that would further fuel Israeli-Palestinian tensions t
Former Idaho lawmaker found guilty of raping intern

Former Idaho lawmaker found guilty of raping intern

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho lawmaker was convicted Friday of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern after a dramatic trial in which the young woman fled the witness stand during testimony, saying “I can’t do this.
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