Muslim advocacy groups are calling on Claremont McKenna College to address concerns about author Salman Rushdie serving as its graduation speaker because of what they call his anti-Muslim comments. Rushdie, an Indian-born British and American novelist known for his works about religion and politics, has drawn criticism before, including when he received death threats in…
Read more
By ADRIAN SAINZ MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former Memphis officers were acquitted Wednesday of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop, a death that sparked nationwide protests and prompted renewed calls for police reforms in the U.S. Related Articles Weather and night…
Read more
ANAHEIM – Baseball is hard. Or it can be. The way the Angels have been playing it. Baseball is like life, too, we know; you’ve got to go through it to get through it. Whether the Angels get through it this season, well, we’ll see. The long game is afoot. Whether they can, well, that…
Read more
By LISA MASCARO and AMANDA SEITZ WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans appear to be backing off some, but not all, of the steep reductions to the Medicaid program as part of their big tax breaks bill, as they run into resistance from more centrist GOP lawmakers opposed to ending nearly-free health care coverage for their…
Read more
When Dustin Pagan-Peterson and his husband found out Pope Francis had passed, the only thing they could do after confirming it online was hold each other’s hands across the breakfast table and cry. “It’s still so hard to actually believe,” Pagan-Peterson said Friday, April 25. Pope Francis was 88 when he died on Easter Monday,…
Read more
By OLIVIA DIAZ A federal judge has ruled that a Georgetown scholar’s petition challenging the constitutionality of his arrest should be heard in Virginia, denying the Trump administration’s request to move the case to Texas. Related Articles US Health department will analyze data from autistic Medicare, Medicaid enrollees, RFK Jr. says House GOP backing off…
Read more
By AMANDA SEITZ WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan Wednesday to use medical data and records from people on Medicaid and Medicare to help study autism although experts say it’s unlikely to help reveal the condition’s root causes. Related Articles Federal judge rules Georgetown scholar’s wrongful arrest case will…
Read more
By PHILIP MARCELO NEW YORK (AP) — Federal officials released new images Wednesday showing a helicopter that crashed in New York last month breaking apart in midair. The series of stills taken from surveillance camera video were included in the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report into the doomed sightseeing flight, on which six people…
Read more
By TARA COPP WASHINGTON (AP) — The crash of a Marine Corps helicopter last year that killed five service members was ultimately caused by pilot error, but the use of night vision goggles and unsafe flying conditions also likely were factors, according to an investigation report obtained by The Associated Press. The CH-53 Super Stallion…
Read more
By MIKE CATALINI President Donald Trump ‘s administration expanded its capacity to detain immigrants not legally in the country by opening a facility in New Jersey’s largest city this month, spurring protests outside the fenced-in building including from Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. Related Articles US Health department will analyze data from autistic Medicare, Medicaid enrollees,…
Read more
