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GOP lawmakers grill Comey on leadership of Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Wednesday confronted former FBI Director James Comey about his oversight of the Trump-Russia investigation during a politically charged hearing that focused attention on problems with a probe that have becoming a rallying cry for supporters of President Donald...
Chandler police ID shooting victim; Mum on possible suspect
CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Police on Wednesday released the name of a man who was fatally shot in a Chandler neighborhood, but won't identify a possible suspect in the case. They said 50-year-old Michael Payne of Chandler died at a hospital after the Monday night shooting. Police said one person was taken...
Portland: Contractor created false woman-owned business
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City of Portland said Wednesday it will fine the owners of a painting contractor $20,000, saying they created a “front company” in order to qualify as a woman-owned business. The city is accusing the business, Portland Coatings, of receiving over $1 million in...
Man charged in racist vandalism of suburban Detroit home
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — A 24-year-old white man has been charged with ethnic intimidation and other counts for firing shots into the home of a Black suburban Detroit family who put a Black Lives Matter sign in their front window, police said Wednesday. Warren Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer said at a news...
Man arrested in ambush of 2 Los Angeles County deputies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California investigators have arrested and charged a man in connection with the shooting of two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies earlier this month as they sat in their squad car, authorities said Wednesday. Attempted murder charges were filed against Deonte Lee Murray, 36, District...
Committee adjourns on eve of deadline to repeal bailout law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — On the eve of a deadline, the Ohio House committee set up to determine the fate of the law now tainted by a $60 million federal bribery investigation adjourned for the coming weeks with no immediate plans for repeal in place. Lawmakers left Wednesday's hearing of the House Select...
Alabama governor apologizes to '63 church bombing survivor
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has apologized to a survivor of a racist 1963 church bombing that killed four Black girls, calling the blast an “egregious injustice,” but declining Wednesday to pay restitution without legislative involvement. Ivey, responding to a request submitted by an attorney for Sarah...
Prosecutor: Officer fired at car; no injuries reported
KEARNY, Pa. (AP) — A New Jersey police officer fired his weapon at the driver of a car reported stolen, but no injuries were reported, authorities said. The Hudson County prosecutor’s office said a Kearny police officer shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday spotted a car that had been reported stolen and...
Maryland strengthens hate crime law as new laws take effect
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland is strengthening its hate crime law so prosecutors don’t have to prove hate was the only motivating factor in committing a crime, as new laws take effect in the state this week. Previously, the law applied to someone who committed crimes against a person or group...
Breonna Taylor grand jury recordings to be released Friday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge has delayed until Friday the release of secret grand jury proceedings in Breonna Taylor’s killing by police, so that prosecutors can edit out witnesses’ names and personal information. Audio recordings of the proceedings were originally supposed to be...
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