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Kentucky governor touts big strides in reducing recidivism rate
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has made significant strides in putting former prisoners on a path toward productive lives and away from committing new crimes, Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday. The Democratic governor announced that the state’s recidivism rate has dropped to a...
6 Sonic Drive-In restaurants in Nevada pay $71K in child labor law fines
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The owners and operators of six Sonic Drive-In restaurants in northern Nevada have paid more than $71,000 in civil penalties to resolve violations of federal child labor regulations at their locations in Reno, Sparks, Carson City, Fallon and Minden, the U.S. Labor Department...
Reform-minded prosecutors in northern Virginia face primary challenges
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — In the four years since progressive reform prosecutors swept into office across northern Virginia, they have faced constant criticism, ranging from conservatives who deride them as bleeding-heart “ Soros prosecutors ” to judges who claim they abuse their discretion. ...
Indiana funeral director pleads guilty to 40 theft counts after decomposing bodies found
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The director of a southern Indiana funeral home where 31 decomposing bodies and the cremains of 17 others were found pleaded guilty Friday to more than 40 counts of felony theft. Randy Lankford, owner of Lankford Funeral Home and Family Center in...
More than 30 abducted women released in Cameroon; some tortured in captivity
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — More than 30 women abducted by separatist rebels for protesting illegal taxes imposed on them were released, the government said Friday. The women were taken earlier this month from Babanki, a farming village in the Northwest Region, along the border with...
Spanish court opens investigation into racist abuse targeting Vinícius Júnior
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court opened a judicial investigation Friday into an alleged hate crime perpetrated by the three people arrested this week for racially abusing Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior during a game. Vinícius, who is Black, was subjected to racist taunts on...
Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
Greenwood Commonwealth. May 19, 2023. Editorial: A ‘Conservative’ Approach To Crime A recent column by Wil Ervin of Empower Mississippi included good proposals to address two significant problems: crime in the state and the number of people in prison. ...
A year after Mariupol’s fall, Azovstal survivor recalls surrender with pain and a sense of purpose
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Mikhailo Vershinin was a shadow of the burly Mariupol policeman he was when he emerged after four months in Russian captivity. The head of Mariupol’s Police Patrol, he was among hundreds to surrender from the Russian siege of the Azovstal steel mill on the...
Senate votes to block 2nd DC crime law; Biden veto expected
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to overturn a District of Columbia law enacted last year to improve police accountability, the second time this year that Democrats have joined with Republicans to try and block the district’s crime regulations. President Joe Biden is...
California lawmakers on reparations panel challenge assumptions about payments to Black residents
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California lawmakers hail the work of a historic panel that has delved into reparations proposals for African Americans for nearly two years, a state senator on the task force is warning Black residents to not assume that large cash payments are on the way. ...
