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Panel advises Illinois commemorate its role in helping slaves escape the South

Nov. 12, 2024 16:20 PM EST

In the decades leading up to the Civil War, fearless throngs defied prison or worse to secretly shuttle as many as 7,000 slaves escaped from the South on a months-long slog through Illinois and on to freedom. On Tuesday, a task force of lawmakers and historians recommended creating a full-time...

Kentucky officer reprimanded for firing non-lethal rounds in 2020 protests under investigation again

Nov. 12, 2024 16:02 PM EST

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky police officer reprimanded years later for firing chemical agents at a TV news crew during Louisville street protests in 2020 is under investigation for firing other non-lethal rounds on the same night. Louisville Police Officer Dustin Dean...

Officer injured at Ferguson protest shows improvement, transferred to rehab

Nov. 12, 2024 15:44 PM EST

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who was badly injured during a protest on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown's death was moved to a rehabilitation hospital Tuesday, still not speaking but showing significant improvement, according to a family friend. More...

Man jailed after Tuskegee University shooting says he fired his gun, but denies shooting at anyone

Nov. 12, 2024 15:29 PM EST

A man accused of having a machine gun at Tuskegee University during a hail of gunfire that left one man dead and at least 16 others hurt told a federal agent that he fired his weapon during the shooting, but denied aiming at anyone. The new details are contained in a newly unsealed...

French farmers protest EU-Mercosur deal that will increase South American imports

Nov. 12, 2024 14:19 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — French farmers protested Tuesday against a trade deal that would increase agricultural imports from South America, saying it hurt their livelihoods. The European Union and the Mercosur trade bloc, composed of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia, reached...

Texas’ 90,000 DACA recipients can sign up for Affordable Care Act coverage — for now

Nov. 12, 2024 11:39 AM EST

When Victoria Elizondo first went to see a doctor about her symptoms at Legacy Community Clinic, a low-cost clinic in Houston, she didn’t know what was wrong with her but she knew something wasn’t right. Her hands would shake uncontrollably, her heart would beat fast even while resting and she...

New Zealand's leader formally apologizes to survivors of abuse in state and church care

Nov. 12, 2024 05:38 AM EST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament on Tuesday for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect of hundreds of thousands of children and vulnerable adults in care. “It was horrific. It...

'A hollow and limited apology.' New Zealand survivors of abuse in care speak in their own words

Nov. 12, 2024 04:06 AM EST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hundreds of survivors of abuse in state, foster and faith-based care arrived at New Zealand's Parliament in Wellington on Tuesday, each representing thousands more. They came to hear the government formally apologize for the “unimaginable”...

The Latest: Fewer than 20 races to be called as control of Congress hangs in the balance

Nov. 11, 2024 19:50 PM EST

Control over the U.S. House of Representatives still hangs in the balance, teetering between a Republican or Democratic majority with fewer than 20 races left to be called. Follow the AP’s Election 2024 coverage at: https://apnews.com/hub/election-2024. Here’s the...

Voters in California city reject measure allowing noncitizens to vote in local races

Nov. 11, 2024 18:57 PM EST

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Voters in a Southern California city rejected a measure that would have allowed residents who aren’t U.S. citizens to vote in local elections. Measure DD was rejected by 60% of the voters in Santa Ana, a city of about 310,000 in Orange County that’s...