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2024 Republican hopefuls rush to defend Marine who put NYC subway rider in fatal chokehold

May. 20, 2023 17:45 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged the nation to show Daniel Penny that “America's got his back.” Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley called for New York's governor to pardon Penny, and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy donated $10,000 to his legal defense fund. ...

Search for St. Louis prosecutor Gardner's replacement begins

May. 10, 2023 18:28 PM EDT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's Republican governor on Wednesday officially opened the application process to replace St. Louis' embattled prosecutor, Kim Gardner, who resigned last week amid crushing pressure from Republicans who have called her negligent. Gov. Mike Parson...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

Apr. 05, 2023 11:40 AM EDT

Charlotte Observer/Raleigh News & Observer. April 4, 2023. Editorial: Trump vs. the rule of law: Guess which one NC Republicans chose Tuesday? All eyes were on former President Donald Trump for his arrest and arraignment in Manhattan on Tuesday — and North...

Activist who ran for Belarusian presidency pleads guilty

Apr. 05, 2023 08:39 AM EDT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An opposition politician who ran against authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in the controversial 2020 presidential election pleaded guilty Wednesday at the start of his trial on charges of public order breaches. Andrey Dzmitryeu, 41, was...