Phoenix police have pattern of violating civil rights and using excessive force, Justice Dept. says
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police violate people’s rights, discriminate against Black, Hispanic and Native American people when enforcing the law and use excessive force, including unjustified deadly force, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday. The government found
Trump calls Milwaukee ‘horrible city’ ahead of Republican convention
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump called Milwaukee a “horrible city” in a closed door meeting with Republican lawmakers on Thursday, one month before he is due to accept his party’s presidential nomination there, according to
With deal done, Disney will withdraw lawsuit, ending conflict with DeSantis and his appointees
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Now that Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to a governing district have reached a deal on how Walt Disney World will be developed over the next two decades, the company plans
Washington state’s Makah tribe clears major hurdle toward resuming traditional whale hunts
SEATTLE (AP) — The United States granted the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state a long-sought waiver Thursday that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999. The Makah, a tribe of 1,500
Biden taps CFTC commissioner Goldsmith Romero to lead scandal-hit FDIC
By Douglas Gillison and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will nominate Christy Goldsmith Romero, a Democratic member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to replace Martin Gruenberg as chair of the Federal Deposit
US finds Phoenix Police Dept violates civil rights of city residents
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday took aim at the Phoenix Police Department, accusing its officers of systemically violating peoples’ civil rights and using excessive and at times “unjustified deadly force”
Report says unsecured tanker hatch spilled out gas in crash that destroyed I-95 bridge in Philly
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gasoline spilled out from an unsecured hatch on the top of the gasoline delivery tanker that overturned and ignited beneath an Interstate 95 bridge in Philadelphia a year ago, according to new details
Large number of whale sightings off New England, including dozens of endangered sei whales
A large number of whales is visiting the waters off New England, and the group includes an unusually high number of an endangered species, said scientists who study the animals. A research flight made 161 sightings of
US Senate confirms Chang, a Democrat, as member of energy regulatory commission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Judy Chang, a Democrat, as a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the third and final of President Joe Biden’s picks for FERC that the chamber approved
South Florida braced for ‘life-threatening’ floods after days of rain
By Rich McKay (Reuters) -More torrential downpours deluged South Florida on Thursday, adding to more than a foot of rain that fell on parts of the state this week and leading forecasters to issue flood watches or