A federal civil rights lawsuit claims a Black woman who pulled off a road to change drivers was attacked and knocked unconscious by two Northern California sheriff’s deputies.
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Years in the making, R. Kelly sex abuse trial gets underway
The government’s first witness said the R&B star became violent when she broke what she called ‘Rob’s rules.’
Father of first American killed: Afghanistan end ‘shameful’
Much of the work his son and others did in Afghanistan has been undone, he said, but that doesn’t make their contributions meaningless.
In Taliban’s 7-day march to power, a stunning string of wins
Just a week before Afghanistan’s collapse, things looked staggeringly different, but even for a country scarred by generations of war, the weeklong string of victories by the Taliban stood out as a remarkable turn of events
Biden: Troops will stay in Afghanistan to evacuate Americans
President Biden says he’s committed to keeping U.S. troops in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated, even if that means maintaining a military presence there beyond his Aug. 31 deadline for withdrawal.
Ex-chair of Purdue denies responsibility for opioid crisis
Richard Sackler says he, his family and the company do not have any responsibility for the opioid crisis in the United States.
Veterans push for medical marijuana in conservative South
Many of the remaining 14 states that don’t allow medical marijuana are dominated by Republican legislatures where veterans groups may have outsized influence.
The strange summer land rush in Peoria’s dying south end
Most of the buyers bought their homes through online auctions. None had ever actually been to Peoria; nor did they have any plans to move there.
Hundreds reported dead after quake hits Haiti
The U.S. Geological Survey, issuing a ‘red alert’ for the disaster, estimated fatalities could stretch into the thousands.
Teenage driver critically injured in turnpike crash
Police say the driver with a learner’s permit lost control on the Maine Turnpike in Gray on Friday morning.