[ad_1] SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Department of Health says coronavirus infections are on the increase in the eastern and western sides of the state. The situation report says state epidemiologists have seen a particularly large increases in Benton, Yakima, Spokane and Franklin counties, but said the latest data through the end of May indicates
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[ad_1] By RUSS BYNUM and BRYNN ANDERSON, The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s police chief resigned Saturday hours after a black man was fatally shot by officers in a struggle following a field sobriety test. Authorities said the slain man had grabbed an officer’s Taser, but was running away when he was shot. Police
[ad_1] By RUSS BYNUM and ED WHITE, Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Anti-racism protesters on Saturday sought to call attention to the deaths of two more black men — one who was found hanging from a tree in California and another who was fatally shot by police outside an Atlanta restaurant. The Atlanta police
[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Missouri State University is offering a new scholarship to help former students complete their degrees. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the Return to Finish scholarship is now available to help eligible students with at least 90 credit hours. The scholarship offers up to $500 per year for students enrolling in
[ad_1] In a story June 12, 2020, about a Sikh graduate at West Point, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Second Lt. Anmol Naran is the first Sikh graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Demonstrators took to the streets in Atlanta on Saturday protesting the fatal shooting by police of a black man who had fallen asleep in his car while waiting in line at a fast food drive thru south of downtown. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said it was probing the killing of Rayshard
[ad_1] By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WEST POINT. N.Y. (AP) — As the nation struggles to confront its complicated racial legacy, President Donald Trump preached unity to West Point graduates and told them never to forget the legacy of soldiers from generations ago who fought “a bloody war to extinguish the evil of slavery.’’ His
[ad_1] BALTIMORE (AP) — Police in Baltimore say five people were injured in a shooting early Saturday morning. The Baltimore Sun reports that officers were sent to the Fells Point neighborhood to investigate a reported shooting at about 1:15 a.m. They found two 28-year-old women and a 27-year-old woman suffering from gunshot wounds. The three
[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana utility that committed the most permit violations in the state in the last three years is negotiating a deal with state environmental regulators to keep one of its power plants open. The agreement IPL is negotiating with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management would require the utility to create
[ad_1] By DEEPTI HAJELA and LEANNE ITALIE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In one video clip, a black man kneels in front of a line of police, then one by one young white men move in as shields, human barriers between him and the law. In another, a black woman yells at two white
[ad_1] By MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of national crises, the Senate has been able to come together on a topic both parties celebrate: the great outdoors. While the country copes with the coronavirus, an economic downturn and a reckoning over racism, lawmakers have reached bipartisan agreement on an election-year
[ad_1] By KEN MORITSUGU and DAKE KANG, Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The largest wholesale food market in Beijing was shuttered behind police guard and the surrounding neighborhood locked down Saturday after more than 50 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the Chinese capital. The outbreak — coming more than 50 days after the
[ad_1] — Paris shops, restaurants close along route of planned march — London police impose restrictions as counter protests planned — 10 resign from South Florida police dept. SWAT team amid safety concerns. PARIS — Police have ordered the closure of newly reopened restaurants and shops along the route of a march in Paris Saturday
[ad_1] By RICK RYCROFT, Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Protests went ahead in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in far-flung parts of Australia on Saturday against the advice of government and health authorities but on a significantly smaller scale than the previous weekend, when tens of thousands rallied in cities along the east
[ad_1] NEW DELHI — India has reported another record daily spike in coronavirus infections as the country passes the grim milestone of 300,000 cases. The Health Ministry reported 11,458 new cases on Saturday and 386 deaths, driving the toll of fatalities up to 8,884. India’s total caseload reached 308,993, the four-highest in the world, including
[ad_1] By EDITH M. LEDERER and SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep shock late Friday at the discovery of mass graves in Libyan territory recently recaptured from forces commanded by Khalifa Hifter, and called for a transparent investigation. The U.N. chief also called on Libya’s U.N.-supported government