By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas law enforcement officer who held down a man while two others beat him during an arrest recorded on video is back on the job after he did not face any criminal charges. Mulberry Police Chief Shannon Gregory confirms that Officer Thell Riddle was
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By Ray Sanchez and Maria Santana, CNN Genaro García Luna, Mexico’s former public security secretary and architect of its deadly and protracted war on drugs, was found guilty in federal court in New York on Tuesday of taking bribes from the drug cartels he had sworn to combat, the US Attorney’s Office said. The former
Continue Reading GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Thousands of people demonstrated in Guatemala to protest a court’s decision not to allow an indigenous candidate to register for the country’s June 25 presidential elections. Protesters blocked at least 15 local highways Tuesday, demanding that the leftist candidate be allowed to run for president and vice president. Thelma Cabrera was
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By MIKE SULLIVAN Click here for updates on this story MEDFORD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — He’s Medford’s Karate Kid, and he could become a World Grand Champion. Neil Anderson is just 9 years old, but he is challenging some of the best karate competitors on the planet. “He always practices all of the time, and that
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By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla, (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton may play right field at times in New York Yankees’ home games this year and Aaron Judge could be shifted to the more spacious left field in the Bronx. Gold Glove winner Harrison Bader, acquired at last year’s trade deadline, figures to get the
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Few Brazilians can claim to dominate their field as much, and at such a young age, as the 39-year-old Carnival showman Leandro Vieira. Vieira has become one of the most decorated leaders of the annual parade competition in Rio de Janeiro. This year, as Carnival
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WABC) — A sick 4-foot-long alligator was caught on Sunday in Brooklyn and officials are looking for the person responsible. A member of the Prospect Park maintenance staff spotted the gator near Duck Island in Prospect Park Lake. The Parks Department says
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WABC) — A 15-year-old boy was killed while subway surfing over the Williamsburg Bridge Monday evening. Citizen App video showed emergency crews at the scene Monday evening during peak commuting time. Police say the teen was standing on top of a northbound
Continue Reading By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are seeking an emergency court order to block construction of a lithium mine near the Nevada-Oregon line. The new request filed Tuesday in federal court in Reno comes after a judge there directed the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to revisit part of its approval
Continue ReadingBy Sasha Lenninger Click here for updates on this story PUEBLO OF SANDIA VILLAGE, New Mexico (KOAT) — More than 200 goats are paying a visit to the Sandia Pueblo to help give the land a facelift. “It’s called targeted goat grazing,” said Max Wade, owner of Galloping Goat Grazing. “We’re targeting tumbleweeds right now
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By Melissa Alonso, CNN Two people are dead and three injured after semi-trucks and other vehicles exploded and burned in Medley, Florida, Tuesday morning, police said. Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue units responded to an explosion at an address a fire department map showed as a truck dealer in the suburb of Medley. “Upon arriving to
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Major League Soccer is expanding its playoffs to include the nine top finishers from each of its two conferences, or 62% of the league’s teams. An opening “wild-card” round will feature matches between the eighth- and ninth-seeded teams in each conference at the stadium of the higher seed.
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas are investigating the death of a 20-year-old UNLV football player after he was found unresponsive in bed in a studio apartment on Monday. The Clark County coroner said Tuesday that a cause and manner of Rebels defensive lineman Ryan Keeler’s death was pending. Medical examiner blood toxicology
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By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill that would allow people with concealed carry permits to bring firearms on West Virginia public college and university campuses is heading to the desk of Republican Gov. Jim Justice. The state House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly in favor of the legislation Tuesday. The vote
Continue Reading By John Hanna AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Kansas lawmakers are pushing ahead with trying to eliminate most ballot drop boxes in elections. A measure on drop boxes cleared a Senate committee Tuesday, despite a split among top Republicans. The panel voted 5-4 to approve a bill that would limit each of
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former Mexican presidential cabinet member was convicted in the U.S. on Tuesday of taking massive bribes to protect the violent drug cartels he was tasked with combating. Under tight security, an anonymous New York federal court jury deliberated for three days
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Genaro García Luna, secretario de Seguridad Pública de México entre 2006 y 2012, fue declarado culpable de los cinco cargos que enfrentaba en un juicio en Nueva York, incluidos varios de participación en una empresa criminal continua y otros de conspiración para obtener, importar y distribuir miles de kilogramos de cocaína
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — Microsoft’s Xbox video game division on Tuesday announced new partnerships with Nintendo and chipmaker Nvidia as it tries to persuade European regulators to approve its planned $68.7 billion takeover of game publishing giant Activision Blizzard. A key audience for the announcements were the European Union antitrust regulators who held a closed-door meeting
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer Houston Astros All-Star Yordan Alvarez says he has a sore left hand that will keep him out of batting practice for a few days in spring training. Alvarez told reporters that soreness in the hand was an issue at times in the 2022 season and continued to “flare up
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers head coach Frank Reich said he plans to be the team’s offensive play-caller before eventually handing the role over to offensive coordinator Thomas Brown. Reich, who called plays the past four seasons as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, has said it is
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