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The Associated Press UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A Maryland jury has acquitted a police officer who had been charged with murder after shooting a handcuffed man. The jury acquitted Michael Owen Jr. on Wednesday of all four charges he faced, including second-degree murder, first-degree assault, voluntary manslaughter and misconduct in office. It took the

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Two paramedics on trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain told investigators in videotaped interviews previously unseen in public that the 23-year-old Black man had “excited delirium,” a disputed condition critics say is unscientific and rooted in racism. McClain died after being stopped by police

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The military announced late Wednesday it was grounding all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash off the coast of Japan. The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps took the extraordinary step of grounding

By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Coast Guard officials are promising reforms after an internal review found a “permissive environment” for sexual assault and harassment in the service. The report comes months after the Coast Guard apologized for failing to adequately handle cases of sexual assault and harassment at the service’s

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori was released from prison Wednesday on humanitarian grounds, despite a request from a regional human rights court to delay his release. Fujimori, 85, was serving a 25-year sentence in connection with the slayings of 25 Peruvians by

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A twice-convicted killer has been charged with attempted murder for a prison yard attack on a fellow inmate convicted of the high-profile killing of California college student Kristin Smart, who vanished 27 years ago. The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday that 43-year-old Jason Richard Budrow slashed the neck of

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry has announced a run for the U.S. House seat held by Republican Rep. Mark Green. Barry’s announcement Wednesday begins a comeback attempt more than five years after the fallout from an extramarital affair cut her tenure short. A campaign spokesperson confirmed

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A new state comptroller report finds that a police training seminar in New Jersey included instructors making lewd comments about women, encouraging officers to pull people over for no reason and showing a photo of an ape after talking about pulling over a 75-year-old Black man.

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man has pleaded guilty in a 2021 drive-by shooting of three undercover law enforcement officers that he mistook for rival gang members. Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that 31-year-old Eugene “Gen Gen” McLaurin entered the plea to three counts of assaulting a federal officer and two counts of using a firearm

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — A new generation of senators is working on gun violence prevention legislation in the aftermath of mass shootings. The effort by Democratic Sens. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico and Angus King of Maine comes as Congress shows no signs of reinstating the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Norfolk Southern railroad plans to stop paying relocation aid to people displaced by last February’s fiery derailment in eastern Ohio right after the one-year anniversary of the crash. Railroad officials announced the change this week as they reiterated their long-term commitment to helping the town of East Palestine, Ohio,

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Majors’ former girlfriend testified Wednesday about the injuries that she suffered after the actor allegedly attacked her in the backseat of a cab this spring. In her second day on the witness stand, Grace Jabbari wiped away tears as she accused Majors of an assault

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have approved a bill to block strict new tailpipe pollution limits proposed by the Biden administration, calling the plan a back-door mandate for electric vehicles. A rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency would require that up to two-thirds of new vehicles sold in the

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court has overturned a 2022 ban on bullfighting in Mexico City, opening the way for events to resume, possibly as soon as this month. A panel of justices voted to overturn a May 2022 injunction that said bull fights violated city resident’s rights to a healthy environment free from

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A renegade Ukrainian lawmaker who fled to Russia shortly after Moscow’s invasion has been found dead near Moscow. The Ukrainian military intelligence lauded the killing, warning that other “traitors of Ukraine” would share the same fate. Illia Kyva, a former member of Ukraine’s parliament who had called for Kyiv to surrender

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — She was an admired pop star with a voice like butter. But writing a musical about a woman who bakes pies? When Sara Bareilles was approached more than a decade ago about penning the score for “Waitress” on Broadway, she literally pictured a mountain in

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin legislative leader says that he opposes a bill from fellow Republicans that seeks to give the GOP-controlled Legislature the ultimate power in overseeing elections, taking it away from an independent bipartisan commission. Republican Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told The Associated Press in an

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A lawyer for a suspended Florida prosecutor told the state Supreme Court that Gov. Ron DeSantis exceeded his authority when he removed a Democratic state attorney from her elected office. The court heard arguments Wednesday in the case of Monique Worrell, who is seeking her job

By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees told The Associated Press on Wednesday there is no safe haven in besieged Gaza for civilians — not even in U.N. shelters and so-called “safe zones” designated by Israel. Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general of the U.N. Relief and

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is pushing back a plan to ban menthol cigarettes, an unexpected delay that quickly sparked criticism from anti-smoking groups. Biden administration officials indicated Wednesday they will continue reviewing the plan into next year, targeting March for publication. The proposed ban from the Food