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By ADRIAN SAINZ and JONATHAN MATTISE (Associated Press) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers were charged Tuesday with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols as they continue to fight second-degree murder charges in state courts arising from the killing. Tadarrius Bean, Desmond Mills, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin and Justin Smith were indicted in U.S. District Court in Memphis. The four-count indictment charges them with deprivation of... Read More

By MARIA SHERMAN (AP Music Writer) At the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, surprises were many — emcee Nicki Minaj performed her latest single, the dreamy “Last Time I Saw You” before jumping into a brand-new tease of a fiery new trap cut from her highly-anticipated “Pink Friday 2” album. “I ain’t nothing like you,” she raps, “I’m on a whole other level.” That wasn’t the only unexpected news: Within the first half-hour, the boy band NSYNC reunited on stage to present the... Read More

By SAM METZ (Associated Press) An earthquake has sown destruction and devastation in Morocco, where death and injury counts continue to rise after rescue crews dug out people both alive and dead in villages that were reduced to rubble through Monday. Law enforcement and aid workers — both Moroccan and international — have arrived in the region south of the city of Marrakech that was hardest hit by the magnitude 6.8 tremor Friday night, along with several aftershocks. Residents in most... Read More

By JASON CHATRAW (Associated Press) BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Colton Boomer hit four field goals including the 40-yard game winner on the final play to lift Central Florida over Boise State 18-16 on Saturday evening. UCF (2-0), which struggled in the red zone, leaned on Boomer, who tied a school record with a 55-yard field goal in the second quarter. “What can you say about Boomer?” UCF coach Gus Malzahn said. “A 50 and then a 55-yard field goal and then a 40 yarder with the game on the... Read More

Friday Pahokee 42, Palm Beach Lakes 0 South Broward 14, Piper 0 (2nd Q) St. Andrew’s 0, West Boca Raton 0 (3rd Q) Benjamin 21, Clearwater Academy International 7 (3rd Q) Martin County 7, Jupiter 0 (1st Q) American Heritage at Glades Central Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) at Chaminade-Madonna Blanche Ely at Boyd Anderson Cardinal Gibbons at Dillard Cocoa at St. Thomas Aquinas Coconut Creek at Western Cypress Bay at Flanagan Everglades at Cooper City Fort Lauderdale at Archbishop McCarthy Lake... Read More

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and MARYCLAIRE DALE (Associated Press) WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — An escaped murderer on the run in southeast Pennsylvania has so far eluded hundreds of law officers — including tactical teams in full combat gear, tracking dogs, cops on horseback and aircraft — as the search entered its second week Thursday and nervous residents stayed alert for any sign of the fugitive. Danelo Souza Cavalcante, a 34-year-old from Brazil, escaped from the Chester County Prison on... Read More

By CHRIS MEGERIAN (Associated Press) JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — It took more than a day of flying, including two refueling stops, for Vice President Kamala Harris to reach this year’s summit of Southeast Asian countries. And once she arrived, she had less than eight minutes of public speaking time during two meetings. But in Jakarta’s cavernous convention center, adorned with billowing flowers and tropical plants for the occasion, Harris saw an opportunity to shape the future of United... Read More

By FRANK BAJAK (AP Technology Writer) All 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have reached an agreement in principle with Google to settle a lawsuit filed in 2021 over the tech giant’s alleged monopolistic control of app distribution for the software that runs most of the world’s cellphones. The agreement, cited in a court filing reached Tuesday, is subject to approval by the plaintiffs’ attorneys general and the board of directors of Google’s parent company,... Read More

By SAMYA KULLAB (Associated Press) KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile tore through an outdoor market in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, killing 17 people and wounding dozens, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to the country with more than $1 billion in new American funding for Ukraine, including military and humanitarian aid. Blinken’s fourth visit to the country was overshadowed by the strike in the city of Kostiantynivka, near the front line in the Donetsk region,... Read More

By JESSE BEDAYN (Associated Press/Report for America) Utah officials have pushed the Great Salt Lake to the brink of an ecological collapse because they allowed upstream water to be diverted for decades to farmers growing alfalfa, hay and other crops, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by a coalition of environmental groups. The conservationists want a court to step in and force the state to let more water reach the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi River, which is an oasis... Read More