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Deputies accused of shoving guns in mouths of 2 Black men

March 27, 2023, 8:34am Nation & World

Several deputies from a Mississippi sheriff’s department being investigated by the Justice Department for possible civil rights violations have been involved in at least four violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left two dead and another with lasting injuries, an Associated Press investigation found. Read story

Sheriff: Man who fled traffic stop shoots officer in Florida

March 27, 2023, 8:33am Nation & World

A man who sped away from a traffic stop in Florida last week shot and critically wounded a sheriff’s officer before killing himself following a standoff at his home, officials said. Read story

UK report: Black kids 6 times likelier to be strip-searched

March 27, 2023, 8:32am Nation & World

Black children in England and Wales were six times more likely to be strip-searched by police, according to a report being released Monday that found children were failed by those sworn to protect them. Read story

Philadelphia residents warned about chemical spill in river

March 27, 2023, 8:00am Nation & World

Philadelphia residents are being told that they may want to drink only bottled water following a chemical spill into the Delaware River in neighboring Bucks County. Read story

Riot police stand at the entrance of an oil depot in Fos-sur-Mer, southern France, Friday, March 24, 2023. French President Macron's office says state visit by Britain's King Charles III is postponed amid mass strikes and protests.

Louvre staff block entrances as part of pension protest

Riot police stand at the entrance of an oil depot in Fos-sur-Mer, southern France, Friday, March 24, 2023. French President Macron's office says state visit by Britain's King Charles III is postponed amid mass strikes and protests.

March 27, 2023, 8:00am Nation & World

The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed to the public on Monday when its workers took part in the wave of French protest strikes against the government’s unpopular pension reform plans. Read story

Two Oregon State University marine mammal researchers found that fluctuations in the sea ice direct changes in bowhead whales' seasonal migrations.

Bowhead whales’ migration patterns have shifted in the Arctic

Two Oregon State University marine mammal researchers found that fluctuations in the sea ice direct changes in bowhead whales' seasonal migrations.

March 27, 2023, 6:03am Life

With ice declining, bowhead whales of the Pacific Arctic are staying longer in the waters up north. A change in migration patterns could affect the bowheads’ health and safety, as well as hunters’ access to the subsistence resource. Read story

Comedian and activist Jon Stewart speaks to Jerry Ensminger, a Camp LeJeune survivor, during a signing ceremony for the PACT Act of 2022, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 10, 2022.

Camp Lejeune health claims are mired despite law allowing suits

Comedian and activist Jon Stewart speaks to Jerry Ensminger, a Camp LeJeune survivor, during a signing ceremony for the PACT Act of 2022, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 10, 2022.

March 27, 2023, 6:02am Nation & World

As claims and lawsuits pile up against the government related to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, the number of grievous health outcomes tied to exposure to those toxic chemicals at the Marine Corps base in North Carolina is also rising. Read story

South Korea says North Korea test-fired another missile

March 26, 2023, 5:17pm Nation & World

South Korea’s military says it detected North Korea firing at least one ballistic missile toward the sea off its eastern coast, adding to a recent flurry in weapons tests as the United States steps up its military exercises with the South to counter the North’s growing threat. Read story

Biden’s Justice Department keeps hard line in death row cases

March 26, 2023, 1:20pm Nation & World

Rejon Taylor hoped the election of Joe Biden, the first U.S. president to campaign on a pledge to end the death penalty, would mean a more sympathetic look at his claims that racial bias and other trial errors landed him on federal death row in Terre Haute, Indiana. Read story

Jonathan Majors arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Jonathan Majors arrested on assault charge in New York

Jonathan Majors arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

March 26, 2023, 1:20pm Nation & World

The actor Jonathan Majors was arrested Saturday in New York on charges of strangulation, assault and harassment, authorities said. On Sunday, an attorney for Majors said there's evidence that he is “entirely innocent." Read story