Cypress man convicted in shooting death of boy, 12, in Long Beach
A Cypress man was convicted by jury on Tuesday, Sept. 15, of fatally shooting a 12-year-old boy in Long Beach in 2023 after apparently mistaking him for a gang member,…
16th Street Baptist Church marks bombing anniversary with a new visitor center
By KIM CHANDLER BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Sixty-three years ago, dynamite planted by Ku Klux Klan members exploded through the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four girls…
NYPD disability pension system needs guardrails to prevent unjustified payouts: DOI report
The fund that determines if NYPD officers get largely tax-free accident disability pensions needs better regulations to make sure the system doesn’t get scammed, the city’s Department of Investigation said…
Gates Foundation warns AI could widen inequality as foundation pledges $1B to expand access
By JAMES POLLARD NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities rather than…
Mistrial declared in New Hampshire youth detention center sex abuse case
By HOLLY RAMER MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the case of a former youth detention center worker charged with repeatedly raping a…
An Upper Bucks man who shot at a DoorDash driver over a cheesesteak is sentenced to state prison
Listen to article • 0:00 minAn Upper Bucks man who shot at a DoorDash driver last year, irate that his cheesesteaks were late, was sentenced to four to 10 years…
Lower Merion asks court to deny parents’ ‘fearmongering’ request to opt out of computers
Listen to article • 0:00 minThe Lower Merion School District has urged a federal judge to deny a request from parents to opt their children out of school-assigned computers, accusing…
Man dies after being ejected from motorcycle in highway-ramp crash in Northern Liberties
Listen to article • 0:00 minA 33-year-old man from Pottstown is dead after he was ejected from his motorcycle Monday night when it crashed on a highway on-ramp in Northern…
An artist captures how summer’s heat waves hit Paris and its homeless so hard
By JEROME PUGMIRE PARIS (AP) — As Paris emerges from months of oppressive heat, cooler autumn temperatures are welcomed back like a long-lost friend. But images of France’s hottest summer…
Prosecutors will not seek death penalty for Nick Reiner
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County district attorney said Tuesday that his office would not seek the death penalty in the double murder case against Nick Reiner, who is…