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UK police on trial for soccer player Atkinson's murder

British prosecutors accused a police officer Tuesday of using unnecessary force against a Black former Premier League soccer player, who died after being kicked in the head and shot with a stun gun

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

AP source: Sheldon Silver released from prison on furlough

Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been released from a federal prison on furlough, while he awaits potential placement to home confinement

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Tanzania's new president on two-day state visit to Kenya

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is on a two-day state visit to Kenya aimed at improving trade relations between the two East African neighbors which had deteriorated as a result of her predecessor’s denial of COVID-19

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Suspected extremist in Kenya's east blow up truck killing 2

Kenyan officials say at least two people were killed near Kenya’s eastern border with Somalia when the vehicle they were travelling in ran over an explosive device suspected to have been planted by the extremist al-Shabab rebels

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Hyundai recalls over 390K vehicles for possible engine fires

Hyundai is recalling over 390,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada for problems that can cause engine fires

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

America's new normal: A degree hotter than two decades ago

America's normal temperature is now a degree hotter than just 20 years ago

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Feds: Man used fraudulent PPP loan to buy alpaca farm

Federal prosecutors say the owner of a Massachusetts pizza parlor lied about the number of employees he had to fraudulently obtain more than $660,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds, then used some of the money to buy an alpaca farm in Vermont

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Man who fatally shot 3 at Kansas Jewish sites dies in prison

A man who fatally shot three people at Jewish sites in Kansas has died in prison

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Stories on pandemic, Black coaches, among AP award winners

Well-reported stories on a wide-range of topics from the pandemic, plight of Black coaches and insightful human interest features stood out in the annual contest for AP staffers judged by the Associated Press Sports Editors

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

2 GOP California governor candidates try to impress voters

Two Republicans trying to oust California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the upcoming recall election are trying to impress voters

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Ex-soldiers acquitted of 1972 murder of Official IRA leader

Two former British paratroopers accused of the 1972 murder of an Official IRA leader in Belfast have been formally acquitted after their trial collapsed

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

'DWI Dude' attorney sentenced for scamming drug traffickers

A Texas lawyer known as the “DWI Dude” has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for falsely promising Colombian drug traffickers he’d get their charges reduced in exchange for cash

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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