2 accused in ex-Nissan boss escape scheme fight extradition
A former Green Beret and his son accused of smuggling ex-Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in a box are fighting their extradition to the country and…
BP to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide amid virus pandemic
Energy company BP says it will cut its global workforce by 10,000 jobs amid the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press June 8, 2020, 2:29…
UConn soccer player loses lawsuit over obscene gesture
A federal judge has ruled that UConn did nothing wrong by taking away the scholarship of a soccer player who gave the middle finger to a television camera June 8,…
Michigan seeks disaster declaration after 2 dam failures
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she will request a federal disaster declaration for the Midland area, where a failure of two dams destroyed 150 houses and caused more than $200…
Thousands of LA protesters won’t be charged over curfew
Los Angeles prosecutors say they won’t charge thousands of protesters arrested for violating curfew and other police orders By BRIAN MELLEY and JOHN ANTCZAK June 8, 2020, 9:58 PM 4…
Portland police chief resigns amid George Floyd protests
Portland’s police chief has resigned, just six months into her job, amid criticism of her department’s handling of protests in Oregon’s largest city By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press June 8,…
Some Minneapolis activists doubt disbanding police will work
MINNEAPOLIS — George Floyd’s death was the breaking point for some Minneapolis civic leaders, who now say the only way to fix the city’s embattled police department is to take…
Internet vigilantes falsely link ex-officer to teens’ attack
SILVER SPRING, Md. — John Damskey’s nightmare began with his wife getting emails from strangers telling her she should be ashamed of her husband, a retired police officer. Their phones…
Thousands mourn George Floyd in Texas amid calls for reform
HOUSTON — The last chance for the public to say goodbye to George Floyd drew thousands of mourners Monday to a church in Houston where he grew up, as his…
A US recession began in February in the face of coronavirus
The U.S. economy entered a recession in February, a group of economists declared Monday, ending more than a decade of steady if slow growth By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer…