Med student charged with research smuggling freed on bond
A medical student from China who U.S. authorities say tried to smuggle cancer research material out of the country has been freed on $100,000 bond over the objections of federal…
Publisher cancels plans to release Woody Allen memoir
Woody Allen’s publisher has decided to cancel the planned release of his memoir “Apropos of Nothing.” By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer March 6, 2020, 8:38 PM 2 min read…
Missing toddler’s mother denied request for lowered bond
A missing child’s mother who is accused of lying to authorities has been denied a bond reduction March 4, 2020, 9:12 AM 1 min read BRISTOL, Tenn. — A Tennessee…
Prosecutors: Hawaii man led meth ring while councilman
A Hawaii politician has pleaded not guilty to allegations he led a drug-trafficking organization while serving as a county councilman By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press February 29, 2020, 2:31…
NH-based bus company stops warrantless immigration checks
Concord Coach Lines is the latest bus company to announce it will no longer allow Border Patrol officers onto buses for immigration checks unless they have a warrant February 29,…
44 African American graves found under Florida parking lot
A private archaeology firm says it has discovered what appear to be about 44 graves from a long-forgotten African American cemetery under a Florida parking lot February 29, 2020, 3:57…
Court halts Trump asylum policy, then suspends its own order
SAN DIEGO — A Trump administration immigration policy that requires asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. courts was blocked and then reinstated by a…
Towson student group: Rename buildings honoring slave owners
A group of Towson University students wants school officials to rename two dormitories that honor Maryland politicians who owned slaves February 27, 2020, 2:40 PM 2 min read TOWSON, Md.…
Court sides with family of man shot by police in Kansas
A federal appeals court has ruled that jurors should be allowed to decide whether a white police officer in Kansas used excessive force nearly eight years ago when he fatally…
Fired Kansas City school worker blames bosses for faked data
A fired Kansas City Public Schools secretary who was among seven employees accused of falsifying attendance data in a bid to help the district regain accreditation said she and her…