Suburban Chicago woman gets 6.5 years for labor trafficking
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago woman was sentenced Tuesday to six and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to charges alleging she...
1st woman applies to run for Syria’s presidential elections
<p>BEIRUT — A woman from the capital Damascus has applied to run for Syria’s presidential elections, the parliament speaker said Tuesday, becoming the first...
Videos: Police take bike, cuff Black youth, sparking anger
PERTH AMBOY, N.J. — A roughly one-minute video clip showing New Jersey police officers handcuffing a young Black male and confiscating his and others'...
Man charged with trying to run down Black kids with truck
<p>HOLBROOK, Mass. — A Massachusetts man has been charged with hate crimes after authorities say he drove his pickup truck toward a group of...
Going beyond the traditional window-box garden
The gardening world has a tried-and-true formula for the perfect window box: a thriller, a filler and a spiller. You simply can’t go wrong...
Out of sight but center stage, jurors weigh Chauvin’s fate
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — The jurors who sat quietly off-camera through three weeks of draining testimony in <a href="https://apnews.com/article/8b486c2622de5504f1e65a606b0eac7f">Derek Chauvin's</a> murder trial in <a href="https://apnews.com/article/a55d2662f200ead0da4fed9e923b60a7">George Floyd's...
Document: Kristin Smart once buried in suspect’s backyard
<p>LOS ANGELES — A California college student missing for nearly 25 years was once buried in the backyard of the home owned by the...
Archaeologists: Site of Harriet Tubman’s father’s home found
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Archaeologists in Maryland say they believe they have found the homesite of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman’s father.
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Subaru recalls vehicles to fix engine, suspension problems
<p>DETROIT — Subaru is recalling nearly 875,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. because the engines can stall or a rear suspension part can...
Crowds react with joy, wariness to verdict in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS — Crowds nationwide reacted with jubilation Tuesday but also with deep awareness of the progress left to be made after a jury convicted...