By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The same Louisiana State Police unit whose troopers stunned, punched and dragged Ronald Greene on video during a deadly 2019 arrest is now under…
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Journalists demanding more action against online harassment
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press’ recent firing of a young reporter for what she said on Twitter has somewhat unexpectedly turned company and industry attenti…
AP analysis: COVID prolonged foster care stays for thousands
By SALLY HO and CAMILLE FASSETT The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Leroy Pascubillo missed his daughter’s first step, her first word and countless other precious milestones. After being born addicted…
Senate report details broad failures around Jan. 6 attack
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol found a broad intelligence breakdown across multiple agencies, along wit…
Study: Racial diversity stagnated on corporate boards
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Many U.S. companies have rushed to appoint Black members to their boards of directors since racial justice protests swept the count…
Tearful reunion after mom saw AP photo of daughter at border
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Six years had passed since Glenda Valdez kissed her toddler goodbye and left for the United States — six years since she hel…
ProPublica: Many of the uber-rich pay next to no income tax
By PAUL WISEMAN and MARCY GORDON AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The rich really are different from you and me: They’re better at dodging the tax collector. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos paid no inc…
Jails emptied in the pandemic. Should they stay that way?
By WEIHUA LI and BETH SCHWARTZAPFEL of The Marshall Project and MICHAEL R. SISAK of The Associated Press It wasn’t long after Matthew Reed shoplifted a $63 set of sheets from a Target in upstate New Y…
FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer’s drug panned by experts
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independe…
‘Do not come’: Harris seeks ‘hope at home’ for Guatemalans
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris offered an optimistic outlook for improved cooperation with Guatemala on addressing the spike in migration to the…