Phoenix officers put on leave in probe of violent arrest of disabled Black man
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Two Phoenix police officers whose violent arrest of a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy was widely condemned by human rights advocates were placed on administrative leave as a formal probe proceeded
Texas sues US over noncitizen voting allegations
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Texas’s Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday, saying the federal government was not providing the help it needed in assessing the citizenship status of
Haitian gangs escalate violence and expand attacks outside the capital, top UN official says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Gangs in Haiti have escalated their violence and expanded operations outside the capital, even attacking small boats and kidnapping personnel from cargo shipping companies, the top U.N. official in the country said Tuesday.
15-year-old boy is held pending charges in 5 deaths in Washington state
SEATTLE (AP) — A 15-year-old boy will be held pending charges in connection with the deaths of two adults and three young teenagers at a home east of Seattle, authorities said Tuesday. The teen waived his right
Federal judge dismisses RNC lawsuit over Michigan voter records
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal court in Michigan dismissed a lawsuit over voter records, dealing another blow this week to the Republican National Committee’s efforts to target the battleground state over the voting process. The lawsuit
FACT FOCUS: Inactive voters on Michigan’s rolls are misrepresented in suggestions of fraud
Less than two weeks from Election Day, posts circulating on social media claim that Michigan has 500,000 more registered voters than it has people eligible to vote, a point used to suggest possible fraud in the system.
Border arrests fall in September in last monthly gauge before US elections
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico fell 7% in September to a more than four-year low, authorities said Tuesday. It was likely the last monthly gauge during a presidential campaign in
Court upholds freedom for woman whose conviction was overturned after 43 years behind bars
An appellate court ruled Tuesday that a lower court was right when it decided to overturn the murder conviction of a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing that her attorneys argue was committed
Harris says Democrats are ready if Trump tries to prematurely declare victory
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris said Tuesday that her team is prepared to challenge Donald Trump if he tries to prematurely declare victory in the 2024 election — but she’s first focused on beating the Republican nominee.
Trump says he’ll make interest on car loans tax deductible if domestically built
Greensboro, NORTH CAROLINA (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will make interest on car loans fully tax deductible if the car is domestically built in the United States. (Reporting by Jim Oliphant
