Civil War monuments are scattered across the US, but in recent years cities have removed Confederate statues. GOP state lawmakers are pushing back.
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Lying, pressuring Georgia officials: What does Trump indictment accuse his associates of doing?
Several of Donald Trump’s aides and lawyers were indicted along with him. Here is what they are they are charged with doing.
AP Top Stories August 17th A.M.
Here’s the latest for Thursday, August 17th: Maui official defends not sounding sirens; Georgia prosecutor proposes Trump trial date; North Carolina transgender youth lose access to gender-affirming medical treatments; Britney Spears’ husband files for…
Inmates at Northern California women’s prison sue federal government over sexual abuse
The lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons alleges that staff at the Dublin facility didn’t do enough to prevent sexual abuse going back to the 1990s.
Blind veterans beat challenges at Ukraine rehab camp
On a bustling street in Rivne, a western Ukrainian city, former Ukrainian soldier Denys Abdulin took his first steps independently since he was severely wounded and blinded while fighting Russian troops. (AP video by Vasilisa Stepanenko)
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Red Cross volunteers set up in Maui parking lot to help those displaced by Hawaii wildfires
An Army of Red Cross workers and volunteers have set up shop in a Maui parking lot, sorting through the plethora of donations they have received from people looking for ways to help the response to the deadly wildfires (Aug. 17)(AP video: Mike Househol…
California town hit by deadliest wildfire in state history testing new warning sirens
A devastating 2018 California wildfire killed 85 people and destroyed nearly 19,000 buildings. Now, as the town of Paradise rebuilds, it is installing and testing new wildfire warning sirens. (Aug. 17) (AP Video: Haven Daley)
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Recreation and diplomacy meet at Camp David
President Joe Biden’s meeting with the leaders of Japan and South Korea at Camp David on August 18 will join a long list of historic, diplomatic visits to the presidential camp. (Aug. 16)
Haiti gang leader warns foreign armed forces
Haiti’s most powerful gang leader Jimmy Chérizier, best known as “Barbecue,” warned that he would fight any international armed force deployed to the Caribbean country if it committed any abuses. (Aug. 17) (AP video/Mickenson Duverge)
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Oklahoma Supreme Court will consider Tulsa Race Massacre reparations case
The Oklahoma Supreme Court agreed to consider a reparations case regarding the Tulsa Race Massacre after a district judge dismissed it last month.