By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson has died. The decorated football star who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but wound up in prison years later in an unrelated case died Wednesday, his family said in a statement on his X account. His attorney confirmed to TMZ that Simpson died in Las Vegas. Simpson's gridiron legacy … [Read more...] about OJ Simpson, fallen football hero acquitted of murder in ‘trial of the century,’ dies at 76
New York City to wind down deal with embattled medical company tasked with housing migrants
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York City will move to end its contract with a medical services company hired to house and care for a recent influx of international migrants. The move follows scrutiny over the firm's costly deal with the city and the quality of its humanitarian services. Mayor Eric Adams' office on Tuesday said the city would … [Read more...] about New York City to wind down deal with embattled medical company tasked with housing migrants
Key question before US reveals latest consumer prices: Is inflation cooling enough for the Fed?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An eagerly awaited report Wednesday on consumer prices will show whether inflation is still easing, a trend the Federal Reserve will weigh in deciding when and by how much — or even whether — to cut interest rates this year. The March inflation figures are expected to show an ever-so-slight cooling of inflation, … [Read more...] about Key question before US reveals latest consumer prices: Is inflation cooling enough for the Fed?
6 former Mississippi law officers to be sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced by a state judge Wednesday. Rankin County Circuit Judge Steve Ratcliff will sentence all six defendants on state charges. They have agreed to … [Read more...] about 6 former Mississippi law officers to be sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men
A lawsuit alleging abuse at a NH youth center is going to trial. There are 1,000 more to come
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The first of nearly 1,200 lawsuits alleging decades of abuse at New Hampshire's youth detention center goes to trial this week. David Meehan sued the state in 2020 after going to police three years earlier with allegations of physical and sexual abuse he says he suffered as a teenager at what is now called the Sununu Youth … [Read more...] about A lawsuit alleging abuse at a NH youth center is going to trial. There are 1,000 more to come