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FILE - Memphis police officers work the scene of a shooting at Margolin Hebrew School on Monday, July 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. A man suspected of trying to enter the Jewish school with a gun and firing shots outside the building has been charged with multiple crimes, the lead agency looking into the shooting said Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP, File)

Man who tried to enter Jewish school with a gun fired twice at a construction worker, police say

Authorities say a Tennessee man who attempted to enter a Jewish school with a gun fired shots at a construction worker there and later pointed his weapon at an officer before police wounded him on a … more

By ADRIAN SAINZ | 8/4/23

The legal team representing the family of Donovan Lewis address the media on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio, after a grand jury indicted former officer Ricky Anderson in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Donovan Lewis. From bottom left, Rebecca Duran, mother of Donovan Lewis, attorneys representing Lewis' family, Rex Elliott, and Michael Wright, and top right, Robert Gresham, and Kaela King, and Lewis' brother Tariq Stewart. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos)

Ohio K-9 officer is charged with murder in the death of a 20-year-old Black man shot in his bed

A former Columbus K-9 officer has been indicted on murder charges in the death of a 20-year-old Black man who was lying on his bed when he was shot by police trying to serve a warrant. Former … more

By PATRICK ORSAGOS | 8/4/23

FILE - In this image taken from video provided by ABC 33/40, Hoover, Ala., Police Department Chief Nick Derzis speaks at a news conference, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Hoover. Authorities in Alabama said Monday, July 24, that a woman has confessed to fabricating a story that she was kidnapped after stopping to check on a toddler she saw walking on the side of the interstate. Derzis said Carlee Russell's attorney, Emory Anthony, provided a statement on Monday saying there was no kidnapping. (ABC 33/40 via AP, File)

Alabama authorities charge Carlee Russell for fabricating story about kidnapping, finding toddler

Authorities in Alabama say they have filed criminal charges against a woman who confessed to fabricating a story that she was kidnapped after stopping to check on a toddler she saw walking on the … more

By SUDHIN THANAWALA | 8/4/23

In this image taken by video from WPVI, fire crews try to extinguish an fire at a home Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in Buena, southern N.J. An explosion has destroyed the house and left two people dead and two children seriously injured. Authorities are still searching for two other people they believe were inside. (WPVI-TV via AP)

New Jersey house explosion leaves 3 dead, 1 missing, 2 children injured

An explosion has destroyed a house in southern New Jersey and left three people dead and two children seriously injured. The third victim was found Friday. Authorities are still searching for one … more

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FILE - Michael Corey Jenkins stands outside Taylor Hill Church in Braxton, Miss., March 18, 2023. Six former law enforcement officers in Mississippi have been charged with federal civil rights offenses against two Black men who were brutalized for more than an hour during a home raid before an officer allegedly shot one of the men in the mouth. The charges were unsealed Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, as the former officers, all of whom are white, appeared in federal court. (AP Photo/HG Biggs, File)

'The Goon Squad': How rogue Mississippi officers tried to cover up their torture of 2 Black men

Six white former law enforcement officers in Mississippi have pleaded guilty to a racist assault on Michael Corey Jenkins and his friend Eddie Terrell Parker, who are Black. A roughly 90-minute … more

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG | 8/4/23

A billboard over Interstate 80 displays a Mega Millions lottery jackpot of $1.25 billion, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in Lodi, N.J. The odds of winning a $1.25 billion Mega Millions jackpot Friday night are infinitesimally small, but that doesn't stop players from some mighty big daydreams of what they would do if they won the giant prize. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Mega Millions players will have another chance on Friday night to win a $1.25 billion jackpot

Lottery players will have a shot at an estimated $1.25 billion Mega Millions jackpot. There have been 30 straight drawings since the last time someone won the game’s jackpot on April 18. That has … more

By The Associated Press | 8/4/23

Residents walk near a vehicle washed away by floodwaters in the Mentougou district on the outskirts of Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Chinese state media report some have died and others are missing amid flooding in the mountains surrounding the capital Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

July 28-Aug. 3, 2023 Flooding in China and the Philippines, Hindu rituals at rivers in India, the capsize of a passenger ferry in the Philippines and New Zealand sea lions hanging out at the … more

By The Associated Press | 8/4/23

Broken Arrow man sentenced for coercion, enticement of minor

TULSA Okla. – A Broken Arrow man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for coercion and enticement of a minor in Indian Country, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Christopher Dean Dana, … more

Staff Reports / news@morningsun.net | 8/4/23

Sunflowers are pictured behind rain drops on a car window at a field in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

July 28-Aug. 3, 2023 War continued in Ukraine during a week in which a Soviet emblem was removed from the shield of the Motherland Monument in Kyiv. In Moscow, Russia accused Ukraine of a … more

By The Associated Press | 8/4/23

FILE- A memorial is made outside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 students and faculty were killed in a mass shooting in Parkland, Fla, Feb. 19, 2018. The re-enactment of the shooting at the school will take place early Aug. 2023, as part of a civil lawsuit and will use live ammunition. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Congressional delegation to tour blood-stained halls where Parkland school massacre happened

Nine members of Congress are expected to tour the blood-stained and bullet-pocked halls where the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school massacre happened. The six Democrats and three Republicans on Friday … more

By TERRY SPENCER | 8/4/23

A baby was found in the rubble of a US raid in Afghanistan. But who exactly was killed and why?

A baby found in the rubble of a U.S. raid in Afghanistan in 2019 is raising questions about who was killed and why. A U.S. Marine who adopted the baby insists her parents were foreign fighters killed … more

By RIAZAT BUTT, MARTHA MENDOZA, CLAIRE GALOFARO and JULIET LINDERMAN | 8/4/23

FILE - Glenda Starke wears a transgender flag as a counter protest during a rally in favor of a ban on gender-affirming health care legislation, March 20, 2023, at the Missouri Statehouse in Jefferson City, Mo. The American Academy of Pediatrics on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming medical care for transgender children as the treatments face a growing push for bans and restrictions from Republican lawmakers. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Pediatricians' group reaffirms support for gender-affirming care amid growing state restrictions

The American Academy of Pediatrics has reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming medical for children as the treatments face a growing push for bans and restrictions across the U.S. The board for … more

By The Associated Press | 8/3/23

FILE - "My body, my choice!" resonates from protesters on the front lawn of the Guam Congress Building in Hagåtña during a protest as they voiced their concerns against the Guam Heartbeat Act of 2022 on April 27, 2022. A federal appeals court says women seeking medication abortions on the U.S. Territory of Guam must first have an in-person consultation with a doctor even though the nearest physician willing to prescribe the medication is 3,800 miles (6,100 kilometers) and an 8-hour flight away. (Rick Cruz/The Pacific Daily via AP, File)

A federal appeals court just made medication abortions harder to get in Guam

A federal appeals court has ruled that people seeking medication abortions on the U.S. Territory of Guam must first meet for an in-person consultation with a doctor. The nearest physician willing to … more

By REBECCA BOONE and ED KOMENDA | 8/3/23

FILE - Attorney Michael Harper holds a photo of Lashawn Thompson's cell in the Fulton County, Ga., Jail at a news conference addressing the results of an independent autopsy determining the cause of death of Thompson, May 22, 2023, at the state Capital in Atlanta. Georgia’s Fulton County has reached a settlement with the family of Thompson, the man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in the county jail’s psychiatric wing, the family’s lawyers said Thursday, Aug. 3. (Christina Matacotta/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Family of man who died in bedbug-infested cell in Georgia jail reaches settlement with county

Lawyers for the family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in a Georgia jail’s psychiatric wing say they've reached a settlement with the county. Lashawn Thompson died in September, three … more

8/3/23

Mississippi ex-law enforcement charged with civil rights offenses against 2 Black men during raid

Six former law enforcement officers in Mississippi have been charged with federal civil rights offenses against two Black men who were brutalized for more than an hour during a home raid before an … more

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG | 8/3/23

FILE - Newly appointed Miami-Dade Police Department director Alfredo "Freddy" Ramirez talks during the press conference at Miami-Dade Police Department Headquarters on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, in Miami. In a statement released early Monday, July 24, 2023, officials said Ramirez was in critical condition in a Tampa area hospital following an injury. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP, File)

The Miami-Dade police chief and his wife argued before he shot himself, bodycam footage shows

Police officers responding to a report of someone with a gun threatening to “end it all” outside a downtown Florida hotel discovered the person in question was the director of the Miami-Dade … more

By FREIDA FRISARO | 8/3/23

A roseate spoonbill pictured at Ken Euers Nature Area on July 31, 2023, in Green Bay, Wis. The bird, common in Florida, Texas and South America, hasn't been seen in Wisconsin in 178 years. (Sarah Kloepping/The Post-Crescent via AP)

Birders flock to Green Bay to catch glimpse of Gulf Coast shorebird last seen in Wisconsin in 1845

Bird watchers are flocking to northeastern Wisconsin in hopes of glimpsing a shorebird last seen in the state almost 180 years ago. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that a roseate spoonbill was spotted … more

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An 87-year-old woman fought off an intruder, then fed him after he told her he was 'awfully hungry'

An 87-year-old Maine woman ably fought off a teenage attacker before feeding him because he said he was “awfully hungry.” Marjorie Perkins said she awoke at 2 a.m. on July 26 to a young man … more

By DAVID SHARP | 8/3/23

In this combo image made from photos provided by the United States District Court Western District of Pennsylvania are the victims of the Oct. 27, 2018, assault on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.. top row, from left, Joyce Fienberg, Richard Gottfried, Rose Mallinger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Cecil Rosenthal, and David Rosenthal; bottom row, from left, Bernice Simon, Sylvan Simon, Dan Stein, Melvin Wax, and Irving Younger. (United States District Court Western District of Pennsylvania via AP)

Grieving families confront Pittsburgh synagogue shooter at death penalty sentencing

Grieving families are confronting the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter at his sentencing hearing. The hearing for Robert Bowers at the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh got underway Thursday with some 22 … more

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This image provided by the Florida Department of Corrections shows James Phillip Barnes. The Florida man is set to be executed Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023 after dropping all appeals in the 1988 slaying of a woman who was sexually assaulted and beaten to death with a hammer, her body set ablaze in her own bed. James Phillip Barnes is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Thursday at Florida State Prison in Starke. (Florida Department of Corrections via AP)

Florida set to execute inmate James Phillip Barnes in nurse's 1988 hammer killing

A Florida man sentenced to death for the 1988 attack on a woman who was sexually assaulted and killed with a hammer, then set on fire in her own bed, is set for execution Thursday after dropping all … more

By CURT ANDERSON | 8/3/23