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FILE - Former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr listens as Judge Nicholas Ayoub binds the case for trial at the Kent County Courthouse, Oct. 31, 2022, in Grand Rapids, Mich. Lawyers for the former Michigan police officer are asking the state appeals court to throw out a murder charge in the killing of a Black motorist in 2022. The court is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, in the case against Schurr, who shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head after a morning traffic stop in Grand Rapids turned into a short foot chase and vigorous struggle. (Cory Morse/MLive.com/The Grand Rapids Press via AP, Pool, File)
Michigan court to hear dispute over murder charge against ex-police officer who shot Black motorist
Lawyers for a former Michigan police officer are asking the state appeals court to throw out a murder charge in the killing a Black motorist in 2022. The court is scheduled to hear arguments … more
FILE - A man wearing a mask to help protect from the coronavirus stands near a stretch of the Badaling Great Wall of China on the outskirts of Beijing on Oct. 6, 2020. Authorities in China arrested the two men for smashing a path through a section of the ancient wall, a cultural icon and United Nations protected heritage site. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
China authorities arrest 2 for smashing shortcut through Great Wall with excavator
China’s Great Wall has been pierced by Genghis Khan, the Manchus, and now, allegedly, a couple of construction workers named Zheng and Wang who wanted a shortcut. Authorities in China arrested two … more
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FILE – California Democratic state Sen. Aisha Wahab is seen in Sacramento, Calif.,, on March 22, 2023. The California Legislature on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, passed a bill that would make California the first state to outlaw discrimination based on caste. The bill now goes to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom for his consideration. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas, File)
California lawmakers vote to become first state to ban caste-based discrimination
California lawmakers have voted to outlaw discrimination based on caste. California would be the first state to do this if Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signs it into law. Caste is an ancient system … more
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Furniture is piled high inside a canal-front second home of Victor Cassano in Suwannee, Fla., as he prepares for the expected arrival of Hurricane Idalia, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Cassano, a flooring contractor, has meticulously constructed and outfitted the small two-bedroom home which he is hoping to move into full-time as soon as he can sell his house in Ormond Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Idalia strengthens over Gulf of Mexico and is now predicted to hit Florida as Category 4 hurricane
Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas have been ordered to pack up and leave as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash … more
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FILE - Jennifer Bowie, center left, and Aaron Baker, center right, become emotional while watching discussion of SB 140 on a video monitor in the Capitol before it gets final approval at the state Senate in Atlanta, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. A federal judge on Tuesday, Sept. 5, allowed Georgia to resume enforcing a ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender people under 18. Judge Sarah Geraghty put her previous order blocking the ban on hold after a federal appeals court allowed Alabama to enforce a similar restriction. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
Georgia can resume enforcing ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender youth, judge says
A federal judge in Atlanta has allowed Georgia to resume enforcing a ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender people under 18. Judge Sarah Geraghty on Tuesday put her previous order … more
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FILE - A line of people wait outside the federal courthouse in Birmingham, Ala., on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. to watch a redistricting hearing. Federal judges said Tuesday, Sept. 5, that they will draft new congressional lines for Alabama after lawmakers refused to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising a majority, as suggested by the court. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
Judges reject Alabama’s congressional lines, will draw new districts to increase Black voting power
A three-judge panel has blocked Alabama’s new congressional map after lawmakers failed to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising a majority, as suggested by … more
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FILE - Michael Gunn, principle at Forge Consulting, gives the witness oath by Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill, right, during Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse, Feb. 8, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C. On Tuesday, Sept. 5, Murdaugh's lawyers filed a request for a new trial, saying Hill influenced jurors by telling them not to be fooled by the defense's evidence during the trial and had private conversations with the jury foreperson. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool, File)
Alex Murdaugh's lawyers want a new trial. They say the court clerk told jurors not to trust him
Attorneys for convicted murder Alex Murdaugh want to call jurors and others back into the courtroom in an effort to get a new trial. They want to find out if the trial court clerk told jurors not to … more
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This cover image released by Gallery Books shows "Sure, I'll Join Your Cult" by Maria Bamford. (Gallery Books via AP)
Book Review: Comedian Maria Bamford details her mental health issues with compassion and humor
Comedian Maria Bamford details her decades-long journey to address her various mental health issues with compassion and humor in her new memoir, “Sure I'll Join Your Cult.” Bamford was diagnosed … more
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FILE - A group of volunteers who sailed from Maalaea Bay, Maui, form an assembly line on Kaanapali Beach, Saturday Aug. 12, 2023, to unload donations from a boat, after a deadly wildfire destroyed hundreds of homes and left scores of people homeless. It’s a transaction that would be commonplace for a corporation or a sports team, but it’s the kind of deal that is practically unheard of in the nonprofit sector. The philanthropy research organization Candid will send control of its CF Insights website and the staff that gathered information about community foundations to the Council on Foundations, the association of nearly 900 nonprofit members. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Nonprofits Candid and Council on Foundations make a rare deal the way corporations do
It’s a transaction that would be commonplace for a corporation or a sports team, but it’s the kind of deal that is practically unheard of in the nonprofit sector. The philanthropy research … more
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FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, left, arrives at the Collin County Courthouse with his wife, Angela Paxtion, Feb. 16, 2017, in McKinney, Texas. The Texas Senate is set to gavel in Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, for the impeachment trial of state Attorney General Ken Paxton, a formal airing of corruption allegations that could lead Republican lawmakers to oust one of their own as lead lawyer for America's largest red state. Among the senators is Paxton's wife, Angela. Trial rules don't allow her to participate or to vote. But her presence, which is mandated by the state Constitution, means she counts toward the total needed to convict her husband. (Jae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News via AP, File)
What to know about the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is preparing to face his impeachment trial in the state Senate. The proceedings will provide the first formal airing of corruption allegations that could lead … more
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A person rides a bicycle in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Stock market today: Asian shares fall back amid selling of China property shares
Shares have slipped in Asia after U.S. markets were closed for the Labor Day holiday. U.S. futures also were lower and oil prices were mixed. Hong Kong fell more than 1% as Chinese property stocks … more
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Today in History: September 5, first Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 5, the 248th day of 2023. There are 117 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 5, 1774, the first Continental Congress … more
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This image provided by the Rosenberg Police Department shows police tape in front of a Denny's restaurant after a vehicle crashed into it in Rosenberg, Texas, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. (Rosenberg Police Department via AP)
A driver crashed into a Denny's near Houston, injuring 23 people
A driver slammed into a a busy Denny's restaurant in a suburb of Houston, injuring twenty-three people. Police in the Rosenberg say the victims suffered injuries ranging from cuts to more severe … more
This photo provided by researchers shows a royal flycatcher bird in Las Cruces Biological Station in Coto Brus, Costa Rica in March 2018. Small farms with natural landscape features such as shade trees, hedgerows and tracts of intact forest provide a refuge for some tropical bird populations, according to an 18-year study in Costa Rica, published on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (J. Nicholas Hendershot via AP)
Farms with natural landscape features provide sanctuary for some Costa Rica rainforest birds
A study conducted over 18 years in Costa Rica shows that small farms with natural landscape features such as shade trees, hedgerows and tracts of intact forest can provide a refuge for some tropical … more
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FILE - Mick Jagger, left, Ronnie Wood, center, and Keith Richards, right, of the band "The Rolling Stones," perform onstage during the last concert of their "Sixty" European tour in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 3, 2022. On Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, the Rolling Stones announced they will release their first album of original material in 18 years. Titled “Hackney Diamonds,” the legendary rock band will reveal the full details on Wednesday, Sept. 6, at an event in Hackney in East London. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
The Rolling Stones will release their first studio album in 18 years, 'Hackney Diamonds'
On Monday, the Rolling Stones announced they will release their first album of original material in 18 years. Titled “Hackney Diamonds,” the legendary rock band will reveal the full details on … more
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Pope Francis attends a meeting with charity workers and the inauguration of the House of Mercy in Ulaanbaatar, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Francis toured the House of Mercy in the final event of an historic four-day visit to a region where the Holy See has long sought to make inroads. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pope wants to keep big Vatican meeting on the church's future behind closed doors, ideology-free
Pope Francis has defended the decision to keep the discussions of a big Vatican meeting on the future of the Catholic Church behind closed doors. He said Monday the three-week conference is a … more
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FILE - Students gather during a walkout in protest of an administration proposal to cut 9% of majors and amid a $45 million budget shortfall at West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.Va., Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. West Virginia University is recommending slashing its language department and dozens of other programs amid a $45 million budget shortfall. (Ron Rittenhouse /The Dominion-Post via AP, File)
West Virginia University crisis looms as GOP leaders focus on economic development, jobs
West Virginia University is recommending slashing its language department and dozens of other programs amid a $45 million budget shortfall. The crisis comes as the GOP leadership is pushing economic … more
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This 2012 photo provided by Delbridge Museum shows an exhibit at the Delbridge Museum of Natural History in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Great Plains Zoo in South Dakota said Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, that it has pulled its taxidermy collection off display after almost 40 years over concerns about the impact of strong chemicals used to preserve the animals. (Delbridge Museum of Natural History via AP)
Lions, tigers, taxidermy, arsenic, political squabbling and the Endangered Species Act. Oh my.
The fate of the mounted lion, bears, gorilla and other animals that have long greeted visitors entering a Sioux Falls zoo looks grim. After finding arsenic in nearly 80 percent of the more than 150 … more
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This handout photo provided by the German government press office, Bundespresseamt, shows German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with a black eye-pad at the chancellery in Berlin, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has tweeted a pirate-style picture of himself with a black eye patch and dark-red bruises on the right side of his face — the result of a jogging accident on the weekend. The chancellor wrote Monday in the caption of the photo that he was “excited to see the memes.” (Steffen Kugler/Bundesregierung via AP)
German Chancellor Scholz tweets picture of himself with black eye patch after jogging accident
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has tweeted a pirate-style picture of himself with a black eye patch and dark-red bruises on the right side of his face — the result of a jogging accident on the … more
Jelena Ostapenko, of Latvia, left, shakes hands with Iga Swiatek, of Poland, at the end of the match, won by Ostapenko, in the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Iga Swiatek's US Open title defense and stay at No. 1 end with a loss to Jelena Ostapenko
Iga Swiatek’s U.S. Open title defense has ended with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 loss to Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round. The loss Sunday night also means Swiatek’s stay at No. 1 in the WTA rankings … more
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