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(AP) – President Donald Trukp says there are pros and cons to Flock Safety cameras, which have come under scrutiny from civil rights groups and lawmakers in both parties.  “It’s being studied right now,” Trump said when asked about the subject Monday at an Oval Office event. “We’ll have an answer soon as to our views on it.”  The company’s nationwide network of cameras record the license plate numbers and other […]

The fatal shooting of a Microsoft design manager on a dark Florida road was a “targeted ambush” hatched by his ex-wife and her husband, following years of post-marriage strife over religion and how to raise twin children, a prosecutor told jurors Monday. Jared Bridegan, 33, was killed in Jacksonville Beach in 2022 when he got out of his vehicle to remove a tire that was placed in the road while […]

Aug 17 (Reuters) – Major League Baseball and its owners have unanimously approved the sale of the San Diego Padres to an ownership group led by investors Jose E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones, the league said on Monday.   The approval remains contingent upon the closing of the transaction, which is expected in the weeks ahead, MLB said in a statement.  The Padres announced in May that they had entered into […]

The San Francisco Giants are calling up left-hander Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson for what would be his major league debut, according to multiple media reports on Monday. Wilkinson, 23, has had quite a year, representing his native Canada in the World Baseball Classic and then rising rapidly through the Giants organization after being acquired in May in the trade that sent catcher Patrick Bailey to the Cleveland Guardians. The 10th-round pick […]

Following an 11-month investigation, the NBA was not able to show any proof that Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer funneled money to Kawhi Leonard via team sponsorships to bypass the salary cap, ESPN reported on Monday. Per the report, the NBA is looking into whether introducing Leonard to team sponsors violates the league’s rules against salary cap circumvention, and if the Clippers committed a “failure to supervise” regarding their […]

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The death of a young man with a serious medical condition who was arrested and allegedly beaten by Syrian security forces has stirred up dark memories of torture and other abuse in detention centers under the Assad dynasty’s decades-long rule. Syrians have taken to social media and the streets in recent days to demand answers about the death of Mohammad Ghamira, who was buried Monday in […]

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week arrived in the region Monday and said he planned to join other family members in defending the property. The standoff, in the village of Qusra, has seen groups of settlers surround several Palestinian houses and prevent residents from leaving. The United States has condemned the […]

HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Lala left behind a muddy mess Monday caused by intense rainfall and flooding as it moved past Hawaii’s main islands. Lala weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Sunday after lashing the state without making landfall. The storm was projected to continue moving westward and was forecast to become a hurricane again at sea and far from land by Wednesday. There were no coastal […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog on Monday announced a review of a controversial tactic in which federal law enforcement allowed fentanyl to hit the streets to build bigger cases against drug traffickers. The review will examine government policies and wiretap investigations in which the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration may have learned of fentanyl deliveries before they happened but stood down to avoid jeopardizing larger prosecutions. Current […]