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PHOENIX (AP) — An autopsy report released Monday confirmed that the death of a Haitian man after spending months at an Arizona immigration detention facility was related to his dental problems, as a family member had contended. But the report also said 56-year-old Emmanuel Damas, whose brother previously said had died from an untreated tooth infection, declined recommendations at dental appointments to have his problematic teeth removed. The Maricopa County […]

A white police officer in Connecticut who fatally shot a Black man suffering a mental health crisis has been charged with manslaughter after a state investigation found he failed to de-escalate the confrontation. The officer, Joseph Magnano, was fired by the Hartford Police Department following the Feb. 27 shooting of Steven Jones, a 55-year-old man with a history of mental illness who had been walking through the street holding a […]

Statistically, attending a weekly worship service is a remarkably safe thing to do. Global annual attendance totals many billions; the number of people killed in attacks on individual houses of worship in any given year is generally less than a few hundred. Killings in the U.S. are even more rare. But an attack on Monday targeting a mosque in San Diego — the latest in a spate of recent attacks […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the management of a quarter-billion acres of public lands on Monday, as the administration pushes ahead with more mining and drilling while reversing conservation plans. Former congressman Steve Pearce will lead the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management following Monday’s 46-43 confirmation vote. Pearce’s background as a Republican Party leader in New Mexico known for supporting […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the OJ Simpson murder trial, has died. Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 killings of Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles. He reported finding a bloody glove at Simpson’s home but his credibility came under withering […]

The Baltimore Orioles reinstated infielder Jackson Holliday from the 10-day injured list before Monday’s game against Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla. Holliday, 22, has been working his way back to the majors since fracturing a hamate bone in batting practice prior to the start of spring training in February. He underwent surgery and played 11 rehab games at Triple-A Norfolk from March 27 to April 12 and two games […]

Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson will undergo hip surgery and it is unclear whether he’ll be recovered in time for training camp. Wild general manager Bill Guerin surmised on Monday that the surgery would take place “as soon as possible.” Guerin said the injury was the wear-and-tear type and wasn’t sustained in any one situation. The hip injury could be the reason Gustavsson’s performance declined late in the season and […]

The Texas Rangers placed shortstop Corey Seager on the 10-day injured list with lower back inflammation on Monday, retroactive to Friday. Utility man Michael Helman was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock in a corresponding move. Seager was sent for an MRI exam on Sunday to help determine the cause of his back ailment after he hadn’t played since Wednesday against Arizona. He began experiencing back pain on Saturday morning. Rangers […]

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Retired three-time NBA champion Rick Fox was appointed Monday as a senator for the main opposition party in the Bahamas after losing a bid for a legislative seat in last week’s general election. The opposition Free National Movement Party named Fox as one of its four allotted senators. Voters in the Bahamas are allowed to elect candidates to the House of Assembly, but members of the […]