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4 ex-cops charged in Tyre Nichols' death barred from police 03/24/2023 04:58pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Four of five former Memphis police officers charged in the killing of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who was handcuffed, brutally beaten and ignored by first responders for crucial minutes despite being barely conscious, can no longer work as law enforcement in Tennessee. The Pe Father and son, 2 brothers among 6 killed in Baltimore beltway crash 03/24/2023 04:50pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — New details are emerging about a midweek crash along the Baltimore beltway that left six construction workers dead after a driver lost control of her car and it careened into a work zone, according to Maryland State Police. Lisa Adrienna Lea, 54, was alone in an Acura sedan A sex trafficking case, a plea deal and a mother's pain 03/24/2023 02:25pm • SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Irma Reyes changed clothes in the back seat of the pickup: skirt, tights, turtleneck, leather jacket. All black. She brushed her hair and pulled on heels as her husband drove their Chevy through predawn darkness toward a courthouse hundreds of miles from home. She wanted to look Debt, expenses stress lower income households: AP-NORC poll 03/24/2023 02:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Personal finances are a major source of stress for about half of the lower income households in the U.S., a new poll shows, illustrating the toll of high inflation and economic uncertainty on those who can least afford it. About half of U.S. adults in households earning less than $ German extremist jailed for driving into police officer 03/24/2023 12:32pm • BERLIN (AP) — A German anti-government extremist was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday for deliberately driving into a police officer during an attempted traffic check while intoxicated. The verdict delivered by the Stuttgart state court comes amid persist Man drives at pedestrians inside German airport garage 03/24/2023 11:27am • BERLIN (AP) — A motorist drove at pedestrians and rammed parked cars on Friday in a parking garage at Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany, injuring three people slightly, police said. Two police officers also were slightly hurt as they pinned down the 57-year-old man, who appeared to have ment 8 injured after crash involving Fairfax Co. fire truck 03/24/2023 06:29am • Eight people were taken to the hospital after a crash Thursday involving a Fairfax County, Virginia, fire truck and three other cars. The crash happened around 5:19 p.m. on Richmond Highway at Memorial Street in Groveton, Fairfax County Police said in a tweet. More Fairfax County News Messi mania grips Argentina in 1st match as World Cup champs 03/23/2023 11:14pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Messi mania gripped Buenos Aires as the Argentina national team led by Lionel Messi beat Panama 2-0 on Thursday in a friendly match that was essentially a celebration of their World Cup victory last December. Although the world champions dominated the game, they didn Officials: Safety device, human error derailed Wash. train 03/23/2023 11:10pm • ANACORTES, Wash. (AP) — A safety device meant to keep trains from tipping into Puget Sound knocked a train off the tracks last week, spilling 3,100 gallons (11,734 liters) of diesel fuel in Washington state, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. The seven-car BNSF Railway train was app New Mexico OKs its 1st wildlife bridges to limit collisions 03/23/2023 10:42pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico will build its first wildlife highway overpasses for free-roaming cougars, black bears, bighorn sheep and other creatures large and small and will also set aside $100 million for conservation projects, under two bills signed Thursday by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. After Denver school shooting, an outcry erupts over security 03/23/2023 10:17pm • DENVER (AP) — Outraged Denver students and parents demanded better school security and pushed for tighter firearm controls Thursday, a day after a 17-year-old student shot and wounded two administrators at a city high school beset with violence. More than 1,000 students rallied at the Colorado Cap Honolulu police officers plead not guilty in crash, cover-up 03/23/2023 08:31pm • HONOLULU (AP) — Four Honolulu police officers pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges related to their roles in a cover-up of a high-speed chase that resulted in a crash and a traumatic brain injury to the driver of another car. The officers entered their pleas before Circuit Court Judge Christi Massachusetts train derails, no hazardous cargo reported 03/23/2023 08:01pm • AYER, Mass. (AP) — Five freight train cars derailed in Massachusetts on Thursday, but no hazardous materials were being hauled and there were no reports of injuries, according to authorities. The freight cars that toppled over at about 11:30 a.m. were carrying sealed containers of trash and recycl Household Debt Surges at Fastest Pace Since 2007 03/23/2023 08:00pm • At a time when interest rates are high on virtually all types of loans -- from new mortgages to variable-rate credit cards -- household debt balances are growing at the fastest pace since before the Great Recession.Total household debt has risen by $2.75 trillion since the end of 2019, according to What to Know About Driver's Ed in High School 03/23/2023 08:00pm • On a daily basis, teens are surrounded by distractions, many of which stem from their cellphones -- including social media, texts and emails. Behind the wheel, those distractions can be hazardous for anyone, but especially for young people just learning to drive. Safe driving habits, along with the