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Former Arkansas officer pleads guilty to civil rights violation in violent arrest caught on video 04/16/2024 01:27pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) ��� A former Arkansas law enforcement officer has pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of a man he kicked and hit during a violent arrest in 2022 that was caught on video and shared widely. Former Crawford County Sheriff's Deputy Zackary King changed his plea during a Salman Rushdie's 'Knife' is unflinching about his brutal stabbing and uncanny in its vital spirit 04/16/2024 01:26pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� In Salman Rushdie's first book since the 2022 stabbing that hospitalized him and left him blind in one eye, the author wastes no time reliving the day he thought might be his last. ���At a quarter to eleven on August 12, 2022, on a sunny Friday morning in upstate New York, I was at Analysis: Scottie Scheffler comparisons with Tiger Woods is a tribute to both 04/16/2024 12:43pm • AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) ��� Just think if Scottie Scheffler had not misread that 5-foot birdie putt that kept him out of a playoff at the Houston Open. Imagine him slipping his arms into that size 44 long Masters green jacket as a winner of his last four tournaments. The comparisons with Tiger Woods might Don't let it flow: Tourists to Spain's Catalonia may soon see water restrictions in the dry season 04/16/2024 11:59am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� Spain���s drought-stricken northeastern Catalonia is considering imposing water restrictions on tourists in the driest parts of the region if domestic consumption is not curtailed, the Catalan government said Tuesday. The restriction of 100 liters (26 gallons) per tourist p Manassas School Board considering changes to next year���s school calendar 04/16/2024 11:38am • The Manassas City School Board is considering potential changes to next year���s academic calendar to help give teachers time to adjust to and complete new required training as part of the Virginia Literacy Act. There are a number of required trainings teachers must complete for new standards set b Greece plans 2 marine protected areas. But rival Turkey and environmental groups aren't impressed 04/16/2024 11:34am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� Greece aims to create two large marine parks as part of a 780-million-euro ($830 million) program to protect biodiversity and marine ecosystems that includes banning bottom trawling and tackling plastic and microplastic pollution, the prime minister announced during an intern The German chancellor presses China on Russia's invasion of Ukraine 04/16/2024 11:24am • BEIJING (AP) ��� German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday to pressure Russia to end its ���insane campaign��� in Ukraine, the latest in a parade of European leaders and senior officials to make such an appeal. The Chinese side gave no sign of any change in its Cyberattack costs hit UnitedHealth in 1Q that still turns out better than expected 04/16/2024 11:23am • UnitedHealth Group trounced first-quarter expectations even as costs from a cyberattack to its Change Healthcare business ate into the company���s performance. The health care giant also said Tuesday that care patterns in the year���s first quarter met its expectations after soaring medical costs at Va. Gov. Youngkin proposes a second vote to remove Robert E. Lee license plate 04/16/2024 11:15am • While Gov. Glenn Youngkin did not veto a measure to repeal two license plates connected to the controversial history of the Confederacy, he is staving off Democrats��� effort to do so by requiring lawmakers to vote again on the measure next year. The governor also amended the��bill, which receive The US ambassador to Japan says boosting arms industry ties is key to a stronger security alliance 04/16/2024 10:53am • TOKYO (AP) ��� The U.S. ambassador to Japan urged Tokyo on Tuesday to take a greater role in developing, producing and supplying weapons ���to enhance our collective security" amid conflict in Ukraine, Gaza and elsewhere. The United States alone can no longer supply all democracies, Ambassador Rahm Changing course, Florida prosecutor suspended by DeSantis to seek reelection 04/16/2024 10:51am • Changing course, a Democratic Florida prosecutor suspended from office by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he will seek reelection while a court battle continues over his 2022 removal from the post. Andrew Warren had said in January he would not run this year. But that was before a federal Executor of O.J. Simpson's estate changes stance on Goldman family payout 04/16/2024 10:21am • ▶ Watch Video: Former NFL star O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted of double murder, dies at 76 O.J. Simpson's longtime attorney and the executor of his estate has backpedaled on earlier remarks suggesting he would block any claims for settlement money from Ron Goldman's family members, wh Biden's latest plan for student loan cancellation moves forward as a proposed regulation 04/16/2024 09:55am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden���s latest plan for student loan cancellation is moving forward as a proposed regulation, offering him a fresh chance to deliver on a campaign promise and energize young voters ahead of the November election. The Education Department on Tuesday filed paperwork A London court rules against a Muslim girl who wanted to pray at a school known for strict rules 04/16/2024 09:09am • LONDON (AP) ��� A Muslim student who wanted to pray during lunchtime lost a court fight Tuesday against a strict London school that had banned prayer on campus. A High Court judge said the female student had accepted when she enrolled in the school that she would be subject to religious restriction Singapore's outgoing prime minister will stay on as senior minister, his successor says 04/16/2024 07:13am • SINGAPORE (AP) ��� Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will stay on in the government as senior minister after he steps down next month, his successor said Tuesday. Lee, 72, announced Monday that he will end his 20-year rule and hand over to his deputy Lawrence Wong on May 15. Lee is the eld