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8 people charged in death of mentally ill Michigan prison inmate 06/20/2023 06:28pm • Eight people were charged Tuesday in the death of a Michigan prison inmate who lost 50 pounds over two weeks and died of dehydration while being restrained in 2019. The death of Jonathan Lancaster at the Alger prison in the Upper Peninsula was a “preventable tragedy that played out over days,” A 8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas, as agency struggles with overcrowding 06/20/2023 06:27pm • MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — A little girl from Panama born with heart problems died in Border Patrol custody Wednesday, the second death of a child from Latin America in U.S. government custody in two weeks. The 8-year-old girl and her family were being held in Harlingen, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley Mother of 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody says pleas for hospital care were denied 06/20/2023 06:24pm • McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The mother of an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody said Friday that agents repeatedly ignored pleas to hospitalize her medically fragile daughter as she felt pain in her bones, struggled to breathe and was unable to walk. Agents said her daughter's diagnosis o Death of 8-year-old girl in Border Patrol custody highlights challenges providing medical care 06/20/2023 06:20pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — The recent deaths of an 8-year-old Panamanian girl and 17-year-old boy from Honduras who were under U.S. government supervision have again raised questions about how prepared authorities are to handle medical emergencies suffered by migrants arriving in the U.S., especially as age Court monitor warned of medical care issues at Border Patrol stations before girl’s death 06/20/2023 06:17pm • McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A court-appointed monitor said in January that child migrants held in medical isolation may be overlooked when Border Patrol stations get too crowded, a warning issued five months before an 8-year-old girl with a heart condition died in custody during an unusually busy period Thousands take to the streets in Colombia to protest leftist government's reforms 06/20/2023 05:42pm • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Colombia on Tuesday to voice their frustration with President Gustavo Petro’s government and its attempts to make sweeping changes to the nation’s health and pension systems, and its labor laws. The protests were held as Colombia’s first Greek court orders 9 smuggling suspects held pending trial over migrant ship disaster 06/20/2023 05:29pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Nine men suspected of crewing a migrant smuggling ship that sank off Greece leaving more than 500 missing were ordered held in pretrial custody Tuesday, as new accounts emerged on the sinking and the appalling conditions on the trip from Libya towards Italy. The Egyptian susp Probe blames Pennsylvania county's November ballot paper shortage on inexperience, poor training 06/20/2023 03:46pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A prosecutor's review of voting problems in a Pennsylvania swing county where ballot paper ran out last year found no evidence of criminal activity or purposeful efforts to prevent voting, according to a new report that blamed inexperienced supervisors. Luzerne District Atto Days of sweltering heat, power cuts in northern India overwhelm hospitals as death toll climbs 06/20/2023 03:04pm • BALLIA, India (AP) — A scorching heat wave in two of India’s most populous states has overwhelmed hospitals, filled a morgue to capacity and disrupted power, forcing staff to use books to cool patients, as officials investigate a death toll that has reached nearly 170. In the northern state of Sergio Garcia wonders if playing for LIV Golf will affect his Hall of Fame chances 06/20/2023 02:35pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The next ballot for the World Golf Hall of Fame will include three players born in 1980, all major champions with remarkably similar records in global golf. One of them is Sergio Garcia, who suspects he will be looked upon differently from Adam Scott and Justin Rose. Garcia was Missouri judge orders end to GOP officials' standoff over proposed abortion rights ballot measure 06/20/2023 02:17pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A constitutional amendment to restore abortion rights in Missouri will move forward after a judge on Tuesday broke a standoff between two Republican officials that had halted the process. Cole County Presiding Judge Jon Beetem ordered Attorney General Andrew Bailey to a Florida deputy and motorist survive being swept through storm drain amid huge rainstorm 06/20/2023 02:06pm • PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff's deputy and a motorist are lucky to be alive after they were sucked into a flooded storm drain during a torrential downpour, then dragged underwater for around 30 seconds before emerging — soaked but unharmed — on the other side of a highway. Deputy Wi Paris Olympics could join a longer list of Games marred by scandal 06/20/2023 01:28pm • The news that French law enforcement officials are looking into possible corruption in awarding contracts for the Paris Olympics threatens to place those Games on the ever-growing list of Olympics that have been tarnished by scandals. A look at notable bidding scandals of the 21st century: SALT LAKE Dr. Dre to receive first Hip-Hop Icon Award from music industry group ASCAP 06/20/2023 12:18pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Dre will need to make room in his trophy case for another prestigious award. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers said on Tuesday that Dr. Dre will receive the first-ever ASCAP Hip-Hop Icon Award. He’ll be honored at the organization’s Rhythm & S Wisconsin governor signs bipartisan bill designed to prevent Milwaukee bankruptcy 06/20/2023 11:58am • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called it a “historic day” before he signed a bipartisan bill on Tuesday that sends more money to Milwaukee and gives both the city and county the ability to raise the local sales tax in an effort to avoid bankruptcy. The measure also