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2 Rhode Island men charged with assault and battery in death of Patriots fan 12/21/2023 09:45pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Two Rhode Island men have been charged with assault and battery and disorderly conduct by Foxborough Police in connection with the recent death of a fan at a New England Patriots game. John Vieira, 59, and Justin Mitchell, 39, both of Warwick, R.I., were charged earlier this month af AP Week in Pictures: Asia 12/21/2023 09:31pm • Dec. 15-21, 2023 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images in Asia made or published by The Associated Press in the past week. Ten-year-old Ma Yuanke grieves his mother, Han Suofeiya, who was killed in an earthquake, as her body is taken to the cemetery for burial in Yangwa vi Pacific storm dumps heavy rains and unleashes flooding in California coastal cities 12/21/2023 08:38pm • SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) ��� Motorists were stranded in their vehicles on flooded roadways in typically idyllic Santa Barbara on Thursday, while nearby Oxnard got a month's worth of rain in a single hour in a storm that pummeled Southern California while Christmas travel got underway. The downp Oklahoma judge rules a man who wrongfully spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder is innocent 12/21/2023 07:20pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ��� An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder, the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime. Glynn Simmons, 71, who was released in July after prosecutors agreed that key evidence in his case was not turned over to hi Gunman opens fire in a Prague university, killing 14 people in Czech Republic's worst mass shooting 12/21/2023 07:06pm • PRAGUE (AP) ��� A student opened fire Thursday at a university in Prague, killing at least 14 people, officials said, and injuring more than 20 in the Czech Republic���s worst mass shooting. The bloodshed took place in the philosophy department building of Charles University, where the shooter was a Dispute over criminal jurisdiction flares in Oklahoma between tribal police, jailers 12/21/2023 06:49pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ��� A dispute erupted this week between police officers from the Muscogee Nation and jailers in a small eastern Oklahoma county that led to one jailer facing a battery charge in tribal court. The confrontation underscores the tension between tribal authorities and some state and c A jury has acquitted 3 Washington state police officers in the death of a Black man who told them he couldn���t breathe 12/21/2023 06:16pm • TACOMA, Wash. (AP) ��� A jury has acquitted 3 Washington state police officers in the death of a Black man who told them he couldn���t breathe. Arriving police unknowingly directed shooter out of building during frantic search for UNLV gunman 12/21/2023 05:57pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Police officers responding to a deadly shooting inside the business school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, mistook the gunman for a bystander and urged him to get out of the building amid the frantic search for the suspect and victims, according to body camera footage and Man accused of attacking Muslim lawmaker in Connecticut ordered to undergo psych exam 12/21/2023 05:14pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) ��� A man accused of attacking a Connecticut state representative outside a Muslim prayer service was ordered Thursday to undergo a mental competency evaluation. Andrey Desmond, 30, appeared in Superior Court on several charges, including attempted sexual assault in the June att The Yankees have already given Yoshinobu Yamamoto a No. 18 jersey. Aaron Boone hopes he keeps it 12/21/2023 04:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Yoshinobu Yamamoto already has New York Yankees pinstripes with No. 18, the numeral prized by many Japanese pitchers. ���I gave him that jersey. It's his if he wants to keep it,��� Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Thursday. Some Japanese pitchers covet No. 18 because the Central Le Two railroad crossings are temporarily closed in Texas. Will there be a significant impact on trade? 12/21/2023 04:20pm • McALLEN, Texas (AP) ��� The federal government has closed railroad crossings in two Texas border towns, raising concerns about the potential impact on cross-border trade and American consumers. Customs and Border Protection announced Sunday that it would temporarily stop railroad operations in Ea Polish state TV relaunches its main newscast as the new government shakes up the media 12/21/2023 03:48pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) ��� Viewers in Poland watched a remolded main evening newscast on TVP state television Thursday, after the country���s new, pro-European Union government took control of state media to free it from the control and propaganda of the previous right-wing ruling team. Prime Minister New York City's teachers union sues Mayor Eric Adams over steep cuts to public schools 12/21/2023 03:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� New York City���s teachers union is suing to block planned cuts to the city���s public schools, warning that steep budget reductions proposed by Mayor Eric Adams would weaken key education initiatives and violate state law. For months, Adams has argued that slashing city spendin Congo conducts a 2nd day of voting after delays and closed polls keep people from casting ballots 12/21/2023 03:12pm • KINSHASA, Congo (AP) ��� Congo was wrapping up its second day of voting Thursday after a chaotic rollout and lengthy delays forced officials to extend the balloting in the general election. The problems drew criticism from some opposition candidates as concerns mounted that the logistical hurdles co France's president is accused of siding with Depardieu as actor faces sexual misconduct allegations 12/21/2023 02:17pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Women���s rights activists criticized French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for appearing to take sides with actor G��rard Depardieu by saying the film star who is facing sexual misconduct allegations ���makes France proud.��� Speaking on Wednesday night on TV channel France 5