San Francisco chief releases racist texts
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s police chief has ordered effective immediately that all officers attend an anti-harassment class, as he released more transcripts of…
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Racist statements lead lawmakers to reject John Wayne Day
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — What a California lawmaker intended as a benign resolution honoring a late, world-renowned movie icon exploded into an emotional debate over…
Solar plane successfully departs from Hawaii with no fuel
KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) — After some uncertainty about the winds, the Solar Impulse team has taken off from Hawaii, venturing off on another leg of…
VW owners can pick buybacks, fixes in emissions deal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An agreement will give owners of hundreds of thousands of Volkswagen vehicles rigged to cheat on emissions tests the option of…
BYU students investigated by school after reporting rape
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Madeline MacDonald says she was an 18-year-old freshman at Brigham Young University when she was sexually assaulted by a man she…
Mormon missionary injured in Brussels attack returns to Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Mormon missionary severely injured in the Brussels airport bombing arrived back home in Utah over the weekend, his family…
Group releasing undercover video for cage-free egg push
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An animal welfare group said it hopes undercover video filmed inside a farm showing how poorly hens are treated will get more…
Country artists condemn LGBT laws, but labels silent
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Several country music artists and songwriters have condemned proposed laws that critics say discriminate against LGBT people, but anyone looking for…
Verizon workers go on strike amid contract dispute
NEW YORK (AP) — About 39,000 Verizon landline and cable workers on the East Coast walked off the job Wednesday morning after little progress in…
Study: Brain implant lets paralyzed man regain use of hand
NEW YORK (AP) — A paralyzed 24-year-old man has regained some use of his right hand, controlling it with signals relayed from electronic sensors in…
