Year: 2024

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the family of a Philadelphia woman whose 2011 stabbing death was initially ruled a homicide before the medical examiner switched it to suicide after police objected. First-grade teacher Ellen Greenberg was found in her apartment with 20 stab wounds. Greenberg’s

AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Ilona Maher, America’s rugby-playing social media sweetheart, walked onto the terrace of Team USA House carrying a sandwich, the United States’ first ever rugby sevens Olympic medal hanging around her neck. In between a rapid-fire media rotation, she squeezed in bites of her snack and reapplied her trademark red

Associated Press The interim police chief of Houston said Wednesday that poor communication by department leaders is to blame for the continuation of a “bad” policy that allowed officers to drop more than 264,000 cases, including more than 4,000 sexual assault cases and at least two homicides. Interim Chief Larry Satterwhite told the Houston City

Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Crystal Ripolio had tears in her eyes as she walked the produce line at the Good News Outreach food bank in Tallahassee. It was the bags of ripe peaches that did her in. “We don’t have anything in our fridge,” Ripolio said. Ripolio and her 8-year-old daughter,

AP Film Writer It’s the early days of the 1918 pandemic when a mysterious new chef descends on a wealthy family’s estate in the new film “COUP!” which opens in theaters Friday. The chef, played by Peter Sarsgaard, is a worldly and questioning sort with a mischievous streak who torments his employer, Billy Magnussen playing

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Germany’s president has asked the Polish people for forgiveness during observances marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Wednesday that Germans must never forget the immeasurable suffering inflicted on the neighboring nation. On Aug, 1, 1944, the Polish underground army launched an uprising against German forces after

PLANT CITY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man is facing murder and other charges for allegedly setting fire to a home in which four people and three dogs died. Fire crews were called to the blaze in Plant City around 12:09 a.m. Wednesday after a homeowner called 911, reporting smoke and flames inside