CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A judge in Texas who was put on unpaid leave in May after officials discovered she was not a U.S. citizen has become a citizen. Corpus Christi Municipal Court Judge Young Min Burkett was sworn in as a citizen on July 7. That makes her eligible to vote and serve […]
Murder count upgraded to first-degree against security guard
By Associated Press CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A security guard is now facing first-degree murder charges in the January shooting death of a 60-year-old man whose family says he was playing Pokemon Go. WAVY-TV reports that the charges were upgraded on July 5, the same day a grand jury had met in Chesapeake. Prosecutors said security […]
Mom forced to give up son’s seat on United Airlines flight
By Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — United Airlines has apologized to a Hawaii teacher who was forced to hold her 2-year-old son on her lap for three-and-a-half hours after an employee gave the toddler’s purchased seat to a standby passenger. Hawaii News Now reports that Shirley Yamauchi says she paid almost $1,000 each for two […]
Oregon hospital gives boy, adopted from China, unique 3D forearm and hand
By LYNNE TERRY PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland trauma surgeon needed unusual tools for the operation: a glue gun, aluminum foil, plastic wrap, and orange string. Dr. Albert Chi even called out for scotch tape as if asking for a scalpel. The tools, plus a few assistants and plenty of patience, is what it […]
Doctor has no idea why he’d be hospital shooter’s target
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A doctor who appears to have been the target of a former physician who started shooting at a hospital, killing one person and injuring six, said he has no idea why he would have been singled out. Dr. Kamran Ahmed told the New York Post he […]
Hundreds outside courthouse as abduction suspect has hearing
By MICHAEL TARM ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered outside a federal courthouse on July 3 as the suspect in the kidnapping of a Chinese scholar at the University of Illinois made his first appearance since being arrested last week. During the nine-minute hearing, 28-year-old Brendt Christensen acknowledged to the judge that […]
‘Bubbly kid’ fatally shot by deputy hours before graduation
By CHRISTINE WILLMSEN The Seattle Times SEATTLE (AP) — When Tommy Le’s photo appeared in the screen during the slideshow fellow graduates cheered and hollered. The 20-year-old and about 45 fellow students had just graduated from Career Link, an alternative high-school completion program at South Seattle College. But they also didn’t understand why the wide-smiling, […]
ACLU accuses Minnesota officers of brutalizing suspect
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union is accusing law enforcement officers in Minnesota of a brutal attack on an assault suspect. The group’s Minnesota chapter released squad car video on June 22 that it says shows excessive force during the arrest in Worthington last July of 22-year-old Anthony Promvongsa. It shows a drug […]
Hmong-American doctor inspired by heritage
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Hmong-American who recently received his medical degree plans to return to Madison, Wisconsin to pursue research on using stem cells to treat chronic pain. Yeng Her became interested in helping people regain function after spending much of his childhood at Hmong refugee camps in Thailand surrounded by people injured during […]
Sister of sailor killed at sea says brother was ‘selfless’
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The sister of a U.S. Navy sailor who grew up in Connecticut and was killed in a collision between a destroyer and a container ship off Japan is describing her brother as “selfless.” Twenty-five-year-old Ngoc T Truong Huynh was one of seven sailors killed aboard the USS Fitzgerald on June 17. […]
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