Watering while Black: anatomy of a pastor’s Alabama arrest | State News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
By JAY REEVES – Associated Press CHILDERSBURG, Ala. (AP) — Michael Jennings wasn’t breaking any laws or doing anything that was obviously suspicious; the Black minister was simply watering the flowers of a neighbor who was out of town. Yet there was a problem: Around the corner, Amber Roberson, who is white, thought she was […]
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Ex-mayor arrested on charges of discrediting Russian army
MOSCOW — The former mayor of Russia’s fourth-largest city was arrested Wednesday on charges of discrediting the country’s military, part of a crackdown on critics of Moscow’s military action in Ukraine. Police arrested Yevgeny Roizman, 59 who served as the mayor of Yekaterinburg in 2013-2018, following searches at his apartment and office. Roizman told reporters […]
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Arkansas congressman’s son arrested for alleged possession of meth
The son of U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., was arrested for possession of methamphetamine on Wednesday, according to reports. The suspected nine grams of meth was found inside a zippered eyeglass case that James Womack, 34, allegedly tried to hide by sitting on it when officers arrived as part of a probation home visit connected to a past […]
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Iran building collapse kills 11 as mayor and others detained
Iranian media say the death toll from the collapse of a commercial building still under construction in southwestern Iran has reached 11, after more bodies were retrieved from the rubble in the city of Abadan By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press May 24, 2022, 9:16 AM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this […]
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