Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jun 13 2024 20:00 (EDT)
TV News, I'm Ben Thomas, the Justice Department Investigations uncovered a host of civil rights violations by the Phoenix Police Department. Norman Hall has details. The sweeping probe found police have a pattern of discrimination against black, Hispanic, and Native American people, unlawfully detained homeless people, and use excessive force, including unjustified deadly force. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clark. Our findings are not based on any one incident or event, but on a comprehensive investigation. Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego says city attorneys will review next steps, but the head of the police union called the investigation a farce, and said putting the department under a consent decree will hurt Officer Morrell. I, Norman Hall. A unanimous Supreme Court has preserved access to mythopristone, a medication used in nearly 2/3 of all U.S. abortions last year. The proposed ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is raising hopes the eight month war could soon end, but Karen Chama's reports no let up yet. Israeli airstrikes killed over 30 people in central Gaza overnight. Drex targeted a United Nations-run school sheltering displaced Palestinian families. Israel claimed the school was being used as a Hamas compound. Meanwhile, Israel's military released footage of Israeli soldiers operating inside Gaza. I'm Karen Chama's. Wholesale prices declined in May. Mortgage rates eased again a 30-year now averaging 6.95%. The S&P in the NASDAQ again finished at new highs, and Tom Christian reports Tesla shareholders have voted to restore CEO Elon Musk's $44.9 billion pay package. Musk wants the pay package in part for the money. It's an all-stock pay package, but he also wants to get up to a 25% stake in the company. He says that he needs that to develop artificial intelligence at Tesla and threatened that he might move AI development to another one of his companies if he doesn't get a 25% stake. Mrs. AP News. Residents of a sports-rich historically black Miami neighborhood are pushing back against threats to its heritage. Sakamagani has the story. Tucked amid Miami's most affluent areas, coconut growth. You're talking about true history of the South Florida. Home to people who shaped the city's culture, like Charles Gibson's grandfather, one of Miami's first black commissioners, and star athletes like Olympic gold medalist Gerald Tinker. Coconut growth is known for sports. But after years of economic neglect, and now residential gentrification, much of the Grove's black heritage is gone. And the once thriving sports leagues that developed NFL stars Amari Cooper, Frank Gore, and others have dwindled. Neighborly respects is different because the neighborhood is different. 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