By JOSH FUNK President Donald Trump has fired one of two Democratic members of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to break a 2-2 tie before the body considers the largest railroad merger ever proposed. Related Articles Trump proposed getting rid … Continued
The city of Afton, which has been holding council meetings on Zoom since the COVID-19 pandemic, had to shut down the online option for remote participation last week when a meeting was hijacked by hackers sharing pornographic videos. City officials … Continued
A missing 12-year-old boy with autism, whose body was discovered in a New Orleans canal following a nearly two-week-long search, died from “blunt force due to an alligator” and drowning, police said Wednesday. Related Articles New trial for 3 Memphis … Continued
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — A man captured on camera hurling a sandwich at a federal agent in D.C. has been charged with a misdemeanor offense after prosecutors failed to convince a grand jury to return a more … Continued
The depth of the Gophers’ defense is hit hardest by the season-opening unavailability report released before the Buffalo game at Huntington Bank Stadium on Thursday. Defensive tackle Mo Omonode is out for the season; the 6-foot, 285-pounder transferred in from … Continued
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge on Thursday ordered a new trial for three former Memphis police officers who were convicted of federal charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, after defense lawyers argued that another judge who presided … Continued