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Oakland Mayor Addresses FBI Raid Of Her Home: 'I Am Innocent'
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao addressed the FBI search at her house for the first time Monday, proclaiming her innocence and suggesting it may be part of a conspiracy to oust her from office.
Manhattan DA Drops Charges For More Than Half Of Columbia University Protestors
The Manhattan district attorney dropped the charges for more than half of the Columbia University protesters who were arrested in April during a pro-Palestine demonstration on campus.
The Catch: Willie Mays' Over-The-Shoulder Grab In The 1954 World Series 'Wasn't No Lucky Catch'
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Willie Mays raced at top speed toward the center-field wall at the spacious Polo Grounds and somehow managed to track down and corral a fast-traveling ball with an over-the-shoulder catch that became the most iconic moment in the Hall of Famer’s decorated career that featured 660 home runs.
Man, 72, killed and his wife wounded in knife attack at Nebraska highway rest area
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — An attempted robbery at a highway rest area in eastern Nebraska left a 72-year-old man dead and his 71-year-old wife critically injured in a knife attack Wednesday, authorities said.
Biden’s reelection campaign raises $40 million in five days, including $8 million with Bill Clinton
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is again joining forces with former President Bill Clinton to rake in campaign cash, with a joint fundraiser with the two men Tuesday set to raise $8 million — part of a roughly $40 million total that Biden’s reelection campaign has pulled in the last five days.
Uber and Lyft are fighting minimum wage laws. But in this state, the drivers won
In a windowless room, Uber driver Farhan Badel took the podium in front of a committee of Minnesota state legislators in early May. As Badel leaned into the microphone and started speaking, the room quieted. Testifying before lawmakers was something he’d done nearly a dozen times before, but he says this time felt like his last chance.