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Family of Man Who Died After Police Used a Stun Gun on Him File Lawsuit Against Alabama City

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The family of an Alabama man who died after police used a stun gun on him filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Monday against the city of Mobile. The family of Jawan Dallas, 36, alleges that …

Fla. State Rep. Introduces Bill to Limit Condo Coverage to Actual Cash Value

A bill introduced by a Democrat and trial attorney would take a step toward something that property insurers have longed for in recent years – actual cash value coverage on roofs, at least condominium roofs. State Rep. Hillary Cassel, D-Dania …

Snowfall, Rain, Gusty Winds Hit Northeast as Tennessee Recovers from Deadly Tornadoes

A combination of heavy rain, snow, and wind brought threats of flooding and power outages to the Northeast on Monday, part of the same storm system that killed six people in Tennessee, where tornadoes toppled houses and tens of thousands …

Drought vs Deluge: Florida`s Unusual Rainfall Totals Either Too Little or Too Much on Each Coast

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) __ In Florida, this year has been a tale of two states as far as rainfall totals, with the southeast coast deluged by sometimes-record rainfall and much of the Gulf of Mexico coast facing a drought. …

Tennessee Residents Clean Up After Weekend Storms Killed 6 People and Damaged Neighborhoods

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Central Tennessee residents and emergency workers cleaned up Sunday from severe weekend storms and tornadoes that killed six people and sent more to the hospital while damaging buildings, turning over vehicles and knocking out power to …

Woman Charged with Attempted Arson of Martin Luther King Jr. Birthplace in Atlanta

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police have arrested a woman who`s accused of trying to burn down the birthplace of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta. Officers arrested the 26-year-old woman around 5:45 p.m. Thursday after responding to a …

Labor Union Asks Federal Regulators to Oversee South Carolina Workplace Safety Program

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One of the largest labor organizations in the United States petitioned the federal government on Thursday to wrest workplace safety oversight from South Carolina regulators accused of failing to protect service employees. South Carolina is one …

2 Plead Guilty in Fire at Atlanta Wendy’s During Protest After Rayshard Brooks Killing

ATLANTA (AP) — Two of three people charged with arson in the burning of the Wendy`s restaurant in Atlanta where a police officer fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in June 2020 have pleaded guilty after reaching deals with prosecutors. Chisom Kingston, …

After Racist Shooting that Killed Three, Families Sue Dollar General Firms

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Family members of three Black people fatally shot at a Dollar General store in north Florida by a racist gunman have sued the store`s landlord, operator and security contractor for negligence, claiming lax security led to …

Explosion Levels Home in Virginia as Officers Try to Serve Search Warrant

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A massive explosion at a duplex where police were investigating reports of shots fired shook a Washington, D.C, suburb Monday and destroyed the home. All officers escaped serious injury but it was unclear what happened to …

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