Indian authorities imposed a curfew and suspended internet services in parts of Haryana state following communal clashes between Hindus and Muslims that left at least 5 people dead. (August 2) (AP video / Piyush Nagpal)
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What we know about Trump’s Jan. 6 Indictment
Donald Trump has been charged by the Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The charges include conspiracy to defraud the United States government and witness tampering. (Aug. 1)
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Tight security at Fulton County courthouse
Tight security at Fulton County courthouse
Supermoon shines in skies above Africa and Europe
The first of two supermoons in August graced the skies on Tuesday.
Smith seeks speedy trial on Trump indictment
Special counsel Jack Smith says Donald Trump’s lies “fueled” the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol. “The attack on our nation’s capital on January 6, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy,” he said. (Aug. 1)
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Texas police mistakenly hold family at gunpoint
A Texas police department is reviewing errors made by officers who pulled over what they wrongly suspected was a stolen car and then held an innocent Black family at gunpoint. (Aug. 1)
Background on Trump’s Jan. 6 investigation
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in connection with his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. (July XX)
Trump indicted in connection to Jan. 6 probe
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by the Department of Justice in connection with a long running investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the days before the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Ca…
Family of Henrietta Lacks settles with biotech company over use of her cells
The family of Henrietta Lacks is settling a lawsuit against a biotechnology company it accuses of improperly profiting from her cells. The lawsuit claimed Thermo Fisher Scientific has made billions from tissue taken without the Black woman’s consent fr…
AP Top Stories Aug 1 5P
Here’s the latest for August 1 from The Associated Press: Accused serial likker in courtl French nationals evacuated from Niger; Cash seized aboard bus in Florence; Joe and Jill Biden take bike ride in Delaware.