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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Below, are a collection of statements from local officials and organizations regarding the release of the video in Tyre Nichols’ death. Memphis City Councilman JB Smiley said the following in a statement on Jan. 28: “The officer who tased Tyre Nichols and who compelled the other officers to stomp him must be […]

A Mexican cartel blamed for the kidnapping of four Americans last week appeared to issue an apology and turned over five of its own members to authorities for their alleged role in the abduction, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press. “We have decided to turn over those who were directly involved and responsible […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There are changes ahead for Memphis Police in the wake of the Tyre Nichols beating, but some former officers would like to see MPD take some lessons from past initiatives. City council has already passed new rules on how police do their job but some are calling for a return to what […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is scheduled to give his State of the City address from the University Club on Wednesday at noon. You can watch a livestream of the speech in the player below. Mayor Strickland’s speech focused on issues pertinent to the Memphis community: crime reduction. The Mayor said his top […]

A redesigned Fiat 500e electric hatchback heads to U.S. showrooms in early 2024, and it may be accompanied by a feisty Abarth model when it arrives.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s military flew 38 fighter jets and other warplanes near Taiwan, the Taiwanese defense ministry said Friday, in the biggest such flight display since the large military exercise in which it simulated sealing off the island earlier in April. Naval vessels were also seen in the area as part of China’s […]

A redesigned Fiat 500e electric hatchback heads to U.S. showrooms in early 2024, and it may be accompanied by a feisty Abarth model when it arrives. The new 500e Abarth was revealed on Tuesday and is set to go on sale next year in markets where the latest 500e is already available. It was revealed […]

Wildlife from around the world — from polar bears, to monkeys, to dolphins — may be exposed to cancer-linked “forever chemicals,” a new survey has found.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — When four Americans were kidnapped in the border city of Matamoros, authorities rescued the survivors within days, but thousands of Mexicans remain missing in a state long associated with cartel violence — some in cases dating back more than a decade. Mexican authorities in Tamaulipas state quickly blamed the local Gulf […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A man wanted for robbery faces a slew of new charges after police say he ran from officers and crashed his car with his unrestrained three-year-old in the vehicle. It happened Thursday in a Fox Meadows neighborhood. Friday, you could still see fresh tire marks and a street sign knocked over at […]

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A letter claiming to be from the Mexican drug cartel blamed for abducting four Americans and killing two of them condemned the violence and said the gang turned over to authorities its own members who were responsible. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press through a Tamaulipas state law […]