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EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama says the dangers of climate change can be seen in the Florida Everglades. Obama used Earth Day to warn that the warming of the planet is already inflicting damage on the nation's environmental treasures. After touring the Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park, Obama said rising sea levels are threatening aquifers in South Florida and action on climate change can no longer be delayed.
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia prosecutor says he will convene a special grand jury to hear evidence in the police killing of a man in his doorway in 2013. Yesterday, Fairfax County agreed to pay nearly $3 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit. Fairfax County Officer Adam Torres fatally 46-year-old John Geer after a report of a domestic dispute. Witnesses, including other officers, say Geer was unarmed and had his hands up when he was shot.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A civil rights group says the release of video showing an undercover agent allegedly buying drugs from a man later killed by a volunteer officer is "character assassination." Tulsa County sheriff's officials released the video yesterday of a man talking about selling a gun to an undercover officer. The sheriff's office says the recordings show Eric Harris, who was fatally shot April 2 by volunteer deputy Robert Bates during a sting. Bates has said he confused his handgun with a stun gun. Marq Lewis of with We The People Oklahoma says video showing an alleged crime doesn't justify a suspect's death.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge has approved a plan to resolve thousands of NFL concussion lawsuits that could cost the league $1 billion over 65 years. The NFL expects 6,000 retired players to suffer from Alzheimer's disease or moderate dementia someday. The settlement would pay them about $190,000 on average, but could go up to $5 million depending on the case. Players' lawyers have argued that the settlement will help families get needed financial awards or medical testing that might take years if the case went to trial.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks have swung higher as traders pore over company earnings. The Dow finished with an 88-point gain at 18,038, while the S&P rose 10 to 2,107. The Nasdaq rose 21 points to 5,035, putting the index within 13 points of the high it reached in March 2000 at the height of the dot-com bubble. Visa jumped 4 percent after China announced it would open its payment processing market to foreign companies.
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