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BALTIMORE (AP) — A judge in Baltimore has dismissed a motion to dismiss charges against the six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray. The judge today convened the first court hearing for the six. Gray was a black man who died in April, a week after he suffered a severe spine injury while in police custody. Defense lawyers said the charges should be dropped because of misconduct by a prosecutor.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of the Iran nuclear deal now have the 34 Senate votes they need to make sure the deal survives a challenge. There's no reaction yet from the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has lobbied U.S. lawmakers to block the nuclear pact. Secretary of State John Kerry, in a speech in Philadelphia today, has been making the case that the agreement makes the U.S. and its allies safer.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — More than a dozen hard-line Iranian students have unveiled an anti-American plaque at the gate of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran. It carries a list of condemnations of America uttered by the Islamic republic's late founder, Ayatollah Khomeini. During the gathering, the students set fire to U.S., British and Israeli flags. Hard-liners in Iran have stepped up displays of anti-American fervor since the signing of the landmark nuclear agreement with Washington and five world powers last month.
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — For a second day, Hungarian police have been blocking hundreds of migrants from seeking asylum in Germany and other wealthy European Union countries. The migrants staged a noisy protest outside Budapest's main international train station today. It's the latest focal point for European tensions over the flow of migrants fleeing poverty in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Meanwhile, train traffic under the English Channel is returning to normal, after overnight disruptions amid reports that migrants were running on the tunnel tracks and trying to climb onto trains.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina brothers have been awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars from the state, three decades after wrongful convictions in the killing an 11-year-old girl landed one on death row and the other in prison for a life sentence. Henry McCollum and his half-brother Leon Brown will each get $750,000 for their conviction and imprisonment for 30 years. A judge vacated their convictions last year, citing new DNA evidence.
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