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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer who fatally shot a motorist, has been charged with first-degree manslaughter. Prosecutors accuse officer Betty Shelby of reacting "unreasonably" when, in the presence of other officers, she shot 40-year-old Terence Crutcher last Saturday. Crutcher's twin sister, Tiffany, says her family is happy that charges have been brought against the officer, but she says they want a conviction.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A third night of protests in Charlotte, North Carolina. Demonstrators are demanding that police release video of the fatal shooting of 43-year-old Keith Scott, who police say was shot by an officer because he had a gun. Neighbors have said that Scott was holding a book, not a gun. Following sometimes violent protests Tuesday and Wednesday night, Charlotte's mayor enacted a midnight curfew.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A computer hacker who helped the Islamic State group by providing names of more than 1,000 U.S. government and military workers as potential targets is scheduled to appear in federal court in Virginia today for sentencing. Twenty-year-old Ardit Ferizi, a native of Kosovo, was arrested last year in Malaysia. Prosecutors are asking for a maximum 25-year sentence.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of for-profit colleges could close, now that the Education Department has moved to sever ties with the nation's largest accreditor for those schools. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools says it will appeal Thursday's decision to Education Secretary John B. King Jr. The accrediting agency is accused of lax oversight of its schools, which includes the now shuttered Corinthian Colleges and ITT Tech.
SYDNEY (AP) — The organization representing Australia's professional soccer players says women players pay more than $2,000 per season on average to compete in its semi-professional national league. The report, issued by Professional Footballers Australia, finds that a quarter of women players are paid less than $500 for the 16-week season and 10 per cent aren't paid at all.
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