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Boston mayor apologizes to Black men wrongly accused in 1989 murder
BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has apologized to 2 Black men wrongly accused in the 1989 murder of a white woman that coarsened divisions in a city long split along racial lines and renewed anger and suspicion at police by the Black community. She apologized at a news conference Wednesday to Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett for their wrongful arrests following the 1989 death of Carol Stuart, whose husband, Charles Stuart, had orchestrated her murder. Charles Stuart killed himself in 1990 after his brother confessed to helping hide the gun.
Congressman told to hand over hundreds of texts and emails to FBI
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A federal judge is ordering Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania to turn over more than 1,600 texts and emails to FBI agents investigating efforts to keep President Donald Trump in office after his 2020 election loss. The ruling, late Monday, came more than a year after Perry's personal cellphone was seized by federal authorities. Making Perry a figure of interest to federal prosecutors were his efforts to elevate Jeffrey Clark to Trump's acting attorney general in late 2020. Clark had positioned himself as someone who would reverse the Department of Justice's stance that it had found no evidence of widespread voting fraud.
Maine governor tells residents to stay off the roads as some rivers continue rising
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A river that runs through Maine's capital city has risen to levels not seen in decades in the aftermath of a heavy storm, and the state's governor urged people in heavily impacted areas to avoid travel Wednesday. People across the northeastern U.S. were still mopping up after the major pre-Christmas storm dumped torrential rains and brought damaging winds from Pennsylvania to Maine, as some rivers in the region rose even higher. Some of the worst damage was in Vermont and Maine, where many people still lacked power. At least five people in East Coast states were killed in the storms.
Philadelphia news helicopter crashes in New Jersey forest
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- Investigators are examining the wreckage of a TV news helicopter from Philadelphia that crashed in the New Jersey Pinelands, killing the pilot and a photographer on board. WPVI-TV of Philadelphia says a two members of its news team were in the helicopter when it went down about 8 p.m. Tuesday in Wharton State Forest in Washington Township. The helicopter was returning from an assignment at the Jersey Shore when it crashed in the woods. New Jersey State Park Police say they found the wreckage early Wednesday, just over an hour after receiving a call that a helicopter was missing. The station says it's unclear what caused the crash.
Trump's lawyers ask Supreme Court to stay out of dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawyers for former President Donald Trump urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to stand down from a dispute over whether he can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. Special counsel Jack Smith's team last week urged the nation's high court to take up and quickly consider Trump's claims that he enjoys immunity from prosecution as a former president. The unusual request for a speedy ruling seemed designed to prevent any delays that could postpone the trial of the 2024 Republican presidential primary front-runner, currently set to begin March 4, until after next year's presidential election.