Officials release hours of more video in fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The city of Memphis Tennessee has released hours of more video in the case of five former police officers charged with the violent beating and death of Tyre Nichols. The recordings were released Tuesday based on a judge’s order from November, when former officer Desmond Mills Jr. pleaded guilty to federal charges. The case sparked outrage and intensified calls for police reform. Nichols died in a hospital on Jan. 10, 2023 three days after he was kicked, punched and hit with a police baton after a traffic stop. Police video released weeks after the killing showed the beating.

Authorities: Amtrak worker injured after passenger train hits milk truck in Colorado

DENVER (AP) — Authorities say an Amtrak worker was seriously injured and two other people suffered minor injuries when a passenger train derailed after it hit a tanker truck carrying milk in northeastern Colorado. Colorado State Patrol spokesperson Sgt. Troy Kessler said Tuesday that the train worker, a 42-year-old man from Utah, suffered injuries in Monday night’s crash that might be life-threatening. He says a passenger might be among the other two people who were hurt in the crash of the eastbound California Zephyr line, which occurred around 10 p.m. near Keenesburg.

Oklahoma asks teachers to return up to $50,000 in bonuses

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Some Oklahoma educators are being forced to repay up to $50,000 in teacher recruitment bonuses that were improperly paid out by the state Department of Education. Kristina Stadelman said she’s crushed to learn she’s being forced to repay $50,000, much of which she already spent on home improvements and a down payment for a new car. Some lawmakers in both parties are criticizing state Superintendent Ryan Walters’ agency for approving the bonuses in error. State Rep. Mark McBride says lawmakers are working to increase scrutiny of the bonus process and teachers shouldn’t be forced to pay for mistakes the agency made.

Trump stays on Illinois’ ballot as the election board says it lacks power

CHICAGO (AP) — Donald Trump is cheering a decision keeping him on the primary ballot in Illinois. The Republican 2024 front-runner notes the state’s election board of four Democrats and four Republicans on Tuesday unanimously declined to remove him before the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack makes him ineligible for the presidency. Illinois is among several states where Trump critics have pushed to remove him from the ballot for violating a constitutional ban on office-holders who “engaged in insurrection.”

Justice Department investigating Democratic Rep. Cori Bush

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is looking into allegations Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri misused government funds for her personal security. The progressive lawmaker confirmed the news Tuesday. Bush said in a statement that federal prosecutors were reviewing her campaign’s spending on security services a day after the Justice Department subpoenaed the House Seargent of Arms for related documents. She said she is fully cooperating with the probe and denied using federal tax dollars for any personal use.