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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a football coach from Washington state who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games. The court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines for the coach. The justices said the coach's prayer was protected by the First Amendment. “The Constitution and the best of our traditions counsel mutual respect and tolerance, not censorship and suppression, for religious and nonreligious views alike,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority. The case forced the justices to wrestle with how to balance the religious and free speech rights of teachers and coaches with the rights of students not to feel pressured into participating in religious practices. The outcome could strengthen the acceptability of some religious practices in the public school setting. The decision is also the latest in a line of Supreme Court rulings … [Read more...] about Supreme Court sides with coach who sought to pray after games

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — A temporary worker has been charged in a shooting that killed a co-worker and wounded two others at an automotive interior products warehouse in suburban Chicago, authorities said. Charles McKnight Jr., 27, was arraigned Sunday on charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder and ordered held on $5 million bond. It wasn't clear Monday whether McKnight has an attorney and jail records didn't list one for him. Bolingbrook Police Chief Mike Rompa said in a statement that McKnight was confronted about 6:25 a.m. Saturday by employees at the WeatherTech facility in Bolingbrook who accused him of robbing two employees of a watch and wallet at gunpoint. That led to an argument, which was followed by the shooting, Rompa said. McKnight was arrested about three hours later near a home, authorities said, and a gun and the reportedly stolen items were recovered. Central Hightower, 37, died following the shooting. A 25-year-old man was last … [Read more...] about Temp worker held on $5M bond in Illinois warehouse shooting

Listen to this article Volkswagen originally intended to show the ID. Aero in April at the 2022 Beijing Motor Show. That didn't happen as the peeps from Wolfsburg had no other way but to reschedule the concept's premiere since the event was canceled because of a resurgence in coronavirus cases. The time has finally come to see what will eventually become the brand's first global electric sedan considering the e-Lavida is only sold in China. An evolution of the ID. Vizzion from 2018 , the new ID. Aero is still officially labeled as a concept car. However, it's now being presented in a closer-to-production guise with an impressively low drag coefficient of 0.23. The sleek body will help the electric sedan cover up to 385 miles (620 kilometers) in the WLTP cycle applied in Europe. It is coming to North America as well but we're expecting the EPA figure to be lower. 2022 VW ID. Aero concept 7 Photos … [Read more...] about Volkswagen ID. Aero Concept Officially Revealed With 385 Miles Of Range

The tropics are finally starting to light up as the first month of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season draws to a close, and a weak disturbance tracked this week just off the Texas Gulf Coast could bring some much-needed rain to Houston and beyond. At long last, showers and thunderstorms are forecast to kick off in Houston on Monday afternoon as a frontal boundary moves in from the northeast, combining with onshore flow from the Gulf of Mexico to pop a weeks-long heat bubble that put much of Greater Houston into a drought. Houston normally sees about 4.75 inches of rain in the month of June. This year, the Bayou City has recorded less than a quarter inch. Forecasters with the National Weather Service (NWS) in League City predict a majority of the area will see between a tenth of an inch to an inch of rain by late Monday. "Any little bit helps," said NWS meteorologist Brian Kyle. "But I don't think the amount that's forecast is enough to break the drought." Y'all. Rain chances … [Read more...] about How a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico could affect Houston weather this week

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man who shot and killed a passenger on a San Francisco subway commuter train will be charged with gun crimes but not homicide in what was “clearly" a case of self-defense after he was attacked with a knife, his attorney said Monday. Javon Green, 26, will face charges of having a concealed weapon in a public place and having a loaded gun in a public place, both felonies that possibly could be reduced to misdemeanors, attorney Randy Knox told the San Francisco Chronicle. Green was scheduled for a court appearance on Tuesday. The San Francisco District Attorney's Office declined to comment to the paper Monday. Messages from The Associated Press seeking comment weren't immediately returned. Green shot to death Nesta Bowen, 27, last Wednesday on a Muni train, his attorney said. Knox told the paper that his client was a security guard who carried a gun for … [Read more...] about Attorney: Man involved in train killing shot in self-defense

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 11 SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A U.S. official says at least 40 people have been found dead inside a tractor-trailer in a presumed migrant smuggling attempt in South Texas. The official says 15 others in the truck were taken to hospitals in the San Antonio, where the bodies were found Monday. The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the information had not been authorized for public release. It may be the deadliest tragedy among thousands who have died attempting to cross the U.S. border from Mexico in recent decades. Ten migrants died in 2017 after being trapped inside a truck that was parked at a Walmart in San Antonio. In 2003, 19 migrants were found in a sweltering truck southeast of San Antonio. Big rigs emerged as a popular smuggling method in the early 1990s amid a surge in U.S. border enforcement in … [Read more...] about AP source: At least 40 found dead in back of tractor trailer