Max Matza,BBC News Three black men have filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against American Airlines, alleging that the carrier briefly removed them from a flight after a complaint about body odour. The men, who were not seated together and did not know each other, say that every black man was removed from the 5 January flight from Phoenix, Arizona, to ...
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Black men sue American Airlines for racial discrimination
Max Matza,BBC News Three black men have filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against American Airlines, alleging that the carrier briefly removed them from a flight after a complaint about body odour. The men, who were not seated together and did not know each other, say that every black man was removed from the 5 January flight from Phoenix, Arizona, to ...
Read More »Five children die in fire while father Christmas shopping
By Max Matza BBC News A father was Christmas shopping when his four children and a young relative died in an Arizona house fire, police said. The fire tore through the two-storey home on Saturday evening, authorities said on Monday, leaving no survivors. Four children, ages 2, 4, 5 and 13 were siblings, while an 11-year-old was a visiting relative. ...
Read More »US child dies from fentanyl kept under nursery nap mat
Image caption, Nicholas Dominici was due to turn two in November By Max Matza BBC News The fentanyl that killed a one-year-old child at a nursery in New York City was hidden in the nap room under a mat as he slept, police say. Nicholas Dominici, who had been at the nursery for just a week, died of a suspected drug ...
Read More »Bodycam video shows Ohio police fatally shooting pregnant black woman
Video shows police fatally shooting pregnant black woman By Max Matza BBC News Police in Ohio have released bodycam footage showing an officer fatally shooting a pregnant black woman. Ta’Kiya Young, 21, died on 24 August when she was shot while in her car outside a Kroger grocery store in Blendon Township, a suburb of Columbus. Footage shows officers attempting ...
Read More »Trump says he will be arrested on Thursday in Georgia election case
Indictments of Donald Trump By Max Matza BBC News Donald Trump has said he plans to turn himself in on Thursday to a court in the state of Georgia to face charges of election interference. A judge in Atlanta who is overseeing the former president’s case has set bail at $200,000 (£157,000). The agreement says Mr Trump can remain free ...
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