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In this photo provided by Kenneth Lawson, Gordon Cordeiro, who spent 30 years in prison for a murder he said he didn't commit, enjoys dinner at a steak house Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in Kahului, Hawaii, hours after a judge ordered him released because of new evidence. (Kenneth Lawson via AP)

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After 30 years in prison for murder, new DNA evidence frees Hawaii man who maintained innocence

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER - Associated Press
Fri,02/21/25-6:25PM, 71 Reads
HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for a murder he long denied committing declared the day “Freedom Friday” and said he was eager to visit his mother after a judge ordered him released because of new DNA evidence.
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown speaks during a press briefing, April 26, 2024, at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

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Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and two other military officers

By TARA COPP AND LOLITA C. BALDOR TARA COPP AND LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press
Fri,02/21/25-6:40PM, 89 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr.
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A community member holds a sign calling for a national boycott of Target stores during a news conference outside Target Corporation's headquarters Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt, File)

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Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fri,02/21/25-6:02PM, 55 Reads
A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of
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Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin speaks at a news conference in downtown Little Rock, Ark., on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.(AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo, File)

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Backlash leads Republican attorneys general to declare support for a landmark disability rights law

By JOHN HANNA JOHN HANNA - Associated Press
Fri,02/21/25-3:48PM, 107 Reads
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican state attorneys general are declaring their continued support for a landmark federal law protecting disabled people's rights, after parents expressed fears of losing services for their disabled children because of a GOP lawsuit opposing transgender rights.
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