MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) \u2014 Authorities in Memphis have released video showing Black motorist Tyre Nichols being beaten by five police officers who held him down and repeatedly struck him with fists, batons and boots. The footage released Friday also shows the Black officers pummeling the 29-year-old and leaving him propped against a squad car as they fist-bump and celebrate their actions. The officers have been charged with murder in the assault that the Nichols family legal team likened to the infamous 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King. The chilling images of another Black man dying at the hands of police provoked tough questions about the nation\u2019s policing culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Release of video of Tyre Nichols’ beating<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are both condemning the Memphis police beating of Tyre Nichols that ended in his death. The president said in a statement that he was \u201coutraged and deeply pained to see the horrific video\u201d of the beating and said people who see it will be \u201cjustifiably outraged.\u201d But he\u2019s also urging protesters to avoid any violence. Harris issued a statement that said: \u201cYet, once again, America mourns the life of a son and father brutally cut short at the hands of those sworn to protect and serve.\u201d She said the video images will \u201copen wounds that will never fully heal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump kicking off 2024 run with stops in early-voting states<\/p>\n\n\n\n
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) \u2014 Former President Donald Trump is set to kick off his 2024 White House bid with visits to a pair of early voting states. The appearances Saturday will mark Trump’s first campaign events since announcing his latest run more than two months ago. Trump will be the keynote speaker at the New Hampshire GOP\u2019s annual meeting before traveling to Columbia, South Carolina, where he is set to introduce his state leadership team. Trump and his allies hope the events will offer a show of force behind the former president after a sluggish start to his campaign that left many questioning his commitment to running again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to fix a howitzer: US offers help line to Ukraine troops<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A MILITARY BASE IN SOUTHEASTERN POLAND (AP) \u2014 A rapidly expanding group of U.S. and allied troops and contractors are using phones and tablets to communicate in encrypted chatrooms to provide real-time maintenance advice to Ukrainian troops on the battlefield. As the U.S. and other allies provide a growing number of increasingly complex and high-tech weapons, the maintenance demands are expanding. There were just a bit more than 50 members of what they call the remote maintenance team just a few months ago. That will surge to 150 in the coming weeks, and the number of encrypted chat lines has more than tripled \u2014 from about 11 last fall to 38 now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tyre Nichols remembered as beautiful soul with creative eye<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tyre Nichols was brutally attacked by police in Memphis after they pulled him over Jan. 7. Video of the deadly beating was released to the public on Friday. Family and friends remember Nichols as a generous, lovable man who worked hard to be a good father to his 4-year-old son. He was passionate about photography. He was an avid skateboarder and hailed from Sacramento, California. He got stuck in Memphis during the coronavirus pandemic, but didn’t mind because he was with his mother. They were close, and she says she’s still in shock he won’t walk through her door anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pence: ‘Mistakes were made’ in classified records handling<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MIAMI (AP) \u2014 Former Vice President Mike Pence says he takes \u201cfull responsibility\u201d after classified documents were found at his Indiana home. Speaking at Florida International University on Friday, Pence said, \u201cLet me be clear: Those classified documents should not have been in my personal residence.\u201d He added, “Mistakes were made, and I take full responsibility.\u201d The discovery made public by Pence\u2019s team earlier this week marked the latest in a string of recoveries of sensitive papers from the homes of current and former top U.S. officials. The Department of Justice was already investigating the discovery of classified documents in former President Donald Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago resort and at President Joe Biden\u2019s home in Delaware and his former Washington office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sabalenka beats Rybakina for Australian Open women’s title<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) \u2014 Aryna Sabalenka has won her first Grand Slam title by coming back to beat Elena Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Australian Open women\u2019s final. Sabalenka used 17 aces to help overcome seven double-faults Saturday in her first championship match at a major tournament. The 24-year-old Sabalenka is from Belarus. She improved to 11-0 in 2023. The only set she has dropped all season was the opener on Saturday against Wimbledon champion Rybakina. But Sabalenka put that behind her quickly and used her aggressive style to turn things around in the last two sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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