Ex-Memphis police officer said he used proper training, tactics in handling Tyre Nichols

Justin Smith, one of five former officers indicted in Nichols' death, was the only officer to give a statement in his administrative hearing.       

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AP Top Stories Feb. 8 5P

Here are the top stories for Wednesday, Feb. 8th: Biden visits Wis. after State of the Union address; Death toll keeps rising after Mideast quake; Investiators tie Putin to 2014 jetliner crash; Zelenskyy seeks fighter planes in UK speech.       

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'Grandmother of Juneteenth' gets Texas portrait

A Texas woman who helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday has become the second Black Texan honored with a portrait on the walls of the state's Senate chamber (Feb 8)       

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These men have attended every Super Bowl ever played. They're going to their 57th Sunday.

Never Miss A Super Bowl Club surviving members Greg Eaton, 83; Don Crisman, 87; and Tom Henschel, 82; are going to their 57th Super Bowl Sunday.       

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Blinken: Earhquake help for Syrians, despite Assad

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US will get help to the Syrian people affected by the devastating earthquake despite no relationship with their government. (Feb. 8)       

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El Paso Walmart shooter pleads guilty in rampage that targeted Hispanics, killed 23

Patrick Crusius had faced 90 federal charges in connection with the 2019 mass shooting in the Cielo-Vista-area store and the surrounding parking lot.       

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Ohio man served 21 years for robbery that may not have happened. Now, he's getting $1.3 million

In September 2021, a prosecutor dropped charges against Ralph Blaine Smith rather than have a new trial when evidence suggested no crime occurred.       

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2 children dead after bus crashes into daycare

A city bus crashed into a day care center north of Montreal on Wednesday, leaving two children dead and sending six children to the hospital, officials said (Feb 8)       

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January was one of the warmest on record, with Northeast temps soaring 11-12 degrees higher

The widespread warm temperatures across the country pushed the national average for the month to 35.2 degrees, 5.1 degrees above average.       

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1800s ship that sank on 'Shipwreck Coast' in Great Lakes found in 'surprisingly good condition'

A 144-foot schooner, the Nucleus, is one of the oldest ships to go down along Lake Superior's Shipwreck Coast, historians say.       

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