Naples cop on leave after video shows him curse and flick a man off

NAPLES, Fla.- A Naples police officer is on administrative leave after a man caught him curse and show his middle finger. The man who caught the video on his smart phone is a contractor who was working on a homeowner’s pool. David Tripp said his company was there to haul away dirt and their company’s […]

UN investigator: North Koreans doing forced labor abroad

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Tens of thousands of North Koreans are being sent to work abroad in conditions that amount to forced labor to circumvent U.N. sanctions and earn foreign currency for the country, amounting to between $1.2 billion and $2.3 billion annually by one estimate, a U.N. investigator said Wednesday. Marzuki Darusman, the special […]

FMPD investigating Wells Fargo bank robbery

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Fort Myers police are investigating a robbery at the Wells Fargo bank on the 9200 block of Six Mile Cypress Parkway. Police say around 5:42 p.m. on Wednesday, a person entered the bank implying he had a weapon and demanding money, The suspect left the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. […]

Report: Little oversight allows Mideast military corruption

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The ever-growing, secret defense budgets and poor oversight of militaries in the Middle East make them susceptible to corruption and more vulnerable to extremist violence, a watchdog group warned Thursday. The report by London-based Transparency International comes at a time of multiple military conflicts in the region, including the […]

Royals’ Volquez in Dominican Republic for father’s funeral

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals pitcher Edinson Volquez, whose father died shortly before he started Game 1 of the World Series, was in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday to attend the funeral. Volquez plans to rejoin the team when it heads to New York later in the week. “Last thing Eddie told the guys […]

Judge blocks Alabama from ending Planned Parenthood funding

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Alabama to restore Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, money the state tried to cut off in the wake of undercover videos shot by abortion opponents. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson issued an order that temporarily bars Alabama from cutting off Medicaid contracts with the group’s […]

HCSO patrol cars sporting new “In God We Trust” decals

LABELLE, Fla.- Thirty-six Hendry County Sheriff’s patrol cars are now sporting decals with the words “In God We Trust.” “I want to get the words ‘In God We Trust’ to the public let them know there are officers that do believe,” said Hendry County Sheriff Steve Whidden. Sheriff Whidden says he wanted the cars in his […]

Louisville’s Lewis: AD says Pitino ‘going to be our coach’

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Louisville graduate transfer Trey Lewis said Wednesday that athletic director Tom Jurich has assured players that Hall of Famer Rick Pitino will remain the Cardinals coach amid escort allegations. Lewis said that Jurich “explained to us that Coach Pitino is going to be our coach” when he was asked if he […]

Injuries, NFL inquiry has Browns quarterback situation messy

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Their starter has a sore shoulder, bruised ribs and who knows what other ailments. Their backup could be facing NFL discipline. The Browns’ quarterback situation — always convoluted — is even more of a mess. With Josh McCown unable to throw because of a right shoulder injury sustained last week when […]