Kin question death of woman in jail

Kin question death of woman in jail

DALLAS

Family and friends sought more details Thursday about the death of a black woman who authorities say hanged herself in a Texas jail after her arrest for purportedly kicking an officer after a traffic stop, saying the 28-year-old gave no indication she was in such an emotional state that she would kill herself.

However, Sandra Bland had posted a video to her Facebook page in March acknowledging she was suffering from “a little bit of depression as well as PTSD,” or post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Texas Rangers and the FBI are investigating the circumstances surrounding Bland’s death, and a prosecutor said he planned to present the state findings to a grand jury. Bland was found dead Monday morning in a Waller County jail cell in Hempstead, Texas, about 60 miles northwest of Houston.

Poll shows drop in numbers for Clinton

PHOENIX

Three months into Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign for president, there are fresh warning signs she may be falling short with some Democratic voters whose enthusiasm will be essential to her success in 2016.

An AP-GfK poll released this week found her standing falling among Democrats, with about 70 percent of Democrats giving Clinton positive marks, an 11-point drop from an April survey. Nearly a quarter of Democrats now say they see Clinton in an unfavorable light.

Egyptian navy ship targeted by militants

CAIRO

An Egyptian navy vessel was targeted Thursday by militants affiliated with the Islamic State group, who tclaimed they destroyed it with a rocket while it was anchored off the Sinai peninsula’s Mediterranean coast.

Egyptian military spokesman Brig. Gen. Mohammed Samir said the vessel caught fire in an exchange of fire with “terrorists” on the shore and that there were no fatalities among its crew members. He did not say how much damage the vessel suffered and gave no details on the type of ship or the size of its crew.

However, security officials said an unspecified number of crew members suffered injuries from the fire and that several of them jumped overboard to escape the raging fire.

‘El Chapo’ had 18-minute head start

MEXICO CITY

At least 18 minutes passed before anyone was alerted to the escape of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, two Mexican lawmakers said Thursday.

Deputy Aleida Alavez of the leftist Democratic Revolution Party told The Associated Press that National Security Commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubido reported during a tour of the maximum security prison Wednesday that Guzman had an 18-minute head start. She said Rubido hesitated when asked how much time elapsed, but eventually answered.

Officials had not said publicly how much time passed from when Mexico’s most prized prisoner slipped into a mile-long tunnel Saturday night and when authorities became aware he was gone.

Ruling favors airline workers

NEW YORK

Airline employees cannot be held liable if they misinterpret a passenger’s reference to a bomb as a threat when they report it to security authorities as long as their statements are not false on key facts, an appeals court said Thursday.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan gave workers plenty of leeway as it rejected a $50 million lawsuit brought by Rosalinda Baez, a former female executive.

Associated Press