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FBI arrest California police officers involved in racist text messages scandal

A grand jury had indicted officers from Antioch and Pittsburg for a wide range of offenses, including criminal conspiracy

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Antioch concert will be fundraiser for boy who was thrown from carnival ride

An Aug. 10 concert will be used to collect funds for a boy who was thrown from a carnival ride and suffered injuries to his jaw, face and to the bones in one leg.

Chicago Sun-Times

California court will consider anti-discrimination law in hearing over racist texts by officers

Racist text messages between members of a San Francisco Bay Area police department will be the subject of a court hearing on possible violations of a state law aimed at stamping out racism in the criminal justice system

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Search warrant executed after boy was thrown from Antioch carnival ride

Antioch police and state investigators seize a carnival ride that a 10-year-old boy was thrown from Sunday as they probe the cause of the incident.

Chicago Sun-Times

10-year-old boy thrown from ride at Taste of Antioch suffered injuries to jaw, face and leg

The boy, who was thrown from a carnival ride Sunday, is expected to survive. The family has raised more than $22,000 from a GoFundMe set up to help with expenses.

Chicago Sun-Times

Child thrown from ride at Taste of Antioch is airlifted to hospital

The child reportedly was thrown from a ride and was hospitalized in critical condition. The state labor department is investigating the incident.

Chicago Sun-Times

Live WWII-era rocket discovered in Antioch-area yard

The Lake County bomb squad recovered the object and detonated it. It was determined to be live. The residents of the property were evacuated as a precaution.

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California woman, 18, killed and six others wounded in mass shooting at 19th birthday party

Victims fled in panic after gunfire erupted at birthday party in Antioch early on Sunday morning

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California AG launches civil rights probe into Antioch police after racist texts report

"We must ensure a culture of professionalism and zero tolerance for hateful or racist behavior, on or off duty," Rob Bonata said.

Axios

Illinois man using leaf blower in yard allegedly shot dead by neighbor

Ettore Lacchei, 79, arrested and charged with first-degree murder over death of William Martys, 59, in Antioch, north of Chicago

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In racist police text scandal, US town sees echoes of an intolerant past

Residents in Antioch, California, have been stunned by the investigation that has exposed nearly half the 99-officer squad

The Guardian - US

These California police officers have created a scandal. They sent racist texts

For years Black and brown people have complained about racism, corruption and abuse by the Antioch, Calif., police. Now a racist text message scandal implicates almost half of the department.

WEKU

Racist texts by California police lead to federal lawsuit

A San Francisco Bay Area police department embroiled in a racist text scandal was hit with a federal lawsuit Wednesday

The Independent UK

First Thing: California police under audit after racist texts discovered

Messages showing Antioch officers using racist slurs, and bragging about making up evidence and beating suspects have sparked outrage. Plus, supreme court delays decision on abortion pill restrictions

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California police department under audit after officers’ racist texts are discovered

Shocking messages about beating suspects and making up evidence were found when Antioch officers were investigated

The Independent UK

California city audits police who sent racist, abusive texts

A California city voted Tuesday to audit its troubled police department after racist text messages sent by officers were made public earlier this month

Tribune News Service

New text messages show Antioch gang unit boasted about injuring suspects, kicking heads like a ‘field goal’

ANTIOCH, Calif. — A gang unit detective sent racist and homophobic text messages to fellow officers and boasted about shooting Black men with rubber bullets and kicking one man’s head like a “field goal,” according to a trove of new text messages obtained by this news organization.

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Inside a Bay Area police department’s secret racist texting group

ANTIOCH, Calif. — For years, Antioch Police Department officers routinely used private text messaging groups to flout their racist views, using slurs in front of superiors without fear of reprisal.

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Judge names 17 Bay Area cops who allegedly sent racist text messages, memes

SAN JOSE, Calif. — In a move that deepened the scandals engulfing the Antioch Police Department, a Contra Costa County judge on Friday released the names of 17 city police officers accused of using racist slurs, jokes and memes in text messages over a period of more than two years.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turks Look to History and Foresee Rebirth of Ancient Antakya from Earthquake Ruins

Remnants of ancient Abrahamic history were destroyed when an earthquake flattened much of Antakya in southern Türkiye last month, but many hope the city can rise from the rubble as it has done over centuries of disasters and conquests. Established by the Seleucid Empire in 300 BC, Antakya, formerly Antioch,…

Al Jazeera

Quake-hit Antakya communities seek role in saving rich heritage

Authorities set to start restoration imminently but some warn rush to rebuild could threaten ancient city’s heritage.

WEKU

Turkey's Antakya is in ruins after the quake, erasing cultural and religious heritage

The city of Antakya, known in antiquity as Antioch, was at the crossroads of civilizations for centuries. After the Feb. 6 earthquake, many of its centuries-old monuments and sites lie in ruins.

The Independent UK

Ruins of Turkish city of Antakya tell story of a rich past

The city of Antakya, known as Antioch in ancient times, has been destroyed many times by earthquakes

The Conversation

Turkey's historic city of Antakya, known in Roman and medieval times as Antioch, has been flattened by powerful earthquakes in the past – and rebuilt itself

Tens of thousands have died and millions have become homeless in southern Turkey and northern Syria after the massive 7.8 earthquake that struck on Feb. 6, 2023. But the ancient Turkish city of Antakya, known in Roman and medieval times as Antioch, has been here before.

The Conversation

Buildings tumbling, survivors living in tents: medieval descriptions of an 1114 CE earthquake in present-day Turkey and Syria feel eerily familiar

The catastrophic earthquakes of February 6 2023 in Turkey and Syria are so far known to have claimed the lives of over 41,000 people. This number will likely grow as rescue and recovery efforts continue.

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