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Protests
turn violent
PARIS (AP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed anger and shame over recent violence in France. Protests against rising living costs and poor school conditions have led to clashes with police and looting, resulting in at least 1,800 arrests across the country.
Macron blamed radical far-left groups and criminals. He held an emergency meeting with officials and instructed measures to protect public buildings.
In Paris, new tensions flared with protesters Sunday and police using tear gas.
The unrest has caused significant damage, with hundreds of businesses looted across the country.
Truck enters
soccer field
WICHITA, Kansas (AP) -- Police say a woman who drove a pickup truck onto a soccer field during a weekend youth game in Kansas, killing two people and injuring several others, has been released as the investigation continues.
Police say no charges have been filed to date since Saturday’s crash, adding the 34-year-old woman was released pending results of toxicology tests and a mechanical examination of the vehicle. They said two of her children were with her in the pickup truck when it drove onto the field at a Wichita sports complex during a youth game.
Authorities say 10 people were hurt besides the two killed.
Service member
dies at game
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) -- A military service member has died after he fell hard as he rappelled from the ceiling to midfield before a University of Texas at San Antonio football game. Nellis Air Force Base Public Affairs said the service member assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2, was taken Saturday to a local hospital where he later died.
An investigation was underway into what led up to the incident at UTSA’s annual Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans game against Navy. The fall occurred with fans in the stands and a band assembled nearby on the field.
Trudy hits
Mexico’s coast
MIAMI (AP) -- Hurricane Trudy is lashing parts of Mexico’s Pacific coast with heavy rain and strong winds but authorities have removed all warnings for Mexico’s coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the Category 2 storm had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph and was moving northwest at 6 mph.
Trudy’s center was expected to remain near the Mexican coast through Sunday evening before passing south of the Baja California Peninsula on Monday and Tuesday. Meanwhile, Typhoon Champi is moving away from Guam, with all cyclone warnings canceled.