A man has been charged in relation to the shooting of retired Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz. It’s believed Féliz Garcia was driving the motorcycle carrying the gunman who shot Ortiz in a bar in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday night. (June 12)
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Today in History for June 12th
Highlights of this day in history: President Ronald Reagan demands the tearing down of the Berlin Wall; Civil rights activist Medgar Evers killed; O.J. Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole and Ronald Goldman murdered; Baseball Hall of Fame opens. (June 12)
Suspect in deputy shooting probed in other attacks
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says suspect in unprovoked attack on deputy may be responsible for other crimes in Southern California. The deputy is on life support in grave condition. (June 11)
Trump digs at Biden at Iowa stop
President Donald Trump and his 2020 Democratic rival Joe Biden are getting in some digs at each other during separate campaign speeches in Iowa. (June 11)
House authorizes lawsuits against Barr, McGahn
The House Judiciary Committee chairman says his panel will move “as quickly as possible” to seek court enforcement of a subpoena against former White House Counsel Don McGahn. (June 11)
Southern Baptists meet; sex abuse tops the agenda
The Southern Baptist Convention has opened a national meeting that will be dominated by discussion of a large-scale sex-abuse crisis. (June 11)
Letters from Anne Frank’s father donated to museum
A Massachusetts man who was pen pals with Anne Frank’s father has donated a trove of letters and mementos he received from Otto Frank to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum for the 90th anniversary of the young Holocaust victim’s birth. (June 11)
Romeo Santos on MetLife show: ‘It’s a blessing’
Romeo Santos, known as “The King of Bachata,” is one of the rare artists to have sold out Yankee Stadium twice. Now, he’s set to become first Latin act to perform at MetLife Stadium. (June 11)
Police crash victim’s kin: Officers lack training
Family members of an 84-year-old woman killed last month when two Chicago Police vehicles slammed into a car she was riding in say a lack of officer training in pursuits led to her death.(June 11)
AP Top Stories June 11 P
Here’s the latest for Tuesday June 11th: Attorneys General sue to block T Mobile and Sprint merger; Trump and Biden hold dueling Iowa rallies; Botswana legalizes gay sex; extraordinary crystal cave opens to the public in Spain.