Court upholds death sentence for church shooter Dylann Roof
A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a man on federal death row for the…
Man protecting his baby fatally shot in Florida restaurant
A gunman walked into a Miami Beach restaurant and fatally shot a tourist who was protecting his 1-year-old son By…
Activists see disparate police tactics amid Kenosha protests
KENOSHA, Wis. — Police officers in Kenosha were on alert after days of protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake…
2nd night of protests against GOP convention in Charlotte
Protesters have returned to the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, to demonstrate for a second night as GOP officials gathered…
Thousands in Russia’s Far East protest governor’s arrest
Thousands of demonstrators rallied Saturday in the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk to protest the arrest of the regional…
Video and 911 audio released in Indiana police dog mauling
Authorities have released additional police video footage and 911 audio in the May arrest of a Black northwestern Indiana man…
Police and protesters clash in violent weekend across the US
Protests took a violent turn in several U.S. cities over the weekend, with demonstrators squaring off against federal agents outside…
Witness: Driver gunned down armed protester in Texas capital
Police say a man was fatally shot at a protest in Texas when he approached a vehicle and the driver…
Oakland protesters set fire to courthouse and vandalize
A protest through the streets of downtown Oakland, California, in support of racial justice and police reform turned violent when…
San Francisco bus driver assaulted with bat over mask order
A San Francisco bus driver was assaulted with a wooden bat after asking three passengers to wear a mask in…
Man killed by police after mask dispute at Michigan store
Police say a Michigan sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a man suspected of stabbing another man who had challenged him about…
Suburban Seattle officers shot, 1 fatally; suspect arrested
Authorities in suburban Seattle have identified a police officer shot and killed after a brief vehicle pursuit July 14, 2020,…
Family told no footage of shooting of autistic Palestinian
The lawyer for the family of an autistic Palestinian man who was killed by Israeli police says they have been…
Mary Kay Letourneau, teacher jailed for raping student, dies
Mary Kay Letourneau, who married her former sixth-grade student after she was convicted of raping him, has died July 8,…
Atlanta mayor to defy governor, require masks in city
Atlanta’s mayor says she will sign an executive order mandating masks in Georgia’s largest city By JEFF AMY and BEN…
Former detention officers, nurse charged in suspect’s death
Five former detention officers and a nurse at a North Carolina jail are charged with involuntary manslaughter after a man…
1 killed, 3 wounded in shooting at Mississippi sports bar
An official says a man was fatally shot and three others were wounded in a shooting at a nightclub in…
China, pro-Beijing activists condemn ‘meddling’ in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — China’s government and pro-Beijing activists in Hong Kong condemned what they called foreign meddling in the territory’s…
2 dead after shooting at California distribution center
Authorities say a man drove into a Northern California distribution center and started shooting at people Saturday, killing an employee…
St. Louis rapper Huey killed in shooting in Missouri
Authorities say a St. Louis rapper who went by the stage name Huey was killed in a shooting that also…
DA: Walmart mass shooting suspect will face new charges
Prosecutors say the man accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen more at a Walmart in Texas is…
Adult film star Ron Jeremy charged with rape, sexual assault
Los Angeles County prosecutors say adult film star Ron Jeremy has been charged with raping three women and sexually assaulting…
Police say 9 shot, wounded at party in Syracuse, New York
Nine people were shot at a large party in Syracuse, authorities said, and one victim, a 17-year-old boy, was in…
Deputies kill half-brother of black man found hanged in park
The half-brother of a black man found hanged in a Southern California park has been killed by Los Angeles County…
Family seeks answers after deputy kills Missouri woman
The father of a Missouri woman who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy during a weekend traffic stop says…
Officer charged in Floyd’s death eligible for pension money
The Minnesota agency that represents retired public workers says former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is eligible to receive pension…
Miami mom pleads not guilty to drowning son in canal
A Miami woman accused of drowning her 9-year-old autistic son in a canal has pleaded not guilty to murder charges…
Florida officer charged with punching intoxicated man
Two Florida police officers are facing charges after video showed one of them slapping and then repeatedly punching an intoxicated…
Internet vigilantes falsely link ex-officer to teens’ attack
SILVER SPRING, Md. — John Damskey’s nightmare began with his wife getting emails from strangers telling her she should be…
Virginia man assaulted 3 people due to their race: Deputies
Deputies in Virginia say a white man assaulted three people because of their race June 4, 2020, 6:10 PM 2…
Florida Supreme Court blocks assault weapon ban from ballot
The Florida Supreme Court is blocking an assault weapons ban from going to voters in 2022 By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated…
Man, 20, arrested in nursing home assault captured on video
A 20-year-old Detroit nursing home patient has been arrested for assault and battery after a video shared on social media…
German farmer jailed for drowning wife in liquid manure
A 55-year-old farmer in Germany has been convicted of drowning his wife in liquid manure May 20, 2020, 2:51 PM…
Washington Redskins player arrested in Colorado
A Washington Redskins player is facing five charges, including illegal discharge of a firearm, following his arrest in a Denver…
Calls grow for probe of shooting that left black woman dead
Calls for an outside investigation into the fatal police shooting of a Kentucky emergency medical technician are growing, two months…
Rapper Nick Blixky fatally shot in NYC; no suspect arrested
Up-and-coming Rapper Nick Blixky has been shot and killed in New York City May 11, 2020, 12:45 PM 1 min…
5 hurt in shooting at Texas park where hundreds gathered
Police say five people were shot and wounded at a Texas park where hundreds had gathered despite local guidelines discouraging…
Video shows man charge at officer who fatally shot him
Video from a Maryland police officer’s body camera captures him warning the man to drop a knife and get down…
Bug experts dismiss worry about US ‘murder hornets’ as hype
Insect experts say people should calm down about the big bug with the nickname “murder hornet” — unless you are…
Woman arraigned in killing of security guard over virus mask
A 45-year-old Michigan woman has appeared in court in the fatal shooting of a store security guard who refused to…
Milwaukee police find 5 dead in house; suspect in custody
Police are investigating a shooting that left five people dead at a house in Milwaukee By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press…
6 hospitalized after shooting breaks out at California party
A shooting broke out at a party in central California, injuring six people and launching a search for four suspects…
US border agent arrested on suspicion of child sex crimes
A U.S. Border Patrol agent, who police say barricaded himself in a church for four hours, is facing charges on…
Australian court dismisses cardinal’s sex abuse convictions
Australia’s highest court has dismissed the convictions of the most senior Catholic found guilty of child sex abuse By ROD…
Kansas man charged in killings of girlfriend, her daughter
A Kansas man has been charged with capital murder in the shooting deaths of his girlfriend and her daughter April…
3rd person held in France knife attack south of Lyon
French authorities say a third person has been detained in a anti-terrorism investigation over a knife attack south of Lyon…
PG&E pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in wildfire
Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2018…
Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus in prison
The head of New York state’s correctional officers union says Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for coronavirus By MICHAEL R.…
A hospitalized Weinstein ‘has not given up,’ his lawyer says
Harvey Weinstein is in the hospital with the next chapter of his legal saga in limbo By TOM HAYS Associated…
Lawyer says Durst found body of slain friend, will testify
Robert Durst’s defense lawyer said Tuesday that the real estate heir did not kill his best friend, but found her…
Bond denied for woman accused of abandoning baby in 2008
A woman accused of abandoning her baby boy in 2008 beside a South Carolina highway was denied bond March 6,…
University of Michigan won’t change investigation into abuse
ANN ARBOR, Mich, — University of Michigan leaders said Friday that they plan to stay the course with their own…
Spielberg daughter arrested on domestic charge in Tennessee
Police in Tennessee say an adopted daughter of film director Steven Spielberg has been arrested in a domestic incident involving…
Court sides with family of man shot by police in Kansas
A federal appeals court has ruled that jurors should be allowed to decide whether a white police officer in Kansas…
Authorities: Virginia farmer holds goat thief at gunpoint
A sheriff’s office in Virginia says a property owner held a suspect accused of stealing goats from his farm at…
Family of man killed by trooper seeking more than $10M
Relatives of a Connecticut man killed by a state trooper are seeking more than $10 million in wrongful death damages…