Crime
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Can Trump be charged with inciting a riot? Legal bar is high
Jan 08, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's top White House lawyer has repeatedly warned the president that he could be held responsible for inciting Wednesday's riot at ...
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Journalists recount harrowing attacks amid Capitol riot
Jan 08, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Journalists were manhandled, threatened and had their equipment stolen or damaged by supporters of President Donald Trump during this week's riot at the ...
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Woman who wrongly accused Black teen is arrested, apologizes
Jan 08, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him while being filmed at a New York City hotel apologized but defended he...
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Police chief's past sows doubts in wake of Taylor's death
Jan 08, 2021 6:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville city leaders praised the former Atlanta police chief who has been hired to oversee their struggling department in the wake of Breonna T...
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Rapper DaBaby arrested on Beverly Hills weapons allegation
Jan 08, 2021 6:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby has been released from a Los Angeles County jail after an arrest in Beverly Hills, where police said he took ...
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Effort in Arkansas to enact hate crimes law in jeopardy
Jan 08, 2021 6:00 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A push to finally enact a hate crimes law in Arkansas, a state with a history of white supremacists, appeared to have all the elements for succe...
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Capitol siege by pro-Trump mob forces questions, ousters
Jan 08, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The violent siege of the Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters forced painful new questions across government - about his fitness to remain in...
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Lawyers: Woman on US death row not competent for execution
Jan 08, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawyers for the only woman on federal death row are asking a judge to halt her execution and arguing she isn't competent and can't be put to death. Lis...
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Hong Kong grants bail to arrested pro-democracy activists
Jan 08, 2021 6:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Authorities in Hong Kong said Friday they have granted bail to most of the 55 pro-democracy activists who were arrested this week in a sweeping crackdow...
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Videos show fatal shooting during rampage at the Capitol
Jan 08, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Air Force veteran killed during the storming of the Capitol was shot as she began to climb through the broken part of a door leading into an area k...