Crime
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Protesters call attention to deaths of two more black men
Jun 13, 2020 7:00 am - Anti-racism protesters on Saturday sought to call attention to the deaths of two more black men - one who was found hanging from a tree in California and another who was...
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Floyd's death hastens shift in police pop culture portrayals
Jun 13, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Gary Phillips, a prize-winning crime novelist from Los Angeles, grew up on TV shows that showed a world nothing like the one he lived in. "I watched them...
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump's law and order and misinformation
Jun 13, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - 'œUgh,'ť said a Republican senator. 'œHow crude,'ť said a Democratic governor. President Donald Trump set off plenty of reactions like that when he ped...
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Floyd death sparks efforts to hold more officers accountable
Jun 13, 2020 7:00 am - SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The murder charges against the four police officers involved in George Floyd's death present rare instances of officers being held legally responsible...
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West Dundee police arrest 4 burglary suspects after crashJun 13, 2020 1:00 am - Four burglary suspects were arrested Saturday in West Dundee after they caused a three-car crash and fled the scene on foot, West Dundee police said. West Dundee police ...
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Prosecutors question Italy's Conte over slow virus lockdowns
Jun 12, 2020 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Prosecutors went to question Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte on Friday about the lack of a coronavirus lockdown on two towns in northern Italy's Lombardy regi...
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Trump rally on Juneteenth in Tulsa called 'slap in the face'
Jun 12, 2020 7:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Black community and political leaders are calling on President Donald Trump to at least change the date of an Oklahoma rally kick-starting his retur...
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Authorities: Suspect in ambush on California deputy is dead
Jun 12, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A gunman believed to have shot a Central California sheriff's deputy and targeted others in a series of attacks was shot dead Thursday after confronta...
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Historical figures reassessed around globe after Floyd death
Jun 12, 2020 7:00 am - The rapidly unfolding movement to pull down Confederate monuments around the U.S. in the wake of George Floyd's death at the hands of police has extended to statues of s...
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Judge tosses out Jussie Smollett's double jeopardy claim
Jun 12, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Cook County judge on Friday shot down actor Jussie Smollett's attempt have the criminal charges against him dropped, telling the actor that the new char...