Crime
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Japan's tight gun laws add to shock over Abe's assassination
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in broad daylight Friday shocked a world that has come to associate Japan with relatively low crime an...
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In era of transparency, Arizona law limits filming police
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona's governor has signed a law that restricts how the public can video police at a time when there's growing pressure across the U.S. for greater law...
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Facing threats, some election workers weigh whether to stay
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - After polls closed in New Mexico's primary last month, a worker returning ballots and other election materials to the clerk's office in Santa Fe ...
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Nicaragua finally shows off a dissident a year after arrest
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - The wife of Nicaraguan political activist Félix Maradiaga told journalists her husband had lost more than 65 pounds during his year in prison and she...
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Ogwumike, WNBA continue push for Brittney Griner's release
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Brittney Griner is 'œthe fun aunt,'ť according to Nneka Ogwumike. She is resilient and kind, Ogwumike said. A fellow daughter of Texas, and Ogwumike's fat...
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Feces mailed to Ohio GOP lawmakers; post office investigates
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Feces were mailed to Ohio's 25 Republican state senators this week, prompting an investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, a spokesperso...
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Trump WH counsel Cipollone gives 1/6 testimony, new info
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone 'œdid not contradict'ť testimony of previous witnesses as he appeared Friday before the Jan. 6 committee, a gr...
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Tear gas: Senators decry lack of federal safety assessment
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - SALEM, Ore. (AP) - In 2020, Black Lives Matter protesters were doused with tear gas, making them gasp for breath, their eyes feeling as if they were on fire. Bystanders,...
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Gun applicants in NY will have to list social media accounts
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - As missed warning signs pile up in investigations of mass killings, New York state is rolling out a novel strategy to screen applicants for gun permi...
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First responders escaped physical injuries during parade shooting, but plenty are hurtingJul 08, 2022 5:30 am - No police officers or other first responders suffered physical injuries responding to the horrific tragedy Monday at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park. But some...