Correction: George Floyd-Policing Reforms story
DENVER (AP) — In a story published December 30, 2021, about policing reforms, The Associated Press erroneously characterized one aspect of a…
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Juror: Kim Potter made mistake but was still responsible
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A member of the jury that convicted Minnesota police officer Kim Potter of manslaughter in the killing of Daunte Wright says…
Continue ReadingConfederate monuments will likely go to Black history museum
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Officials from the state of Virginia and the city of Richmond have tentatively decided the future of their now mostly…
Continue ReadingTesla Model 3 recall over rear camera connection
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Electric car maker Tesla is recalling certain Model 3s because a coaxial cable for its backup camera can…
Continue ReadingSouthern storms damage homes, buildings, power lines
WINFIELD, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Alabama say homes and buildings were damaged and trees blown down as a line of intense thunderstorms rolled…
Continue ReadingMom: Daughter mistaken for intruder by father, fatally shot
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police say a man fatally shot his 16-year-old daughter in the family’s Ohio home after he mistook her for an intruder.…
Continue ReadingComments renew debate over adoption as abortion alternative
By DAVID CRARY and JOHN HANNA Associated Press Year after year, several thousand women in the U.S. carry an unintended pregnancy to term and then…
Continue ReadingIllinois police seek 2 in killing of 1 cop, wounding of 2nd
BRADLEY, Ill. (AP) — Authorities are searching for two people believed to have been involved in the fatal shooting of one police officer and…
Continue ReadingGroup: Sudanese forces fire at anti-coup rally; 4 killed
By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese security forces have fired tear gas and live ammunition at protesters rallying against the…
Continue ReadingTimes Square show will go on despite virus surge, mayor says
By KAREN MATTHEWS and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Bill de Blasio says New York City will ring in 2022 in Times Square…
Continue ReadingUS unemployment claims drop to 198,000
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell below 200,000, more evidence…
Continue ReadingTiger fatally shot after biting arm of man near enclosure
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy shot a Malayan tiger that grabbed the arm of a man who was either feeding or petting the…
Continue ReadingEx-Afghan president says had no choice but to flee Kabul
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s former president says he had just minutes to decide to flee in the hours…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Afghans denied humanitarian entry into US
By PHILIP MARCELO and AMY TAXIN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Federal immigration officials have denied hundreds of Afghans seeking temporary…
Continue ReadingFor states with cold winters: More aid but also rising costs
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The news is a mixed bag for people in need of heating assistance who see a cold winter…
Continue ReadingTurkish govt expands probe targeting Istanbul city staff
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court has accepted an indictment against suspects from a religious association in a…
Continue ReadingSatellite images show smoldering wreckage at Syria port
BEIRUT (AP) — Satellite images taken this week over the port of Latakia show the smoldering wreckage after an Israeli missile strike, hours after…
Continue ReadingFamily of UK socialite Maxwell voices faith in her innocence
LONDON (AP) — Members of Ghislaine Maxwell’s family say they still believe she is innocent after a New York jury found her guilty of luring…
Continue ReadingPolice: 6 rebels, Indian soldier killed in Kashmir fighting
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police say six suspected rebels and an Indian soldier were killed in two separate counterinsurgency operations in disputed…
Continue ReadingUK reports surge in COVID deaths, builds temporary wards
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has reported a sharp increase in coronavirus-related deaths as the National Health Service…
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