Authorities: Kansas officer’s shooting death not an ambush
By MARIA SUDEKUM The fatal shooting of a Kansas City, Kansas, police officer was not part of a planned ambush, but the work of someone trying to evade arrest, authorities…
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German train attacker vowed ‘revenge on the infidels’
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, DAVID RISING and CHRISTOPH NOELTING A 17-year-old Afghan asylum-seeker vowing “revenge on these infidels” went on an ax-and-knife rampage on a train in southern Germany, wounding five…
Officer acquitted in Baltimore police custody death case
By JULIET LINDERMAN A judge acquitted a Baltimore police officer of manslaughter and other charges Monday in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who was critically injured in…
Turkish govt cracks down after coup try; 6,000 detained
By SARAH EL DEEB and SUZAN FRASER The Turkish government accelerated its crackdown on alleged plotters of the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with the justice minister saying…
3 officers dead, 3 hurt in Baton Rouge shooting
Three officers are confirmed dead and three others wounded after a shooting in Baton Rouge, a sheriff’s office spokeswoman said Sunday. One suspect is dead and law enforcement officials believe…
Turkey quashes coup; Erdogan vows ‘heavy price’ for plotters
By SUZAN FRASER and DOMINIQUE SOGUEL Pouring out into the streets, forces loyal to Turkey’s president quashed a coup attempt in a night and day of explosions, air battles and…
France reels as Bastille Day truck attack kills 84 in Nice
By PHILIPPE SOTTO, RAPHEL SATTER, JAMEY KEATEN and LORI HINNANT A Tunisian living in France drove a large truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day along Nice’s beachfront, killing at least…
Zimbabwe pastor charged with trying to overthrow government
By FARAI MUTSAKA Zimbabwean pastor Evan Mawarire was charged Wednesday with attempting to overthrow a constitutionally elected government for organizing a nationwide strike which shut the country down last week.…