White man sought in killing of 9 people in black church
By ALEX SANZ and RUSS BYNUM An intense manhunt was underway Thursday for a white man who joined a prayer meeting and then opened fire inside a historic black church…
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Man accused of dismembering stripper to act as own attorney
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY A man accused of killing and dismembering a stripper after police say he and his girlfriend lured her from a club in the New Orleans French Quarter…
Suspect only death in attack on Dallas police building
BY NOMAAN MERCHANT A man who authorities say opened fire outside Dallas police headquarters from his parked van, with bullets piercing the glass at the entrance and causing damage inside,…
FBI: Boston man talked of a beheading, killing officers
By DENISE LAVOIE The family of a Boston man shot to death by terrorism investigators was shocked by allegations that he planned to kill police officers, and saw no signs…
High court throws out conviction for Facebook threats
By SAM HANANEL The Supreme Court on Monday threw out the conviction of a Pennsylvania man prosecuted for making threats on Facebook, but dodged the free-speech issues that had made…
Streets calm after 71 arrested in Cleveland protests
By MARK GILLISPIE The streets returned to calm Sunday after police arrested dozens of demonstrators overnight when protests grew increasingly aggressive in the wake of a patrolman’s acquittal in the…
Report released after SC white deputy shoots black homeowner
By BRUCE SMITH As a South Carolina sheriff’s deputy responded to a report of a home invasion, he shouted commands at a black homeowner holding a gun before firing at…
Mother gets 20 years to life for fatal salt-poisoning of son
By JIM FITZGERALD A woman convicted of fatally poisoning her 5-year-old son with salt in his hospital feeding tube got a break on her murder sentence Wednesday because she suffers…