The Latest: 14-year-old boy charged in school shooting
The Latest on a school shooting in South Carolina (all times local): 12:15 p.m. A 14-year-old South Carolina boy accused of killing his father and wounding three people during a…
Homicide
Officials: Firefighter halted teen who killed father, shot 3
By KATE BRUMBACK and JAY REEVES A volunteer firefighter stopped a teenager who shot three people outside a South Carolina elementary school after killing his father at their home, authorities…
Police shoot, kill man in San Diego area; protesters gather
A black man reportedly acting erratically at a strip mall in suburban San Diego was shot and killed by police after pulling an object from his pocket, pointing it at…
Pakistani police submit charges in UK woman’s murder case
By MUNIR AHMED Pakistani police submitted initial charges to a court Friday against the father and ex-husband of a British-Pakistani woman accused of murdering her in a so-called “honor killing”,…
Full inquiry promised in fatal police shooting of boy, 13
By KANTELE FRANKO and ANN SANNER The fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old Columbus boy who officers said pulled a BB gun from his waistband that looked like a real…
Watchdog calls out India for failing to protect journalists
By ASHOK SHARMA India is failing to help and protect journalists who are facing violent threats or attacks for their work, an international watchdog agency said Monday, noting a pattern…
2 Chicago men charged in shooting of NBA star Wade’s cousin
Two brothers have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade as she was walking to register her children for school,…
Sheriff: 5 slain in Alabama massacre included pregnant woman
By JEFF MARTIN The five people slain in a massacre at a south Alabama home included a woman who was five months pregnant, Mobile County authorities said. The suspect, Derrick…