14 dead, 17 wounded in California shooting; 2 suspects dead
By AMANDA LEE MYERS and JUSTIN PRITCHARD A heavily armed man and woman dressed for battle opened fire on a holiday banquet for his co-workers, killing 14 people and seriously…
Shootings
Protest over Chicago teen’s shooting set for retail district
By DON BABWIN After days of protests in Chicago since the release of a video showing a black teenager shot 16 times by a white police officer, demonstrators were poised…
The Latest: Chicago activists call for Black Friday protest
The latest on the aftermath of the shooting of a black teenager by a white Chicago police officer (all times local): 1:45 p.m. A group of activists is calling for…
Jordan: 3 killed, including 2 Americans, in police shooting
By OMAR AKOUR A Jordanian policeman opened fire Monday on foreign trainers at a police training compound, killing two Americans and a South African before being shot dead, the government…
Authorities: Illinois officer ‘staged suicide,’ after crimes
By DON BABWIN A northern Illinois police officer whose fatal shooting triggered a large manhunt carefully staged his death to make it look like he was killed in the line…
Exclusive: 17 seconds of terror in gov’t office shooting
By TAMI ABDOLLAH The Homeland Security Department missed clear warning signs of a disgruntled federal agent’s descent toward violence and could have intervened before he started a deadly gun battle…
Authorities: 1 killed, 3 wounded in Tennessee State shooting
By ERIK SCHELZIG One man was killed and three women were wounded in an on-campus shooting stemming from a fight over a dice game on the campus of Tennessee State…
Israel’s Netanyahu heads to Berlin to meet Kerry
By JOSEF FEDERMAN With no end in sight to weeks of Israeli-Palestinian violence, Israel’s prime minister headed to Germany on Wednesday for a high-profile meeting with U.S. Secretary of State…