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…
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Senators press FBI director on response to terrorism threat
By MATTHEW DALY and ERIC TUCKER Republican senators pressed FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday about whether anything more could have been done to prevent recent acts of extremist violence,…
Protesters in police shooting injure officers, shut highway
By TOM FOREMAN Jr. Authorities used tear gas to disperse protesters in an overnight demonstration that left about a dozen officers injured in North Carolina’s largest city and shut down…
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…
False report of gunman at Los Angeles airport causes panic
By ANDREW DALTON Reports of a gunman opening fire that turned out to be false caused panicked evacuations at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday night, while flights to and…
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,…
Mexico’s rights agency says police killed 22 at ranch
By LULU OROZCO and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Federal police killed at least 22 people on a ranch last year, then moved bodies and planted guns to corroborate the official account that…
Officer in Milwaukee shooting joined force as teenage aide
By TODD RICHMOND Dominique Heaggan attended grade school in Milwaukee and joined the city’s police force as a teenage aide through a program that aims to recruit young people into…