2 San Diego police officers shot, 1 fatally, during stop
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and JULIE WATSON One San Diego police officer was killed and another was wounded in a shootout following a late-night stop to check out a person, authorities…
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Islamic State group claims attack that killed priest
By ELAINE GANLEY and ALEX TURNBULL Two attackers took hostages inside a French church during morning Mass on Tuesday near the city of Rouen, killing an 86-year-old priest by slitting…
Gunfire at teen nightclub party leaves 2 dead, 17 wounded
By TERRY SPENCER Gunfire erupted at a nightclub hosting a swimsuit-themed party for teens in Florida, leaving two teens dead and at least 17 other people wounded, officials said Monday.…
Police give all-clear in Munich shooting; say suspect dead
By GEORGE JAHN, FRANK JORDANS and DAVID RISING An 18-year-old German-Iranian man opened fire in a crowded Munich shopping mall and a nearby McDonald’s Friday night, killing nine people and…
Ex-KKK leader David Duke says he plans to run for US Senate
By MELINDA DESLATTE Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke announced Friday on his website that he plans to run for U.S. Senate in Louisiana. “I’m proud to announce my…
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…
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…
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…