Poll: Police harassment familiar to young blacks, Hispanics
By COREY WILLIAMS and EMILY SWANSON Crystal Webb cringes whenever a patrol car appears in her rearview mirror. She also never wants to see the inside of a police station…
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Former KKK member convicted in deadly bombing up for parole
By JAY REEVES Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. was a young Ku Klux Klansman with a reputation for hating blacks in 1963, when a bomb ripped a hole in the side…
City officials: 3 dead, 1 hurt in shooting north of Seattle
A gunman killed three and injured a fourth person early Saturday in a suburban Seattle home where young people had gathered, police said. The suspect was pulled over and arrested…
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…
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…