Category Archives: World
Officials: Man killed, 2 officers wounded in SC shootout
HARDEEVILLE, S.C. - Authorities say a man has been killed and two law enforcement officers have been wounded in a shootout at a South Carolina home. Jasper County Sheriff Chris Malphrus said at a news...
Apr 20, 2017
Chilly justice: Man ticketed for warming up car loses case
ROSEVILLE, Mich. - Warming up your car in the driveway might be a Michigan winter tradition, but a judge says it’s not legal in a Detroit suburb if no one’s behind the wheel. Nick Taylor c...
Apr 20, 2017
3 Seattle officers shot; 1 suspect dead, 2 in custody
SEATTLE - Three Seattle police officers were shot and injured during an exchange of gunfire with a suspect, who later died, after a robbery at a downtown convenience store. Three people are suspected ...
Apr 20, 2017
New York City firefighter falls several stories, dies
NEW YORK - A New York City firefighter died Thursday after falling five stories while battling a fire in Queens, officials said. William Tolley, 42, was on the roof of the apartment building during a ...
Apr 20, 2017
Killer of NFL's Will Smith gets 25 years for manslaughter
NEW ORLEANS - The man who killed retired New Orleans Saints star Will Smith and wounded his wife during a traffic dispute last year was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for manslaughter, far l...
Apr 20, 2017
AP Explains: 4/20 grew from humble roots to pot high holiday
SEATTLE - Thursday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather - at 4:20 p.m. - in clouds of smoke on campus quads and when pot shops in legal weed states thank th...
Apr 20, 2017
Woods has 4th back surgery; likely to miss majors this year
One day after saying his back was progressing, Tiger Woods had a fourth back surgery to alleviate pain and will go through another year without playing a major. The surgery was Wednesday at the Texas ...
Apr 20, 2017
Man charged with murder in fatal shooting of Oklahoma deputy
A man suspected of fatally shooting an Oklahoma deputy was charged Thursday with murder, and the district attorney later vowed she’ll seek the death penalty against him because of the “par...
Apr 20, 2017
Virginia governor calls off execution for death-row inmate
RICHMOND, Va. - A man sentenced to death in a 2006 murder-for-hire case won a reprieve Thursday when Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe commuted his sentence to life without parole, citing concerns about f...
Apr 20, 2017
Champs-Elysees gunman had long criminal record, praised IS
PARIS - The gunman who shot and killed a police officer on the famed Champs-Elysees just days before the French presidential vote spent 14 years in prison, including for attacking other officers, Fran...
Apr 20, 2017
