Berlin truck attack suspect killed in Milan police shootout
By COLLEEN BARRY and NICOLE WINFIELD The Tunisian man suspected in a deadly attack on a Christmas market in Berlin was killed early Friday in a shootout with police in…
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2 Georgia police officers shot, wounded serving warrant
By REBECCA SANTANA Two central Georgia police officers were shot and wounded early Monday while serving a search warrant in Crawford County, an investigator said. Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special…
Democrat to try solving Chicago gun violence with sentencing
By IVAN MORENO The refrain is heard almost as often as the fatal gunshots: The way to reduce Chicago’s gun violence is tougher prison sentences for repeat gun offenders, keeping…
After mistrial, slain SC motorist’s family still confident
By BRUCE SMITH and SEANNA ADCOX Relatives of Walter Scott, the black motorist fatally shot while fleeing a traffic stop, say they are confident justice will prevail even though a…
Police: Suspect in Tacoma officer’s death shot and killed
By LISA BAUMANN A deputy who “had a clear shot” fired once at the suspect in the fatal shooting of a Tacoma officer, killing the man who had used two…
Prosecutor clears officer in man’s death, says man was armed
By JEFFREY COLLINS and TOM FOREMAN Jr. A prosecutor on Wednesday cleared a Charlotte police officer in the killing of a black man whose death touched off civil unrest, and…