Shootings
United States' Nelly Korda looks at her putt on the 18th green during the first round of the Women's British Open golf championship, in Carnoustie, Scotland, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
Olympic champ Korda shares lead at Women's British Open

Aug. 19, 2021 09:26 AM EDT

More Times Square police after man wounded by stray bullet

Jun. 28, 2021 11:59 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio promised Monday to dramatically boost the number of police officers in Times Square after a man reportedly...

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Quad-City Times. June 9, 2021. Editorial: It’s time to step up Unfortunately, the people of Davenport have become...

2 killed, 1 wounded in beach shootings in Tulum, Mexico

Jun. 24, 2021 11:33 PM EDT
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two men were killed and a third wounded in a shooting Thursday on a beach at Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Tulum. ...

Law enforcement officials say gunmen aboard a number of vehicles have staged attacks in several neighborhoods in the Mexican border city of Reynosa.
4 more suspects held in Mexico border attack that killed 19

Jun. 24, 2021 04:32 PM EDT

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Biden pushes effort to combat rising tide of violent crime

By Colleen Long, Jonathan Lemire And Michael Balsamo Jun. 22, 2021 04:30 PM EDT

Law enforcement officials say gunmen aboard a number of vehicles have staged attacks in several neighborhoods in the Mexican border city of Reynosa.
Infighting in Gulf cartel blamed for Mexico border killings

By Alfredo Peña Jun. 22, 2021 03:16 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Illinois

By The Associated Press Jun. 22, 2021 07:00 AM EDT
Chicago Tribune. June 15, 2021. Editorial: Pass it: A gun safety bill even gun-rights groups support More than two...

Law enforcement officials say gunmen aboard a number of vehicles have staged attacks in several neighborhoods in the Mexican border city of Reynosa.
Mexico president to investigate border shooting of innocents

By Alfredo Peña And Fabiola Sanchez Jun. 21, 2021 04:30 PM EDT

Howie McCausland, left, of the Mad River Valley Ambulance Service prepares to vaccinate Caleb Carrien, 19, of Barre, Vt., at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic held on Thursday June 17, 2021 in Waterbury, Vt. The state of Vermont was the first state to vaccinate 80% of the eligible population and a big reason the state reached the goal was by offering a variety of small, local vaccination clinics. The four-hour clinic at the the Waterbury offices SunCommon vaccinated seven people. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)
Many small vaccine clinics helped Vermont reach 80% goal

By Wilson Ring Jun. 17, 2021 09:47 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 02:45 PM EDT
Newsday. June 9, 2021. Editorial: Plan for MTA goes off track For a brief moment, there seemed to be a path forward...

Police tape marks off a Chicago street as officers investigate the scene of a fatal shooting in the city's South Side on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. An argument in a house erupted into gunfire early Tuesday, police said. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
Hours after 4 killed in Chicago, 5 more hurt in shooting

By Don Babwin Jun. 16, 2021 10:31 AM EDT

A police officer stands at the entrance to a Mueller Co. fire hydrant plant where police said multiple people were shot to death and others were wounded in Albertville, Ala., on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Police: Gunman dead after killing 2 at fire hydrant factory

By Jay Reeves Jun. 15, 2021 01:19 PM EDT

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks about the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions during a news conference at One World Trade in New York, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Cuomo said Tuesday that 70% of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a threshold he said the state would celebrate by easing many of its remaining social distancing rules and shooting off fireworks. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
NY lifts more COVID-19 rules as it hits vaccination mark

By Marina Villeneuve Jun. 15, 2021 12:55 PM EDT

Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon speaks at a news conference about the shooting, Saturday, June 12, 2021 in downtown Austin, Texas. Police were searching for two people suspected in a mass shooting on a crowded downtown Austin street early Saturday in which 14 people were wounded, including two critically. (Ana Ramirez/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Rash of mass shootings stirs US fears heading into summer

By Kathleen Foody Jun. 12, 2021 04:42 PM EDT

Community members and police attend a vigil beside a makeshift memorial at the scene where 10-year old Justin Wallace was shot and killed the previous Saturday night in the Rockaway section of the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. The Democratic primary race for New York City mayor is nearing the finish line with a surge in shootings pushing public safety to the top of some voters' concerns. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Crime leads voter concerns as NYC mayoral primary approaches

By Karen Matthews And Michael R. Sisak Jun. 11, 2021 01:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 10, 2020, file photo, real estate heir Robert Durst looks over during his murder trial in Los Angeles. Durst, the multimillionaire real estate heir on trial in the killing of his best friend, was hospitalized Thursday, June 10, 2021, for an unspecified health issue, according to the judge in the long-delayed trial. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, Pool, File)
Robert Durst hospitalized, delaying his murder trial again

Jun. 10, 2021 03:00 PM EDT

In this Monday, May 10, 2021 students walk past a display for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at Farmington High School in Farmington, Conn. The year of anti-Asian violence has led students and teachers to advocate for reexamining how Asian American studies and history are taught in public schools. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Legislators, students push for K-12 Asian American studies

By Annie Ma Jun. 10, 2021 01:22 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 6, 2021, file photo, police respond to a multiple fatality shooting in a house in Portland, Ore. The city has seen a spike in gun violence in the past year and authorities say one reason is an increase in gang activity. (Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP, File)
'People are scared' as gang activity fuels Portland violence

By Sara Cline Jun. 10, 2021 01:02 AM EDT

A family member cries during the funeral of Kathlen Romeu, a young pregnant woman killed by a stray bullet, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Stray bullets have struck at least six pregnant women in Rio since 2017, but Romeu was the first to die, according to Crossfire, a non-governmental data project that tracks armed violence. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Grief, outrage after shooting kills pregnant Brazilian woman

By Diane Jeantet Jun. 09, 2021 03:56 PM EDT