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Family of Lewiston shooter to testify before commission investigating tragedy
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — An independent commission investigating the mass shooting that left 18 people dead in Maine is preparing to hear from the shooter's family for the first time. An Army reservist with a history of mental health troubles committed the deadliest shooting in Maine...
Florida deputy's killing of Black airman renews debate on police killings and race
WASHINGTON (AP) — In 2020, the top enlisted leader of the Air Force went public with his fear of waking up to the news that a Black airman had been killed by a white police officer. Then four years later, a Florida deputy shot and killed Senior Airman Roger Fortson in his...
Who is Robert Fico, the populist Slovak prime minister wounded in a shooting?
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times after a political event Wednesday afternoon, an episode of violence that punctuated his decades-long career in politics. His deputy prime minister Tomas Taraba later told the BBC he believed Fico...
Idaho inmate pleads guilty to escaping hospital after correctional officers are attacked
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho inmate who slipped custody from a hospital in March after a violent attack on corrections officers has pleaded guilty to escape, while still facing the possibility of two felony enhancements that could add to his sentence. Skylar Meade entered the plea...
Texas man accused of killing New Mexico women and kidnapping an infant faces federal charge
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Texas man accused of fatally shooting two New Mexico women and taking one of their children and seriously injuring another is now facing a federal kidnapping charge. Alek Isaiah Collins, 26, appeared Tuesday before a federal judge in Abilene, Texas. He...
Angie Harmon is suing Instacart and a former shopper who shot and killed her dog, Oliver
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Actor Angie Harmon has filed a lawsuit against Instacart and one of its former shoppers who fatally shot her dog in March while delivering groceries at her North Carolina home. The lawsuit filed late last week in Mecklenburg County seeks to hold the shopper...
Indianapolis officer fatally shoots man during exchange of gunfire with suspect in earlier shooting
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis police officer fatally shot a man Wednesday during an exchange of gunfire with the man, who was suspected in an earlier shooting, police said. Officers called to the city's northwest side just before noon found a man with apparent gunshot wounds...
Who gets to claim self-defense in shootings? Airman’s death sparks debate over race and gun rights
For the past decade, “Stand Your Ground” laws have been invoked time and time again by gun owners who claim self-defense after carrying out shootings. Critics have denounced them as “shoot first” laws that have created a climate of vigilantism in which gun owners operate with impunity in...
Shooting of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico sends shockwaves across Europe
The shooting Wednesday of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico in the town of Handlova following a political event sent shockwaves across Europe three weeks before EU parliament elections are scheduled to be held. Leaders from across the political divide denounced the apparent...
Man pleads guilty in fatal shooting of off-duty New Orleans officer and his friend in Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting of an off-duty New Orleans police officer and his friend during a holdup at a Houston restaurant in 2021, prosecutors announced Wednesday. As part of a plea agreement, Frederick Jackson pleaded guilty to two murder...
