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Rash of mass shootings stirs US fears heading into summer
CHICAGO (AP) — Two people were killed and at least 30 others wounded in mass shootings overnight in three states, authorities said Saturday, stoking concerns that a spike in U.S. gun violence could continue into summer as coronavirus restrictions ease and more people are free to socialize....
Police arrest 1 of 2 in Austin mass shooting that wounded 14
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police have arrested one suspect and are searching for another after a mass shooting on a crowded downtown Austin street left 14 people wounded early Saturday, two of them critically. The Austin Police Department said in a news release that the U.S....
Decades-old case in Louisiana ends with husband's arrest
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — A more than four-decade-old murder case in Louisiana has been closed with the arrest of the victim's now elderly husband, authorities said Saturday. Chester Vegas Sr., 78, of Cut Off, was arrested Friday on a charge of second-degree murder in the...
Peru's Fujimori repeats election fraud claim, trusts no jail
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori on Saturday said she trusts she will not be sent back to prison after a judge reviews her freedom in a money laundering case and insisted that fraud was committed by her rival in a recent election she narrowly trails. ...
Milwaukee police investigating rash of weekend shootings
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Authorities say a man was fatally shot near Milwaukee’s Water Street bar district early Saturday morning. Police said the shooting happened at the intersection of Water and Knapp around 1:40 a.m. WITI-TV...
Man shot to death outside Junction City barber shop
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) — Junction City police are investigating the shooting death of a 23-year-old soldier from Fort Riley. Police said in a statement that LaVincent Perdue was shot outside the Elite Cuts Barber Shop on Friday afternoon. Fort...
Mesa to settle with parents whose son was killed by officer
PHOENIX (AP) — The parents of a Texas man fatally shot five years ago by a Mesa police officer at an Arizona hotel has agreed to settle their legal claims against the city over their son’s death. The Arizona Republic reports that the city has declined to reveal how...
Police: Remains found near lake were those of Lincoln woman
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Human remains found earlier this week at a lake near Lincoln were those of 23-year-old woman who was reported missing on May 19, police said Saturday. The remains were those of Carly Schaaf, of Lincoln, and her death is considered suspicious, police...
Man who admitted killing wife dies in Craighead County jail
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to capital murder in the death of his estranged wife has died in the Craighead County jail a day before he was to be transferred to the state prison system, authorities said. Marco Clark, 37, of Lake City died Wednesday at...
One dead, seven wounded in Savannah shooting
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A shooting in Savannah left one person dead and seven others injured, including a toddler, police said Saturday. The shooting happened late Friday at an apartment complex when someone inside a dark-colored or red sedan fired rounds into a crowd of...
