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Man charged with trying to kill an FBI task force member
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A New Rochelle man was charged Monday with trying to kill an FBI task force officer after firing a handgun toward a public square in Yonkers. Darren Smith, 24, was held for an initial appearance in White Plains federal court. A message seeking comment was sent to his lawyer....
Pair of quadruple shootings leaves 6 teenagers wounded
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Six people in their teens were wounded in a pair of quadruple shootings over the weekend in Philadelphia amid a surge in gun violence in recent months. Police said gunfire just after 10 p.m. Friday in northeast Philadelphia wounded a 17-year-old girl in the leg, an 18-year-old male in...
Barrett could be Ginsburg's polar opposite on Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett paid homage to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her White House speech Saturday as a shatterer of glass ceilings. She said she would be mindful of the woman whose place she would take on the Supreme Court. She even commented that her children think their father is the...
Latest crime sweep nets 36 arrests in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police say the latest in a series of city-wide crime sweeps has netted 36 arrests, including many suspects with a history of gun violence. Police Chief Harold Medina said Saturday that the department's “anti-crime operation” has resulted in 151 arrests...
Marchers called for end to violence after death of girl, 8
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Family and friends of an 8-year-old Akron girl killed in a shooting last month are calling for an end to gun violence responsible for the deaths of the girl and other children in the Ohio city. Relatives of 8-year-old Mikayla Pickett organized a “Save Our Children" walk Friday...
1 of 2 sought in shots fired at police now in custody
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say one of two men accused of having fired upon undercover officers in north Philadelphia a week ago is now in custody. Police said 28-year-old Jeffione Thomas was accompanied by his attorney when he surrendered Friday to face charges of attempted murder. Police said three...
Police say man grabbed deputy's gun before fatal shooting
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The sheriff in Southern California’s Orange County released a grainy photograph Thursday that he said showed a Black man grabbing at a deputy’s gun during a struggle on the ground that ended with the fatal shooting of the man. Sheriff Don Barnes said the photo was a frame...
Man who allegedly drove into protesters accused of gun crime
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A man who was arrested after allegedly driving a truck through a crowd of peaceful demonstrators during a May protest has been charged with federal gun crimes, authorities said. Benjamin Jong Ren Hung, 28, of San Marino, was arrested Wednesday. It wasn't immediately clear whether he...
Officials address drug use in effort to stop homicide spike
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Betsy Running Shield decided to take action after recent gun violence and a homicide spike in Rapid City. The 37-year-old’s nephew was the victim who survived the Sept. 5 Hemlock Street shooting while her son’s friend survived being shot in the head at the same house...
Police make another arrest in Des Moines shooting death
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police on Thursday charged another person with murder in the Sept. 2 shooting death of a man near the Drake University campus. Police charged Luis Anibal Alicea-Rodriguez, 27, of West Des Moines, with first-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm in...
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