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Key findings from AP's investigation into police force that isn't supposed to be lethal

Mar. 28, 2024 11:28 AM EDT

Every day, police in the U.S. rely on common use-of-force tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing them. But when misused, these tactics can still end in death. Over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through physical holds,...

Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn't meant to kill?

Mar. 28, 2024 11:23 AM EDT

Carl Grant, a Vietnam veteran with dementia, wandered out of a hospital room to charge a cellphone he imagined he had. When he wouldn’t sit still, the police officer escorting Grant body-slammed him, ricocheting the patient’s head off the floor. Taylor Ware, a former Marine and...

Rays' Wander Franco placed on administrative leave through June 1 as sexual abuse probe continues

Mar. 28, 2024 10:59 AM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay All-Star shortstop Wander Franco was placed on administrative leave through June 1 under an agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' association while the investigation continues in an alleged relationship with a minor. ...

A mail carrier was among 4 people killed in northern Illinois stabbings

Mar. 28, 2024 10:30 AM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — A postal carrier was among four people killed when a man went on a stabbing rampage in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. The attacks in Rockford on Wednesday also left seven people injured, and a 22-year-old suspect is in custody. A...

Non-shooting deaths involving Las Vegas police often receive less official scrutiny than shootings

Mar. 28, 2024 07:43 AM EDT

When a Las Vegas police officer shoots and kills someone, the death sparks a clear review process: from providing information to the public to evaluating whether policies should be changed and whether an officer should be charged for his or her role in the fatality. But the Las Vegas...

How non-shooting deaths involving police slip through the cracks in Las Vegas

Mar. 28, 2024 07:42 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Richard Ybanez always saw himself as his little brother’s protector. Growing up as latchkey kids on Guam, he and Glenn spent their childhood mostly outdoors, tinkering with bicycles and riding skateboards. If anyone tried to pick on his brother, Richard had his...

This is how reporters documented 1,000 deaths after police force that isn't supposed to be fatal

Mar. 28, 2024 06:12 AM EDT

After George Floyd was killed under a Minneapolis police officer’s knee, reporters at The Associated Press wanted to know how many other people died following encounters in which law enforcement used not firearms but other kinds of force that is not supposed to be fatal. The U.S....

Former correctional officer at women's prison in California sentenced for sexually abusing inmates

Mar. 27, 2024 23:12 PM EDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A former correctional officer at a federal California women's prison known for numerous misconduct allegations was sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing five inmates, federal officials announced Wednesday. Nakie Nunley, who supervised inmates...

4 people killed and 7 wounded in stabbings in northern Illinois, with a suspect in custody

Mar. 27, 2024 21:37 PM EDT

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Four people were killed and seven were hurt when a man went on a stabbing rampage Wednesday across multiple locations in a northern Illinois community, authorities said. A 22-year-old man is in police custody and was being questioned, according to Rockford...

More teens would be tried in adult courts for gun offenses under Kentucky bill winning final passage

Mar. 27, 2024 21:32 PM EDT

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill intended to combat teen crime by transferring more youths for trial in adult courts when charged with gun-related gun offenses won final passage in the Kentucky legislature on Wednesday. The Senate voted 24-10 to sent the bill to Democratic Gov. Andy...