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France says stop boycott calls; Erdogan ups Macron insults
PARIS (AP) — French authorities denounced Turkish “propaganda” against France that they said was aimed at fanning hate at home and abroad, and asked Sunday that calls to boycott French products cease immediately, saying such attacks were the work of a “radical minority.” ...
Law enforcement fatally shoots Arkansas man in Kansas
COFFEYVILLE, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating after an Arkansas man was shot and killed by law enforcement officers after a police pursuit. Wesley Jordan, 32, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, died in the shooting Friday in Independence, the KBI said. The incident began when a...
Man charged after fatal police-involved shooting in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — A 25-year-old man arrested after a fatal police shooting in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood has been charged in connection with another shooting that drew officers to the scene. Saul Zaragoza faces attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and unlawful...
Man fatally stabbed in San Juan County; Sister is in custody
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A woman has been accused of fatally stabbing her older brother in San Juan County, authorities said, County Sheriff’s officials said 22-year-old Mykelti Brown was arrested Saturday in the area of Crouch Mesa and she was beng held on suspicion of an open count of murder in the...
Las Vegas police: Neighbors dispute may have led to homicide
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A dispute between neighbors may have played a role in a homicide in northeast Las Vegas, authorities said. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said they were called out to the scene of a shooting around 6 p.m. Saturday and they found a man in his early 30s with a single gunshot wound. The man...
Police: Indiana man was naked with knife when officer shot
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. (AP) — A southeastern Indiana man was naked and holding a knife when he confronted a police officer who fatally shot him in the hallway of an apartment building where a woman was found killed, police said. The man killed in the early Saturday shooting was identified as Brandon Evans, 33,...
Man convicted of 2019 killing at Kansas City gas station
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City man has been convicted in a fatal shooting in 2019 in downtown Kansas City. Timothy Fernandez, 43, was convicted Friday of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the February 2019 shooting of Michael Brown near a gas station in the city's Crossroads...
3 men found shot fatally in Dallas warehouse district
DALLAS (AP) — Police say three men have been found shot fatally in a northwest Dallas warehouse district early Sunday. Officers went to the scene about 2:30 a.m. Sunday where they found the wounded men. A police statement says one man died at the scene while the other two died a short time later at a...
Highway patrol officers shoot, kill man they say had a knife
GARDEN CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers shot and killed a western Missouri man who reportedly threatened a trooper with a knife, the patrol said. The shooting occurred late Saturday in Garden City, about 48 miles (77.25 kilometers) south of Kansas City, after the Cass County...
Prosecutor clears Georgia officer who killed man in May
GREENVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia police officer has been cleared of criminal liability after shooting and killing a man who prosecutors say pointed his gun at police. Meriwether County District Attorney Herb Cranford said in a Friday news release that a review of body camera footage was consistent with...
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