2 officers, suspect killed in Texas border town shooting

MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — Two police officers were shot and killed Saturday by a suspect who later fatally shot himself in a South Texas border town after responding to a domestic disturbance call, authorities said. McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez identified the slain officers as Edelmiro Garza, 45, and...

Judge: Petition to recall Seattle mayor can move forward

SEATTLE (AP) — A King County Superior Court judge has approved a petition for an election to recall Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan. The Seattle Times reports the ruling Friday on charges filed by a group of five people last month comes after weeks of local protests against racism and police brutality —...

Authorities say shootout in south Texas border town leaves 2 police officers dead, suspect wounded

MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say shootout in south Texas border town leaves 2 police officers dead, suspect wounded.

Protesters demand reopening of Delaware police shooting

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Dozens of people marched Saturday in Wilmington to demand the reopening of the case in the 2015 fatal police shooting of a Black man in a wheelchair. The demonstration for Jeremy McDole moved through the city, making stops at the Wilmington Police headquarters and a state office...

AP FACT CHECK: If he's said it once, he's said it 100 times

WASHINGTON (AP) — If saying things 100 times could make them true, President Donald Trump's account of how the U.S. is doing with the coronavirus would be true. COVID-19 testing would be the envy of the world, the economy would be on the cusp of roaring back, the threat would be receding in a pandemic...

Man files racial discrimination suit against city, officers

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A 27-year-old Vancouver man is suing the city and two local police officers for what he says was illegal entry into his home and racial discrimination. Jabo Johnigan, a Black computer software engineer with no criminal record, is suing the city and two white officers for $1 million...

Chief: Video shows man killed by Detroit police fired first

DETROIT (AP) — Video released by Detroit police show a young man appearing to shoot at an officer at close range Friday before fellow officers opened fire, killing the suspect. Police Chief James Craig told reporters as he released the video Friday evening that the suspect he identified as 20-year-old...

Statue to tennis star Arthur Ashe to stay put in Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — On Richmond's Monument Avenue, the collection of towering statues honoring Confederate veterans was interrupted by one noticeably different: a monument to Black tennis legend and civil rights activist Arthur Ashe. The Ashe statue seemed safe from defacement during recent protests over...

Correction: Racial Injustice-Elijah McClain story

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — In a story published July 3, 2020, about police officers being fired over photos showing them reenacting a chokehold used on Elijah McClain, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of a family friend. His name is Terrance Roberts, not Terrence Roberts.

3 Los Angeles officers accused of false gang identifications

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three Los Angeles police officers have been charged with falsifying records reporting that people they stopped were gang members or associates, prosecutors said Friday. The members of the Police Department's Metropolitan Division were charged Thursday in a 59-count complaint alleging one...