Tag: Crime
25,000 troops deployed to quell South Africa riots, 117 dead
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's army began deploying 25,000 troops Thursday to assist police in quelling weeklong riots sparked by the imprisonment of former President...
Gunman dead in Wisconsin gas station shooting is identified
CALEDONIA, Wis. — Authorities in Wisconsin have identified the man they say was lying in wait at a travel center before quietly walking up...
For pregnant women, pandemic made hunt for drug rehab harder
After using drugs on and off for years, Megan Sims wanted to get clean again. But she couldn’t bring herself to stop during the...
10 people in custody after FBI raids in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS — Ten people were in custody Wednesday after the FBI conducted raids across Indianapolis as part of an investigation into violence and drug...
US bust global drug, money-laundering hub in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday that they dismantled a key international cocaine and money-laundering hub in an ongoing investigation that...
Family files $30M suit over deputies’ shooting of Black man
The family of an unarmed Black man who was fatally shot by sheriff's deputies in North Carolina says he died because of the officers'...
Judge denies adding rape charges in Kristin Smart case
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — A judge has denied a prosecutor's bid to file rape charges against the man accused of killing California college...
NFL star Richard Sherman booked on domestic violence charge
SEATTLE — Former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman was booked into a jail in Seattle on Wednesday morning, accused of...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump stokes Jan. 6 conspiracy theories
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is falsely describing the circumstances of Ashli Babbitt's death as he foments conspiracy theories about the siege of...
Police officer charged with murder in stepson’s death
CURTIS BAY, Md. — A Baltimore police officer has been charged with murder in the death of his teenaged stepson, whose body was found...
