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Coroner: 4 dead in killings in south Georgia townVideo
A Georgia man shot two of his relatives and a fast food worker dead before killing himself on Thursday in rural south Georgia, the local coroner said. The shooter killed his mother and grandmother at two neighboring homes and killed a woman at a McDonald’s restaurant in downtown Moultrie, Colquitt...
Covid dropped to 4th leading cause of death in U.S. last year
NEW YORK — U.S. deaths fell last year, and covid-19 dropped to the nation’s No. 4 cause, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Covid-19 deaths trailed those caused by heart disease, cancer and injuries such as drug overdoses, motor vehicle fatalities and shootings. In 2020 and 2021,...
Autopsy shows Tyre Nichols died of blunt force injuries
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tyre Nichols died of blunt force injuries to the head after he was beaten by Memphis police during a January arrest, an autopsy report released Thursday showed. The autopsy said the manner of death was homicide. It described multiple contusions, brain injuries, cuts and bruises to the...
As oil boom transforms Guyana, a scramble for spoils
ANN’S GROVE, Guyana — Villagers in this tiny coastal community lined up on the soggy grass, leaned into the microphone and shared their grievances as someone in the crowd yelled, “Speak the truth!” And so they did. One by one, they asked for a library, streetlights, school buses, homes, a...
Zelenskyy wants Putin trial; Russia accuses U.S. on drones
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Ukraine and Russia pressed their wartime rhetoric Thursday, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressing confidence that Vladimir Putin would be convicted of war crimes, and the Kremlin alleging that the U.S. was behind what it called an assassination attempt against the Russian president. The countries’ leaders...
Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracyVideo
WASHINGTON — Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three other members of the far-right extremist group were convicted Thursday of a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the 2020 presidential election. A jury in Washington,...
Possible charges against Marine in chokehold death of Jordan NeelyVideo
New York Police Department detectives and Manhattan prosecutors conferred Thursday over possible criminal charges against a Marine veteran as new details emerged in the caught-on-camera chokehold death of Jordan Neely, a Michael Jackson impersonator with a history of mental illness, police sources said. The city Medical Examiner determined Wednesday that...
Coolest caption in newspaper history: AP Wirephoto via jet bomber from London
On Saturday, The Associated Press will deploy a small army of writers, photographers, radio correspondents and video journalists to cover the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III. But for his mother’s crowning 70 years ago, the world’s oldest news cooperative enlisted the help of an air force as well. Connecting...
‘Not my king’: UK republicans want coronation to be the last
LONDON — On his way to be crowned this week, King Charles III will travel by gilded coach through streets swathed in red, white and blue Union flags — and past a warning from history. At Trafalgar Square stands a large bronze statue of King Charles I, the 17th-century monarch...
Judge tosses Trump $100M lawsuit against New York Times over 2018 series
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against The New York Times over a 2018 investigative series into his family’s wealth and tax practices was dismissed by a state judge Wednesday. The lawsuit accused the Times and three of its investigative reporters of relentlessly seeking out his estranged niece,...
Oklahoma sex offender fatally shot 6, then killed self, official saysVideo
An Oklahoma sex offender who was released from prison early shot his wife, her three children and their two friends in the head and then killed himself, authorities confirmed Wednesday as concerns grew about why he was free in the first place. Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice said that the...
‘Access Hollywood’ video played at New York Trump trial
NEW YORK — The infamous “Access Hollywood” video in which Donald Trump bragged about grabbing women sexually without asking was played Wednesday for a jury considering columnist E. Jean Carroll’s claims that he raped her two decades before he became president. Before the video was shown, Trump’s legal team said...
McDonald’s franchises fined for child labor violations
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald’s restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky found. Agency investigators found the 10-year-olds received little or no pay at a McDonald’s in Louisville, the Labor Department said. The three franchisees were fined $212,000 in...
Man dies after being placed in headlock on NYC subway
NEW YORK — A man suffering an apparent mental health episode aboard a New York City subway died this week after being placed in a headlock by a fellow rider, according to police officials and video of the encounter. Jordan Neely, 30, was shouting and pacing aboard an F train...
Since his ouster, embarrassing reports on Carlson pile up
NEW YORK — A week after Fox News fired star host Tucker Carlson — for reasons that remain unexplained — he has been the subject of a handful of embarrassing stories about some of his private messages and statements while at the network. The latest was in The New York...
3 Colorado teens charged with murder in rock-throwing death
DENVER — Three teens accused of killing a 20-year-old woman while throwing large rocks at passing cars have been charged with murder and other crimes, prosecutors said Wednesday. Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik, Joseph Koenig and Zachary Kwak, all 18, each face identical charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, second-degree assault...
Suspect captured in shooting at Atlanta medical facility
ATLANTA — Police on Wednesday evening arrested a man accused of opening fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical practice, killing one woman and wounding four others earlier in the day. Authorities had swarmed the city’s bustling midtown neighborhood shortly after noon in search of the suspect, who...
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill Palestinian as violence ebbs
JERUSALEM — Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip killed a 58-year-old man and wounded five others on Wednesday, Palestinian health officials said, even as the latest spasm of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants in the enclave appeared to ebb. Israeli fighter jets struck targets in Gaza in response to...
Fed raises key rate but hints it may pause amid bank turmoil
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve reinforced its fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point to the highest level in 16 years. But the Fed also signaled that it may now pause its streak of 10 rate hikes, which have made borrowing for consumers...
History, civics scores of U.S. students dipped amid pandemic
Test scores in history and civics have declined slightly for eighth grade students in the U.S., according to results that show an increasing number of children lack a basic understanding of either subject. The scores were released Wednesday by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The same assessment reported in...
Russia claims Ukraine tried to hit Kremlin; Kyiv denies it
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia claimed it foiled a Ukrainian drone attack on the Kremlin early Wednesday, calling it an unsuccessful assassination attempt against President Vladimir Putin and promising retaliation for what it termed a “terrorist” act. Ukraine denied any involvement, saying Moscow could use it for further escalation of the...
Partner of suspected Texas gunman accused of foiling arrest
CLEVELAND, Texas — The partner of a Texas man suspected of killing five of his neighbors after they asked him to stop shooting his gun near their house was arrested Wednesday for helping him to elude capture. At least one other person is likely to face similar charges, authorities said....
In coronation, King Charles carries on a medieval tradition
LONDON — Great Britain’s royal family turns the page on a new chapter Saturday with the coronation of King Charles III. The pomp, pageantry and symbolism dates back more than 1,000 years, but the crowning of this king will feature new twists on the tradition and changes from the coronation...
UK readies pomp for King Charles III’s coronation
LONDON — The crown has been resized. The troops are prepared for the biggest military procession in 70 years. The Gold State Coach is ready to roll. Now it’s time for the show. King Charles III will be crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey in an event full of all the...
Bear gives West Virginia principal a roaring wake-up callVideo
A black bear gave a West Virginia principal quite the wake-up call when it emerged — growling and roaring — from a dumpster outside an elementary school. Zela Elementary School principal James Marsh was surprised to discover the bear had somehow managed to get inside the dumpster over the weekend...
