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Biden's appeals for action on guns, policing face reality

As the nation struggles with yet another mass shooting and faces a reckoning over the deaths of Black men at the hands of ...

Minnesota mayor blasts police tactics to control protesters

Elected leaders in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright want officers to scale back their ...

FBI says it interviewed FedEx mass shooter last year

The former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis was interviewed by FBI agents last ...

Chicago police critics call for charges in shooting of boy

Newly released video that shows a Chicago police officer fatally shoot a 13-year-old will be key evidence when prosecutors ...

Police confirm fatal shooting of man in Portland

Portland Police say a man was killed Friday during an officer-involved shooting in a city park. The man was pronounced dead ...

Angry crowd gathers near fatal police shooting in Portland

An angry crowd gathered in a park in Portland, Oregon, Friday after police fatally shot a man while responding to reports of ...

Biden: US shootings 'a national embarrassment'

President Joe Biden is calling for action as the nation struggles with yet another mass shooting. While gun control appears ...

What to expect in closings for ex-cop's trial in Floyd death

For three weeks, prosecutors at the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd played and ...

EXPLAINER: What Chicago boy's death says about foot pursuits

After a police officer chased a 13-year-old boy into an alley and shot him to death, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot demanded ...

Chicago video tests newsroom handling of graphic footage

The image that many Americans have of 13-year-old Adam Toledo is frozen in time: He is standing in an alley with his hands ...

Aaron Donald's lawyer says video refutes man's assault claim

The lawyer for Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald said Friday that witnesses and surveillance video refute a ...

Police: Shooter was former employee of FedEx

Authorities say police seized a gun last year from the suspected shooter at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, killing eight.

2 killed, officer injured in San Antonio shooting

Two people are dead and two injured including a San Antonio police officer when a routine traffic stop erupted in gunfire.

Latest mass shooting renews calls for gun control

The president of one of the longest running gun control campaigns says at minimum lawmakers should close loopholes on ...

Chauvin skips testifying as trial in Floyd death nears end

Former Officer Derek Chauvin 's trial in George Floyd's death will be in a jury's hands by early next week, after his brief ...

FedEx worker: 'Just a normal day' turned deadly

The shooting that left eight dead and several wounded at an Indianapolis FedEx facility shocked FedEx workers and the entire ...

Ex-NYPD cop admits to obstruction in murder-for-hire plot

A former New York City police officer pleaded guilty Friday to an obstruction of justice charge in a murder-for-hire plot ...

US has been wracked with several mass shootings in 2021

After a significant drop in mass shootings in the United States during a pandemic-hit 2020, this year has already seen ...

Podcast helped California cops crack 1996 student killing

Chris Lambert would like to get back to making music but he can’t stop chasing a ghost that has haunted him for nearly 25 ...

Police chief: Indianapolis shaken by mass shooting

Police are trying to determine a gunman's motive for killing eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis.