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FILE - The Department of Justice seal is seen in Washington, Nov. 28, 2018. President Joe Biden campaigned on a pledge to work toward abolishing federal capital punishment. But his Justice Department continues to press for the death penalty in certain cases — even as a moratorium means no federal executions are likely to happen anytime soon. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
EXPLAINER: Biden inaction, mixed signals on death penalty
President Joe Biden campaigned on a pledge to work toward abolishing federal capital punishment. But his Justice Department continues to press for the death penalty in certain cases — even as a … more
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Flint resident Talona Hogan, a close family friend, right, accepts an embrace as she copes with the loss of Calvin Munerlyn during his visitation service on Friday, May 8, 2020 at Sheldon T. Banks Funeral Chapel in Flint, Mich. Munerlyn, 43, of Flint was shot at the Family Dollar store following an alleged verbal altercation with 45-year-old Sharmel Teague after he told the woman's daughter she needed to wear a mask while inside. (Jake May/The Flint Journal, MLive.com via AP)
3 get life in slaying of Michigan guard over face mask order
A married couple and their son convicted of first-degree premeditated murder in the fatal shooting of a security guard who demanded the woman’s daughter wear a mask while shopping have been … more
FILE - Pallbearers carry a casket to the graveside service for the Haight and Earl families in La Verkin, Utah, on Jan. 13, 2023, in La Verkin, Utah. A Utah man who killed seven family members before committing suicide earlier this month had been investigated for child abuse years prior. Police records obtained by The Associated Press shed light on Michael Haight's violent tendencies and the warning signs that authorities were aware of years before the tragic murder-suicide. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
Police investigated Utah man for abuse before murder-suicide
A Utah man who killed seven family members before taking his own life earlier this month had been investigated for child abuse years prior. Police records obtained by The Associated Press shed light … more
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FILE - In this image taken from Windsor, Va., Police body camera footage, Lt. Caron Nazario is helped by an EMT after he was pepper-sprayed by Windsor police during a traffic stop in Windsor, on Dec. 20, 2020. A federal jury in Virginia on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, found mostly in favor of two police officers who were sued by the U.S. Army lieutenant after he was pepper sprayed, struck and handcuffed during a traffic stop. (Windsor Police via AP, File)
Jury mostly backs police sued by soldier over a traffic stop
A jury in Virginia has found mostly in favor of two police officers who were sued by a U.S. Army lieutenant after he was pepper sprayed, struck and handcuffed during a traffic stop. The jury in … more
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FILE - El Paso Walmart shooting suspect Patrick Crusius pleads not guilty during his arraignment on Oct. 10, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. Federal prosecutors disclosed Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, that they will not seek the death penalty for Crusius, who is accused of fatally shooting nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at a West Texas Walmart in 2019. (Briana Sanchez / El Paso Times via AP, Pool, File)
DOJ won't seek death penalty for El Paso Walmart shooter
Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at a West Texas Walmart in 2019. The U.S. Department of Justice … more
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In this frame grab from video provided by the Tulare Count Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Mike Boudreaux speaks to the media near the scene of a fatal shooting in Visalia, Calif., Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (Tulare County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Search for suspects in California 'massacre' of 6 continues
Authorities are searching for at least two suspects who shot and killed six people — including a teenage mother and her baby — at a central California home in what the local sheriff called a … more
FILE - This photo provided by Caddo County Sheriff's Office shows Alysia Adams. A 4-year-old Oklahoma girl was reported missing and Adams, her caretaker, alongside her husband Ivon Adams, were arrested on charges of neglect after a postal carrier found the girl's 5-year-old sister wandering alone outside, authorities said. The missing 4-year-old Oklahoma girl was beaten to death Christmas night by husband Ivon Adams, then buried, according to court documents released Tuesday, Jan. 17. (Caddo County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
Affidavit: Missing Oklahoma girl beaten to death, buried
Court documents say a missing 4-year-old Oklahoma girl was beaten to death Christmas night by her caregiver, then buried. Athena Brownfield has been missing since Jan. 10, when a postal carrier … more
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Sally Field to receive SAG lifetime achievement award
Sally Field will be honored at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards with the SAG lifetime achievement award. The actors guild announced Tuesday that Field will be the 58th recipient of the tribute … more
FILE - A person walks by the headquarters of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on April 27, 2018, in Seattle. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has published its annual letter Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, that outlines the organization's priorities and announced its $8.3 billion budget for 2023. CEO Mark Suzman, who authored the letter, raised the question of whether the foundation has too much power and influence. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Gates Foundation takes up question of its own power
Does The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have too much power and influence? The foundation’s CEO Mark Suzman raised that question in an annual letter released Tuesday and when asked, said the … more
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In this photo provided by WREG, Tyre Nichols' stepfather Rodney Wells, right, holds a photo of Nichols in the hospital after his arrest, during a protest in Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (Jordan James/WREG via AP)
Service set for Tyre Nichols, who died after Memphis arrest
A memorial service is planned for a man whose death after a confrontation with officers during a traffic stop led to protests. WMC-TV reports a service for 29-year-old Tyre Nichols is set for noon … more
This Jan. 2023 photo provided by Fidelity Investments shows Drew Ve'e at the University of Utah. He is a junior studying finance at the university and part of Fidelity Investments' Opportunity Scholars program. (Fidelity Investments via AP)
Fidelity pledges $250 million to support minority students
Fidelity Investments will commit $250 million to a new education initiative to support up to 50,000 underserved minority students with scholarships and mentorship programs in the next five years. The … more
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FILE - Taylor Swift accepts the award for favorite pop album for "Red (Taylor's Version)" at the American Music Awards on Nov. 20, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Swift’s signed acoustic guitar, Eminem’s signed tennis shoes and an ensemble worn by a BTS member are among the items up for bid during a Grammy-week auction on Feb. 5, 2023, Julien’s Auctions said Tuesday, Jan. 17. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
Swift guitar, Eminem shoes among items in charity auction
Taylor Swift’s acoustic guitar, Eminem’s signed tennis shoes and an ensemble worn by a BTS member are among the items to be auctioned for charity next month. Julien’s Auctions says the … more
Solomon Pena, center, a Republican candidate for New Mexico House District 14, is taken into custody by Albuquerque Police officers, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in southwest Albuquerque, N.M. Pena was arrested in connection with a recent series of drive-by shootings targeting Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico. (Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
Ex-GOP candidate arrested in shootings at lawmakers' homes
A failed Republican candidate who authorities say was angry over his defeat and made baseless claims the election last November was rigged against him has been arrested in connection with a series of … more
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This image provided by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, shows a missing persons flyer for 4-year-old Athena Brownfield, who authorities say has been missing since Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Authorities have arrested two people in connection with the girl's disappearance while they continued searching for her Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. (Oklahoma Highway Patrol via AP)
Search for Oklahoma girl, 4, turns to looking for her body
An effort to locate a missing 4-year-old Oklahoma girl who authorities believe was killed by a caretaker has become a search for her remains. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said in a news … more
Ryan Orosco, of Brentwood, carries his wife Amanda Orosco, from their flooded home on Bixler Road in Brentwood, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. The last in a three-week series of major winter storms is churning through California. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
Ninth in series of California storms dumps more rain, snow
The ninth in a three-week series of major winter storms is churning through California. Mountain driving remains dangerous and flooding risk is high near swollen rivers, even as the sun has come out … more
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FILE - Bernalillo County District Attorney-elect Raul Torrez speaks in Albuquerque, N.M., on Dec. 20, 2016. Attorney General Raúl Torrez, who took office Jan. 1 after serving as the district attorney in New Mexico's busiest judicial district, wants to focus on the civil rights of children, ensuring they don't fall through the cracks by providing them with legal representation. Torrez wants to start a conversation with lawmakers and the governor in hopes of charting a new course for a state beleaguered by violent crime, poor educational outcomes and persistently dismal child welfare rankings. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File )
New Mexico top prosecutor to focus on child civil rights
New Mexico's top prosecutor wants to start a conversation with lawmakers and the governor in hopes of charting a new course for a state beleaguered by violent crime, poor educational outcomes and … more
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Signs are placed on the outside doors of city hall to advise visitors that the library as well as a restroom are closed because of meth contamination Thursday, Jan. 12, 2022, in the south Denver suburb of Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
2nd Colorado library closes due to meth contamination
For the second time in a month, a Colorado library has closed its doors to clean up methamphetamine contamination. Officials in the Denver suburb of Englewood shut down the city's library last week … more
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This 2022 photo provided by Richard Blodgett shows Blodgett and his son, Jakob. Blodgett was arrested in December, and Jakob was placed in a foster home under the Arizona Department of Child Safety where he developed complications from diabetes and died. (Richard Blodgett via AP)
Arizona dad seeking answers after son dies in state care
A 9-year-old boy whose father was in jail on a drug charge died under the custody of the Arizona child welfare agency. Richard Blodgett was arrested in late December and received word that his son, … more
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People set up the stage at the eve of the opening of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
As elites arrive in Davos, conspiracy theories thrive online
The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting — which will draw some of the world’s wealthiest and most influential figures to the Swiss mountain town of Davos this week — has increasingly become … more
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FILE - Members of the Missouri House of Representatives recite the Pledge of Allegiance as they begin their annual legislative session, Jan. 5, 2022, in Jefferson City, Mo. Women who serve in the Missouri House will face a tougher dress code when they return to the floor this week after a debate that Democrats panned as a pointless distraction from the issues facing the state. The new rules require female legislators and staff members to wear a jacket such as a cardigan or blazer. The Republican lawmaker who introduced the change said it was done to ensure decorum and mirror the men’s dress code. Democrats called it ridiculous, saying women should not be policed for their fashion choices. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb, File)
Missouri Democrats say House dress code debate a distraction
Women who serve in the Missouri House will face a tougher dress code when they return to the floor this week after a debate that Democrats panned as a pointless distraction from the issues facing the … more
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