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Brandon Calloway, second from left, speaks with a reporter alongside his family about his violent arrest in July for alleged traffic violations on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, in Somerville, Tenn. Also pictured are Calloway's father, Ed Calloway, left, sister Raven Calloway, second from right, and mother, Dinishia Calloway, right. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

Tennessee man violently arrested claims racial profiling

A Tennessee man whose violent arrest for alleged traffic violations is under investigation by state police says he was stopped because he was a young Black man driving a nice car. Brandon Calloway … more

By ADRIAN SAINZ | 10/24/22

FILE - Kanye West watches the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles, on March 11, 2022 A completed documentary about the rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been shelved amid his recent slew of antisemitic remarks.. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Ye dropped by talent agency, documentary on him scrapped

A completed documentary about the rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been shelved amid his recent slew of antisemitic remarks. MRC studio executives Modi Wiczyk, Asif Satchu and Scott Tenley … more

By LEANNE ITALIE | 10/24/22

FILE - Secretary General of the Organization of American States, OAS, Luis Almagro addresses the OAS during the opening of the 52nd General Assembly of the OAS in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2022. According to an administrative ruling on Oct. 24, 2022 by the OAS' top review panel, Almagro unfairly maligned the reputation of Brazilian lawyer Paulo Abrao who he abruptly fired as the region’s top human rights watchdog. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo, File)

Org. of American States boss slammed over watchdog's removal

The head of the Organization of American States unfairly maligned the reputation of a Brazilian lawyer who he abruptly fired as the region’s top human rights watchdog. That's according to a new … more

By JOSHUA GOODMAN | 10/24/22

FILE - This undated booking photo provided by the Dallas County Sheriff's Office shows Henry "Michael" Dwight Williams. Williams, who sold a pistol to a man who used it to hold four hostages inside a Texas synagogue before being fatally shot by the FBI earlier this year, was sentenced Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, to nearly eight years in prison for a federal gun crime, the U.S. Department of Justice said. (Dallas County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Texas man who sold gun to hostage-taker gets nearly 8 years

The Department of Justice says a man who sold a pistol to a man who used it to hold four hostages inside a Texas synagogue before being fatally shot by the FBI has been sentenced to nearly eight … more

10/24/22

Tom Barrack exits Brooklyn Federal Court on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in New York. Barrack, the onetime chair of the Trump's inaugural committee, is accused of using his “unique access” as a longtime friend of Trump to manipulate Trump's campaign — and later his Republican administration — to advance the interests of the UAE. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

On witness stand, Trump ally denies foreign influence charge

A close ally of former President Donald Trump has taken the witness stand at his federal trial to deny charges he secretly fed confidential information about the Trump administration to the United … more

By TOM HAYS | 10/24/22

Adam Montgomery, with defense attorneys Caroline Smith, far left, and Paige Pihl-Buckley listens during a hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Manchester, N.H. He is charged with assaulting his daughter, Harmony Montgomery, who disappeared in 2019 at age 5 and is presumed dead. (AP Photo/Kathy McCormack)

Harmony Montgomery's father arrested on murder charge

Police say they have arrested the father of a New Hampshire girl who disappeared at age 5 in 2019 but was not reported missing until late last year. Authorities said Monday that Adam Montgomery will … more

By KATHY McCORMACK | 10/24/22

President Joe Biden pauses at the top of the stairs as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, en route to Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

AP: Biden targets Nicaraguan gold in new move against Ortega

The Biden administration is ratcheting up pressure on President Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian rule in Nicaragua, banning Americans from doing business in the nation’s gold industry, threatening … more

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN | 10/24/22

FILE - This combo of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota, show Tou Thao, left, and J. Alexander Kueng. Keung has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. The former police officer entered the plea Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, just as jury selection was about to begin in his trial. Jury selection for Thao was expected to begin later Monday. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Ex-Minneapolis cop pleads guilty in George Floyd killing

A former Minneapolis police officer has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd just as jury selection was about to begin, though another … more

By AMY FORLITI | 10/24/22

How do we know humans triggered warming? (AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)

Climate Questions: How do we know humans triggered warming?

Scientists use old fashioned detective work to figure out that humans are responsible for climate change. They eliminate other suspects such as the sun or volcanoes. They also find the specific … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 10/24/22

A man carries plastic bottles after refilling them in a tank, in the center of Mykolaiv, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Since mid-April, citizens of Mykolaiv, with a pre-war population of half a million people, have lived without a centralized drinking water supply. Russian Forces cut off the pipeline through which the city received drinking water for the last 40 years. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War

The Kremlin is standing by its allegation that Ukraine may be preparing to detonate a so-called dirty bomb, which disperses radioactive material, even though Ukraine, the United States, Britain and … more

The Associated Press | 10/24/22

FILE - A small group, including Stephanie Batchelor, left, sits on the steps of the Georgia state Capitol protesting the overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 26, 2022. A trial to determine whether Georgia can continue to ban abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy is set to begin in an Atlanta courtroom on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

Trial over Georgia's restrictive abortion law to begin

A trial to determine whether Georgia can continue to ban abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy is set to begin in an Atlanta courtroom. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney … more

10/24/22

Police respond to an active shooter incident at Methodist Dallas Medical Center on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Two hospital employees were shot during the incident, according to police. (Liesbeth Powers/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Official: Dallas shooter was attending birth at hospital

A Texas prison official says the 30-year-old man charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of two Dallas hospital employees was on parole and had been given permission to be at the medical … more

10/23/22

Tire marks from drifting can be seen in the intersection of Archer and Kedzie avenues, where a shooting occurred early Sunday, Oct 23, 2022. (David Struett/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Gunfire during illegal racing on Chicago street kills 3

Chicago police say three men were killed and two more were seriously wounded when gunfire broke out as about 100 street racers took over an intersection in a caravan of vehicles. Chicago police Cmdr. … more

10/23/22

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Dwayne Johnson in a scene from "Black Adam." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

'Black Adam,' with Dwayne Johnson, debuts with $67M

Warner Bros.′ “Black Adam” opened with an estimated $67 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, handing Dwayne Johnson his biggest box-office weekend as a leading man and launching the … more

By JAKE COYLE | 10/23/22

FILE - Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao, left, and his attorney, Robert Paule, arrive for sentencing for violating George Floyd's civil rights outside the Federal Courthouse on July 27, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. Thao and J. Alexander Kueng, two former Minneapolis police officers charged in Floyd's death, are heading to trial on state aiding and abetting counts, the third and likely final criminal proceeding in a killing that mobilized protesters worldwide against racial injustice in policing. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Key players in trial of ex-cops charged in Floyd's killing

Jury selection is getting underway in the trial of two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death. J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thou are both charged with aiding and abetting … more

By AMY FORLITI | 10/23/22

FILE - Protesters hold signs as they march during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Chicago on May 30, 2020. Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in Floyd's death are heading to trial on state aiding and abetting counts, the third and likely final criminal proceeding in a killing that mobilized protesters worldwide against racial injustice in policing. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

2 cops head to trial for aiding George Floyd's killing

Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in the killing of George Floyd are heading to trial on state aiding and abetting counts in what will be the third and likely final criminal trial … more

By AMY FORLITI | 10/23/22

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican seeking re-election, answers a question during a candidate forum, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska. She faces Republican Kelly Tshibaka and Democrat Pat Chesbro in the Nov. 8, 2022, election. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Alaska asylum seekers are Indigenous Siberians from Russia

Alaska's senior U.S. senator says two Russian Indigenous Siberians were so scared of having to fight the war in Ukraine, they chanced everything to take a small boat across the treacherous Bering Sea … more

By MARK THIESSEN | 10/23/22

Two hospital employees killed in Dallas hospital shooting

Authorities say two Dallas hospital employees were killed in a shooting inside the hospital and that the suspected gunman was shot and wounded by police. Methodist Health System spokesperson Ryan … more

10/22/22

A funeral caisson transports the casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres to Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. for his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Torres, a Raleigh police officer and former U.S. Marine, was inside his personal vehicle and about to leave for work when authorities said he was shot by a 15-year-old boy wearing camouflage clothing and firing a shotgun. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)

Wife recalls trying to save officer killed in mass shooting

The wife of an off-duty police officer killed in a North Carolina mass shooting has recalled how she tried to save him after he was shot. Jasmin Torres spoke Saturday at a memorial service in Raleigh … more

By BEN FINLEY | 10/22/22

City where George Floyd was killed struggles to recruit cops

Minneapolis has struggled to rebuild its police department after hundreds of officers quit in the two years since George Floyd was killed by a city police officer. An informational meeting for … more

By TRISHA AHMED | 10/22/22