Hollywood's summer movie season kicks off Friday with the release of Disney and Marvel's “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness." Other big May releases include “Downton Abbey: A New Era," …
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By The Associated Press
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5/16/22
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A man opened fire in a Southern California church, killing one person and wounding five others before worshippers detained him by hog-tying his legs with an electrical cord until authorities arrived. …
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By DAMIAN DOVARGANES CHRISTOPHER WEBER and DEEPA BHARATH
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5/16/22
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Authorities say one person has been killed and four others have been critically wounded in a shooting at a Southern California church. The Orange County Sheriff's Department says a suspect has been …
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5/16/22
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Micah Hyde considered canceling his charity softball game after hearing about the shooting Saturday at a Buffalo supermarket. The Bills safety knew he and his teammates could help the families of the …
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5/15/22
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A curfew banning unaccompanied minors has been implemented to combat violence after a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot near “The Bean” sculpture in downtown Chicago’s Millennium Park, which is …
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5/15/22
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The victims of Saturday's grocery store shooting in Buffalo, New York, include retired police officer Aaron Salter. He worked security for Tops Friendly Market. Officials credit him with saving …
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By CAROLYN THOMPSON
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5/15/22
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New Mexico’s governor is asking for additional federal assistance to respond to wildfires burning across the state’s north, including one that is the second-largest in the state’s history and …
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5/14/22
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Atlanta is submitting a formal bid to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Mayor Andre Dickens made the announcement Friday to Democrats holding their annual state party dinner in the city. …
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By JEFF AMY
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5/14/22
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A new Interior Department report underscores how closely the U.S. government collaborated with churches in operating boarding schools for Indigenous children. The federal government saw churches as …
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By PETER SMITH
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5/14/22
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The Sandy Hook families’ lawsuits against Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown school shooting in Connecticut a hoax appear poised to resume soon. That is …
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5/13/22
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A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America. The celestial action unfolds Sunday night into early …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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5/13/22
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The judge presiding over Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz's death penalty trial was assigned the case despite never having overseen a major trial. Judge Elizabeth Scherer was assigned randomly by …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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5/13/22
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A Venezuelan woman who was the late President Hugo Chávez’s nurse and later the nation’s treasurer has been extradited from Spain to the U.S. to face money-laundering charges. Federal …
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By CODY JACKSON and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
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5/13/22
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Strong winds and possible tornadoes caused widespread damage in parts of the Midwest, where officials said another round of severe weather during a stormy week left two more people dead. Authorities …
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5/13/22
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A teenage cousin of Amir Locke has pleaded guilty to a murder that prompted police to conduct the no-knock warrant that led to Locke's killing in February. Mekhi Camden Speed, who is now 18, pleaded …
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By AMY FORLITI
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5/13/22
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May 6-May 12, 2022
From the third month of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and efforts to evacuate civilians, to the state opening of the British Parliament and the royal garden party in London, …
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5/13/22
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Arizona’s nearly eight-year hiatus in using the death penalty has ended with the execution of Clarence Davis for the killing of a college student 44 years ago. The lethal injection of Dixon on …
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By PAUL DAVENPORT and JACQUES BILLEAUD
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5/12/22
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Three Louisiana State Police troopers have been charged with simple battery, accused of beating a Black motorist after a chase. Troopers Jacob Brown, Dakota DeMoss and George “Kam” Harper were …
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By JIM MUSTIAN and JAKE BLEIBERG
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5/12/22
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Mississippi prosecutors have dropped a second set of charges against a former Franciscan friar who was convicted last month of sexually abusing a student during the 1990s at a Catholic school. Paul …
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5/12/22
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