Court declares Texas man innocent after DNA cleared him
HOUSTON — A Houston man who had been convicted in a 2010 fatal stabbing but was later eliminated as the killer by DNA evidence...
‘I’m scared’: AP obtains video of deadly arrest of Black man
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana state troopers can be seen on a dark roadside stunning, punching and dragging a Black man as he apologizes for...
Heavy rains in Texas, Louisiana add to misery in flood zones
<p>BATON ROUGE, La. — Heavy rain kept pounding parts of Texas before moving over Louisiana on Wednesday, adding to the misery for people whose...
Kenya’s president names country’s first female chief justice
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Court of Appeal Judge Martha Koome as the East African country's first woman chief justice...
Seven Kenyan soldiers killed in jihadi ambush in Lamu county
<p>NAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyan police official says that seven soldiers have been killed and one is missing in Lamu county after a bomb...
Teacher disarmed school shooter, hugged her until help came
RIGBY, Idaho — When a student opened fire at an Idaho middle school, teacher Krista Gneiting directed children to safety, rushed to help a...
India sets global record for daily coronavirus deaths
<p>NEW DELHI — India recorded the pandemic’s highest single-day death toll in the world on Wednesday, as coronavirus infections continued to spread through its...
Illinois prison term loomed for suspect in Iowa girl’s death
<p>IOWA CITY, Iowa — An <a href="https://apnews.com/article/iowa-health-coronavirus-pandemic-82afd906e533fbeb23dccdbe9e13235c">Iowa parolee</a> tentatively agreed to serve a lengthy prison term on Illinois drug charges days before he allegedly...
Belarusian military jet crashes, killing 2
KYIV, Ukraine — A Belarusian military jet crashed Wednesday, killing both pilots, the military said.
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Former Tennessee officer indicted in death of missing man
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Tennessee police officer has been indicted on charges that he kidnapped a man in a squad car while on...