St. Louis County police chief announces retirement

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The police chief in St. Louis County announced Monday that he is leaving the department, months after his leadership was called into question when a gay officer was awarded $20 million in a discrim…

Correction: Mississippi Death Penalty Case story

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In a story February 7, 2020, about the Mississippi attorney general reviewing the case against a man who has been tried six times for murder, The Associated Press erroneously reported his atto…

Death penalty sought in Georgia case of 2 buried children

SPRINGFIELD, Ga. (AP) — Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against four people charged with murder after two teenage siblings were found buried in the backyard of their Georgia home.

NYPD lieutenant shot in police ambush gets out of hospital

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York Police Department lieutenant shot in the arm by a gunman who opened fire in a police precinct was released from the hospital to cheers and applause on Monday, while the suspect in the att…

University leader resigns after bust in prostitution sting

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The president of Jackson State University resigned Monday after he was arrested in a prostitution sting in central Mississippi.

Police say three people have been shot at a Walmart in eastern Arkansas but provide no information on extent of injuries

FORREST CITY, Ark. (AP) — Police say three people have been shot at a Walmart in eastern Arkansas but provide no information on extent of injuries.

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Police: 3 people shot at Walmart in eastern Arkansas

FORREST CITY, Ark. (AP) — At least three people were shot Monday morning at a Walmart in eastern Arkansas, police said.

Mozambique drops appeal in South Africa over former minister

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — The Mozambican attorney general’s office on Monday withdrew its appeal to South African courts to have former Finance Minister Manuel Chang extradited back home amid a massive debt scandal.

UK man convicted of plot to attack London tourist sites

LONDON (AP) — A former Uber driver was convicted Monday of plotting a vehicle and weapons attack on London tourist sites, just over a year after he was cleared of attacking police with a sword outside Buckingham Pa…

At least 6 killed as storm moves eastward across Europe

BERLIN (AP) — A storm battered Europe with hurricane-force winds and heavy rains, killing at least six people and causing severe travel disruptions as it moved eastward across the continent Monday and bore down on …

Little Rock schools close for 2 days over teacher sick calls

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock's schools shut down for two days starting Monday after hundreds of staff members called in sick, though the local teachers' union hinted that the absences are tied to ongoing co…

Thai soldier's deadly rampage reveals security lapses

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — As this Thai city mourns the 29 people killed in a weekend shooting rampage, many are questioning the apparent security lapses that allowed him to steal the weapons he used in the…

In the heart of Mexico's violence, disillusion grows

URUAPAN, MEXICO (AP) — Alejandra Uvilla fled her home city of Apatzingan because of overwhelming violence, moving 65 miles (105 km) north to bustling, mountain-nestled Uruapan in the avocado belt of Michoacan state…

Lawsuit: TSA agent purposely groped woman at NC airport

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A woman says in a lawsuit that a security screener at a North Carolina airport intentionally groped her.