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October 24, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Seattle, Portland, New York sue over Trump's 'anarchy' label

SEATTLE (AP) — New York, Seattle and Portland — three cities recently labeled “anarchist jurisdictions” by the U.S. Justice Department — filed a lawsuit Thursday to invalidate the designation and fight off the Trump administration's efforts to withhold federal dollars.

November 1, 2020 10:06 a.m.

Sword-wielding man arrested after Halloween deaths in Quebec

QUEBEC CITY (AP) — A man dressed in medieval clothing and armed with a Japanese sword was arrested Sunday on suspicion of killing two people and wounding five others on Halloween near the historic Château Frontenac hotel in Quebec City.

November 2, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Sword-wielding man arrested after Halloween deaths in Quebec

QUEBEC CITY (AP) — A man dressed in medieval clothing and armed with a Japanese sword was arrested Sunday on suspicion of killing two people and wounding five others on Halloween near the historic Château Frontenac hotel in Quebec City.

June 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Lawsuit: Deputy pinned black boy with knee to neck in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mother of an African American boy filed a $300,000 lawsuit Thursday, saying three sheriff's deputies near Portland pinned him to the ground — one by pressing a knee on his neck — outside a suburban mall after the 12-year-old witnessed a fight and was walking away.

January 11, 2021 11:12 a.m.

The Latest: National Guard deploying 10,000 troops to DC

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest

June 10, 2020 5:27 p.m.

Governor orders new investigation in police restraint death

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered an independent investigation into the death of a black man as he was being arrested by Tacoma police after new information emerged that a Pierce County Sheriff’s deputy was at the scene when he was detained and died on March 3.

April 21, 2020 3:03 p.m.

Virginia coronavirus orders prompt few violation citations

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Ralph Northam's orders to stay at home and close non-essential businesses to slow the spread of the coronavirus have resulted in fewer than a dozen citations for violations, according to surveys by the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police and the Virginia Sheriffs' Association.

April 22, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Virginia coronavirus orders prompt few violation citations

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Ralph Northam's orders to stay at home and close non-essential businesses to slow the spread of the coronavirus have resulted in fewer than a dozen citations for violations, according to surveys by the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police and the Virginia Sheriffs' Association.

February 14, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Governor wants agreements with tribes to tackle crime, meth

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem is asking the nine Native American tribes in South Dakota to enter into law enforcement agreements with the state to better tackle crime and meth on reservations.

February 13, 2020 2:30 p.m.

Governor wants agreements with tribes to tackle crime, meth

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem is asking the nine Native American tribes in South Dakota to enter into law enforcement agreements with the state to better tackle crime and meth on reservations.

June 11, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Governor orders new investigation in police restraint death

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered an independent investigation into the death of a black man as he was being arrested by Tacoma police after new information emerged that a Pierce County Sheriff’s deputy was at the scene when he was detained and died on March 3.

June 18, 2020 4:27 p.m.

Lawsuit: Deputy pinned black boy with knee to neck in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mother of an African American boy filed a $300,000 lawsuit Thursday, saying three sheriff's deputies near Portland pinned him to the ground — one by pressing a knee on his neck — outside a suburban mall after the 12-year-old witnessed a fight and was walking away.

June 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Lawsuit: Deputy pinned black boy with knee to neck in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mother of an African American boy filed a $300,000 lawsuit Thursday, saying three sheriff's deputies near Portland pinned him to the ground — one by pressing a knee on his neck — outside a suburban mall after the 12-year-old witnessed a fight and was walking away.

June 1, 2020 3:27 p.m.

The Latest: Medical examiner lists Floyd’s death as homicide

The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

May 20, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Spain, Morocco square off after 8,000 migrants arrive by sea

CEUTA, Spain (AP) — Spain deployed its military to the Moroccan border Tuesday and expelled nearly half of the thousands of migrants who jumped fences or swam onto European soil over two days after Rabat loosened border controls amid a deepening diplomatic spat.

May 18, 2021 11:27 a.m.

Spain, Morocco square off after 8,000 migrants arrive by sea

CEUTA, Spain (AP) — Spain deployed its military to the Moroccan border Tuesday and expelled nearly half of the thousands of migrants who jumped fences or swam onto European soil over two days after Rabat loosened border controls amid a deepening diplomatic spat.

May 19, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Spain, Morocco square off after 8,000 migrants arrive by sea

CEUTA, Spain (AP) — Spain deployed its military to the Moroccan border Tuesday and expelled nearly half of the thousands of migrants who jumped fences or swam onto European soil over two days after Rabat loosened border controls amid a deepening diplomatic spat.

February 28, 2020 10:30 a.m.

Turkey, Russia talk tensions in Syria as migrants push west

REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) — The presidents of Turkey and Russia spoke by phone Friday to try to defuse tensions that rose significantly in Syria after at least 33 Turkish troops were killed in an airstrike blamed on the Syrian government, and a new wave of refugees and migrants headed for the Greek land and sea border after Turkey said it would no longer hold them back.

August 31, 2020 12:06 p.m.

Slain St. Louis officer was eighth shot this year

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis police officer killed over the weekend was among eight officers who have been shot during an extraordinarily violent year in the city.

October 29, 2020 5:36 a.m.

France raises its alert level to maximum after Nice attack

PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister says the country is going on emergency alert after the killings of three people at the Notre Dame Basilica in the southern city of Nice.