Tag: US
Protest after chief says officer meant to use Taser, not gun
By MOHAMED IBRAHIM and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Police clashed with protesters for a second night in the Minneapolis suburb...
Police: 1 dead, officer wounded in Tennessee school shooting
By TRAVIS LOLLER and ADRIAN SAINZ
Police faced gunfire as they responded to reports of a possible gunman at a Tennessee high school Monday, leaving...
US colleges divided over requiring student vaccinations
BOSTON — U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get...
California plans to lift most pandemic restrictions June 15
Apr 06, 2021 11:14AM
SAN FRANCISCO — California plans to lift most coronavirus restrictions on businesses and workplaces June 15, with officials saying enough people...
Man rams car into 2 Capitol police; 1 officer, driver killed
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, NOMAAN MERCHANT and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Capitol Police officer was killed Friday after a man rammed a...
Gunman in Southern California mass shooting knew his victims
Apr 01, 2021 6:56PM
By STEFANIE DAZIO and AMY TAXIN Associated Press
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — The gunman who killed four people and critically wounded a...
As violence surges, some question Portland axing police unit
By SARA CLINE, Associated Press/Report for America
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Elmer Yarborough got a terrifying call from his sister: She wept as she told...
California to revise indoor church guidelines after ruling
By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office said Saturday it will issue revised guidelines for indoor church services...
Moderna vaccine claims 94.5% effective rate in US tests
Nov 16, 2020 10:37 AM
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
A second experimental COVID-19 vaccine — this one from Moderna Inc. — yielded extraordinarily strong...
Evacuation orders lifted for many Californians who fled fire
Oct 29, 2020 9:20 AM
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and AMY TAXIN
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of Californians were allowed to return to their homes Wednesday...