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Mourners are expected to gather Saturday in Summerville, South Carolina to remember Walter Scott, the 50-year-old black driver who was fatally shot by a white police officer after fleeing a traffic stop in North...More >>
A crowd has gathered in Summerville, South Carolina for the funeral of Walter Scott - the black driver who was fatally shot by a North Charleston police officer after fleeing a traffic stop.More >>
As California struggles with a devastating drought, huge amounts of water are mysteriously vanishing from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta - and the prime suspects are farmers whose families have tilled fertile...More >>
As California struggles with a devastating drought, huge amounts of water are mysteriously vanishing from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta - and the prime suspects are farmers whose families have tilled fertile soil there...More >>
Residents of a small northern Illinois farming community that took a direct hit from a tornado are being allowed back into the area to assess the damage.More >>
Residents of a small northern Illinois farming community that took a direct hit from a tornado are being allowed back into the area to assess the damage.More >>
The Great Migration series by African-American artist Jacob Lawrence is on display in its entirety at a new exhibition.More >>
One hundred years ago, African-Americans began a mass exodus from the rural South, heading north in search of economic opportunity and social equality. The Museum of Modern Art is paying tribute to that movement in a rare...More >>
Large food recalls have forced consumers to throw away hummus and ice cream that may be contaminated with the same potentially deadly bacteria - listeria.More >>
Large food recalls have forced consumers to throw away hummus and ice cream that may be contaminated with the same potentially deadly bacteria - listeria.More >>
Ten sheriff's deputies in Southern California have been put on leave after several of them were shown on video kicking and punching a man following a 2½-hour chase involving a stolen horse.More >>
Ten sheriff's deputies in Southern California have been put on leave after several of them were shown on video kicking and punching a man following a 2½-hour chase involving a stolen horse.More >>
A year since a tense standoff between a Nevada rancher's armed supporters and federal land managers, Cliven Bundy's cattle still roam public lands, more than $1.1 million worth of grazing fees have yet to...More >>
A year since a tense standoff between a Nevada rancher's armed supporters and federal land managers, Cliven Bundy's cattle still roam public lands, more than $1.1 million worth of grazing fees have yet to be paid...More >>
Four people in their 70s and 80s were found dead in a home on Friday in an apparent carbon monoxide poisoning, possibly caused by a car left running in a garage, police said.More >>
Four elderly people were found dead in a home Friday in an apparent carbon monoxide poisoning after a car was left running in an attached garage, police said.More >>
Police say Ronald Anderson spent his 48th birthday going on a crime spree in Washington and Maryland.More >>
Ronald Anderson spent his 48th birthday going on a crime spree in Washington and Maryland, police say.More >>
Northern Illinois residents whose rural hamlet was nearly leveled by a deadly twister may get to return to their homes Saturday to assess the damage from the storm that killed two women who shared a friendship,...More >>
Northern Illinois residents whose rural hamlet was nearly leveled by a deadly twister may get to return to their homes Saturday to assess the damage from the storm that killed two women who shared a friendship, favors and...More >>
AP investigation: Airport intruders bike on tarmacs, speed cars down runways, even board jetsMore >>
AP investigation: Airport intruders bike on tarmacs, speed cars down runways, even board jetsMore >>
Traffic stop dash cam video captures routine moments leading up to fatal shooting of black manMore >>
Traffic stop dash cam video captures routine moments leading up to fatal shooting of black manMore >>
Blacks blame shooting on police indifference to complaints
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Blacks blame shooting on police indifference to complaints
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Obama says climate change harming our health, unveils pledges from Google, Microsoft to helpMore >>
Obama says climate change harming our health, unveils pledges from Google, Microsoft to helpMore >>
Father of black man shot by white officer: It looked as if he was trying 'to kill a deer'More >>
Father of black man shot by white officer: It looked as if he was trying 'to kill a deer'More >>
Ferguson voters could reshape City Council in first municipal election since Brown shootingMore >>
Ferguson voters could reshape City Council in first municipal election since Brown shootingMore >>
Thousands of kids take over White House lawn for egg rollMore >>
Thousands of kids take over White House lawn for egg rollMore >>
AP PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Easter celebrations in the Holy Land and around the worldMore >>
AP PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Easter celebrations in the Holy Land and around the worldMore >>
2 NYC women arrested on charges they plotted to build bomb for Boston Marathon-type attackMore >>
2 NYC women arrested on charges they plotted to build bomb for Boston Marathon-type attackMore >>
Indiana lawmakers unveil changes to religious objections bill as Arkansas scrambles to do sameMore >>
Indiana lawmakers unveil changes to religious objections bill as Arkansas scrambles to do sameMore >>
CHELEGET, Kenya (AP) - Thousands have gathered in a remote village in Kenya's Rift Valley to give a hero's burial to a police officer who died fighting to end an Islamic extremist attack on a university which killed 148 people.
Corporal Benard Kipkemoi Tonui was part of the police department's Recce Company which stopped the April 2 attack on Garissa University College in eastern Kenya in less than half an hour. This was after the army and regular police had tried for 12 hours to halt the four gunmen from Somalia's al-Shabab militant group from killing students.
Burial for victims of the attack started Friday after the government released the bodies to their families earlier this week.
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