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9h ago

Photos: Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S.

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, two months after the Confederacy had surrendered.
Image: Juneteenth commemorates end of U.S. slavery
Image: Juneteenth commemorates end of U.S. slavery
9h ago

11 injured in Arkansas church van crash

Two of the victims were children said to be in critical condition.
Church van crash
Church van crash
11h ago

Driver accused of hitting at least 9 cyclists during Arizona road race

Four of the cyclists are at a hospital in critical condition, the Show Low Police Department said. Two others were "critical but stable," according to the agency.
Multiple cyclists have reportedly been critically injured after being run over by a truck in Show Low, Ariz., on June 19, 2021.
Multiple cyclists have reportedly been critically injured after being run over by a truck in Show Low, Ariz., on June 19, 2021.
12h ago

6 shot, 2 fatally, after concert in Baton Rouge

Kyren Walton, 25, and Ladarius Alexander, 20, were killed in the shooting, police said. Four others are expected to survive.
Two people died, and six were injured in what police say was a parking lot shooting between partygoers at a bar in Baton Rouge, La., on June 18, 2021.
Two people died, and six were injured in what police say was a parking lot shooting between partygoers at a bar in Baton Rouge, La., on June 18, 2021.
12h ago

5 injured in 2 Colorado shootings

While at the scene of a shooting at The Citadel, a mall, police were told about a second shooting at a Boston Market across the street.
12h ago

Arizona shooting spree suspect thought people were following him, officials say

The suspect, Ashin Tricarico, 19, reportedly told police in interviews that he thought every person he drove by was pointing a gun at him.
A suspect believed to be involved in a shooting spree in Phoenix is apprehended by police officers.
A suspect believed to be involved in a shooting spree in Phoenix is apprehended by police officers.
12h ago

Editor of paper that endured newsroom shooting says goodbye

Rick Hutzell was editor of the Capital Gazette when five employees were shot to death in the Annapolis, Maryland, newsroom in 2018.
Editor Rick Hutzell, center, gives a speech to his staff at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md., April 25, 2019.
Editor Rick Hutzell, center, gives a speech to his staff at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md., April 25, 2019.
13h ago

Police identify man whose body parts were found in two locations in Minneapolis

Authorities said they believe there are more missing body parts. It's still not clear how Adam Richard Johnson died.
Image: Human remains found in Minneapolis
Image: Human remains found in Minneapolis
14h ago

Deputy on leave after 'alarming' video shows him kicking suspect, official says

The incident happened after a San Bernardino County deputy attempted to stop Willie Jones "for various traffic violations," authorities said.
Undersheriff Dicus of the San Bernadino Police Department discussed an incident involving a Victorville Police Department deputy who appeared to kick a suspect on June 16, 2021.
Undersheriff Dicus of the San Bernadino Police Department discussed an incident involving a Victorville Police Department deputy who appeared to kick a suspect on June 16, 2021.
15h ago

Woman dies after falling 200 feet from Wyoming mountain cliff

Calli Aust, 28, was on a planned hike with her husband to see the sunrise when she fell from the top of Steamboat Point, according to the Sheridan County Sheriff's Office.
Steamboat Point, Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming
Steamboat Point, Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming
16h ago

Video shows gunman shoot man next to two children in the Bronx

The 10-year-old girl and 5-year-old boy "were very fortunately not injured," New York City police tweeted.
A masked gunman chased down a 24-year-old man and shoot him several times, barely missing two children in New York on May 17, 2021.
A masked gunman chased down a 24-year-old man and shoot him several times, barely missing two children in New York on May 17, 2021.