Prosecutors defer charges in death of 2-year-oldJuly 26, 2016 6:46 AMBy The Associated PressProsecutors in Hennepin County say they don't have enough evidence at this time to charge a man who was arrested in the death of a 2-year-old boy.
Letter foretold Japan rampage that killed 19 disabled peopleJuly 26, 2016 6:01 AMBy The Associated PressMonths earlier, he gave a letter to Parliament outlining the bloody plan and saying all disabled people should be put to death.
Islamic State group claims attack that killed priestJuly 26, 2016 5:53 AMBy The Associated PressTwo attackers took hostages inside a French church during morning Mass near the city of Rouen, killing an 86-year-old priest before being shot and killed by police, officials said.
Play3min 34secTo reduce bias, some police departments are rethinking traffic stopsJuly 25, 2016 6:32 PMBy Jeff Cohen In Hamden, Conn., minority drivers were pulled over more often than whites for defective equipment, such as broken taillights. So the police changed their strategy.
At least 15 killed, dozens injured in knifing near TokyoJuly 25, 2016 6:09 PMBy Associated PressJapan's national broadcaster NHK reports that 15 people were killed and 45 injured in a knife attack Tuesday at a facility for the handicapped in Sagamihara, just outside Tokyo.
Texas police officer killed in apparent burglary attemptJuly 25, 2016 7:41 AMBy The Associated PressA Texas sheriff's deputy was shot and killed at his home north of Austin before dawn on Monday in what authorities said appeared to be an attempted robbery.
Germany: Syrian asylum seeker blows himself up, wounding 15July 25, 2016 5:56 AMBy The Associated PressThe 27-year-old set off explosives he was carrying in a backpack at a bar shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday, having been refused entry to the festival in Ansbach because he didn't have a ticket.
Gunfire at teen nightclub party leaves 2 dead, 17 woundedJuly 25, 2016 5:54 AMBy The Associated PressIt was not immediately clear what triggered the violence, but police said the shooting was not an act of terror.
Play4min 42secVirginia court overturns order that restores voting rights to felonsJuly 23, 2016 9:43 AMThe state Supreme Court said Gov. Terry McAuliffe doesn't have the authority to grant voting rights to felons through a blanket order. McAuliffe's action this spring affected 206,000 ex-offenders.
Rape survivor sues after Texas authorities jailed her for a monthJuly 23, 2016 9:36 AM"Jane Doe found herself hopelessly trapped in a bizarre plot pulled from a Kafka novel," the lawsuit reads. It claims authorities feared she would flee before testifying against her rapist.