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Police arrest suspect in South Carolina mall shooting

Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook speaks to members of the media near Columbiana Centre mall in Columbia, S.C., following a shooting, Saturday, April 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting at a busy shopping mall in South Carolina’s capital on Saturday that left 14 people injured. Columbia Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook said 22-year-old Jewayne M. Price, who was one of three

12 injured in shooting at South Carolina mall; 3 detained

Authorities stage outside Columbiana Centre mall in Columbia, S.C., following a shooting, Saturday, April 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) Ten people were shot and two others injured in a shooting at a busy shopping mall in South Carolina’s capital that authorities do not believe was a random attack. Three people who had firearms have been detained in connection with the Saturday afternoon shooting at Columbiana Centre, Columbia Police Chief W.H.

Officer’s camera misses key moment of Patrick Lyoya’s death

By AMY FORLITI A TV display shows video evidence of a Grand Rapids police officer struggling with and shooting Patrick Lyoya at Grand Rapids City Hall on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Lyoya, 26, was shot and killed about 8:10 a.m., on April 4, after what police said was a traffic stop. (Grand Rapids Police Department) Body camera footage of Patrick Lyoya’s fatal encounter with a Michigan police officer shows a close-up view

Video shows Patrick Lyoya shot in head by Michigan officer

By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS and ED WHITE Protesters march through downtown Grand Rapids, Mich., near the police department during a demonstration held after videos of the shooting of Patrick Lyoya, by a Grand Rapids police officer from April 4, were released to the public on Wednesday, April 13, 2020. (Daniel Shular/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) A Black man face-down on the ground was fatally shot in the back of

Police search for motive in Brooklyn subway suspect’s videos

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, MICHAEL R. SISAK and BERNARD CONDON New York City Police and law enforcement officials lead subway shooting suspect Frank R. James, 62, center, away from a police station, in New York, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. The man accused of shooting multiple people on a Brooklyn subway train was arrested Wednesday and charged with a federal terrorism offense. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Frank James posted dozens of videos ranting

Police: 2 injured in shooting at Greensboro music venue

Two people have been injured in a late-night shooting reported at a popular Greensboro music venue, according to police.  Officers responded to The Blind Tiger around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday after a report of shots being fired, according to a news release. When officers arrived, they found a person suffering from minor injuries from a gunshot wound. A second person with a gunshot wound arrived separately at a hospital. That person

Philadelphia to restore indoor mask mandate as cases rise

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM FILE - A sign requiring masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus on a store front in Philadelphia, is seen Feb. 16, 2022. Philadelphia is reinstating its indoor mask mandate after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, Dr. Cheryl Bettigole, the city's top health official, announced Monday, April 11, 2022. Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen more than 50% in 10 days, the threshold

Judge rules US military can’t discharge HIV-positive troops

By DENISE LAVOIE U.S. service members who are HIV-positive cannot be discharged or barred from becoming an officer solely because they’re infected with the virus, a federal judge in Virginia ruled. Advocates say it’s one of the strongest rulings in years for people living with HIV. The cases involved two service members that the Air Force attempted to discharge, as well as Sgt. Nick Harrison of the D.C. Army National

Nucor to build $350M North Carolina plant, create 200 jobs

Steel maker Nucor Corp. announced on Thursday that it will build a $350 million manufacturing plant in North Carolina, which would be its second in the state. A news release from the Charlotte-based Nucor said the mill, which will be located off U.S. Highway 64 in Lexington in Davidson County, will employ approximately 200 full-time workers when it opens and create an additional 500 temporary jobs during construction, which is

Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN FILE - Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee March 21, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe