How will Hurricane Milton stack up against other major recent storms?
Follow AP’s live coverage of Hurricane Milton and the 2024 hurricane season. As a ferocious Hurrican...
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A Tennessee nurse and his dog died trying to save a man from floods driven by Hurricane Helene
As the Hurricane Helene-driven waters rose around the Nolichucky River in Tennessee, Boone McCrary, ...
Recent major hurricanes have left hundreds dead and caused billions in damages
The most recent major hurricanes to hit the U.S. left hundreds of people dead and caused billions of...
Man charged in random Seattle freeway shootings faces new charges nearby
SEATTLE (AP) — A man charged with randomly shooting at cars along Interstate 5 near Seattle on Labor...
Man charged with assault in random shootings on Seattle freeway
SEATTLE (AP) — A 44-year-old man accused of randomly shooting at vehicles on Interstate 5 south of S...
Suspect charged with murder and animal cruelty in fatal carjacking of 80-year-old dog walker
SEATTLE (AP) — King County prosecutors filed charges Friday against a man they say forced his way in...
Providence patients’ lawsuit claims negligence over potential exposure to hepatitis B and C, HIV
Four people who were potentially exposed to hepatitis B and C and HIV during surgeries at a Portland...
Monsanto agrees to $160 million settlement with Seattle over pollution in the Duwamish River
SEATTLE (AP) — Ending an eight-year legal battle, chemical giant Monsanto has agreed to a $160-milli...
Lawyer for man charged with killing 4 University of Idaho students wants trial moved to Boise
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Lawyers for the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho studen...
Tech outage halts surgeries, medical treatments across the US
Alison Baulos says her 73-year-old father was about to head to a Kentucky hospital for open-heart su...
JBLM servicemen say the Army didn’t protect them from a doctor charged with abusive sexual contact
Fifteen current or retired Joint Base Lewis-McChord servicemen who say the Army failed to protect th...
First officer is convicted of murder since Washington state law eased prosecution of police
A jury found a suburban Seattle police officer guilty of murder Thursday in the 2019 shooting death ...
Washington high court to decide if Seattle officers who attended Jan. 6 rally can remain anonymous
The Washington Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that will determine whether the names...
Jury to begin deliberating in murder trial of suburban Seattle officer who killed a man in 2019
A suburban Seattle officer who fatally shot a homeless man in 2019 ignored his training and should b...
Nurses in Oregon take to the picket lines to demand better staffing, higher pay
More than 3,000 nurses at six Oregon hospitals spent a second day on the picket lines Wednesday carr...
Off-duty guard charged with killing Seattle-area teen after mistaking toy for gun, authorities say
An off-duty security guard has been charged with murder after authorities say he stopped three teens...
Washington judge denies GOP attempt to keep financial impact of initiatives off November ballots
Information about how much money three GOP-backed initiatives would cost the state of Washington mus...
Takeaways from AP investigation into police training on the risks of handcuffing someone facedown
For decades, police across the United States have been warned that the common tactic of handcuffing ...
Risks of handcuffing someone facedown long known; people die when police training fails to keep up
For decades, police across the United States have been warned that the common tactic of handcuffing ...
U.S. Biathlon orders audit of athlete welfare and safety following AP report on sexual harassment
The U.S. Biathlon board of directors has voted to hire an independent contractor to conduct an audit...
Sexual harassment on women’s US Biathlon team leads to SafeSport investigation -- and sanctions
U.S. Biathlon national champion Joanne Reid was sexually harassed and abused for years by a ski-wax ...
Jury acquits 3 Washington state officers in death of a Black man who told them he couldn’t breathe
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A jury cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal charges T...
Lawyers and prosecutors make final arguments in trial of 3 Washington state officers
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Lawyers for three Washington state officers charged in the death of a Black man...
Black man choked and shocked by police died because of drugs, officers’ lawyers argue at trial
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Lawyers for three Washington state police officers charged in the 2020 death of...
Closing arguments start in trial of 3 Washington state police officers charged in Black man’s death
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Black man who was shocked, beaten and hogtied facedown on a sidewalk pleaded ...
Prosecutors in Manny Ellis trial enter its 5th week by questioning his closest allies
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Five weeks into the trial against three Tacoma, Washington, police officers cha...
Officers’ lawyers challenge analysis of video that shows Black man’s death in Tacoma, Washington
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Lawyers for three police officers charged in the death of Manny Ellis on Thursd...
Prosecutors focus on video evidence in trial of Washington officers charged in Manny Ellis’ death
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A cellphone video of the 2020 fatal arrest of Manny Ellis shows the Black man o...
Opening statements to begin in Washington officers’ trial in deadly arrest of Black man Manuel Ellis
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Opening statements are set to begin Tuesday in the trial of three police office...
Washington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis, a case reminiscent of George Floyd
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police wrestle the unarmed Black man to the sidewalk. One officer pushes his fa...