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Judge says she is ending conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and Memphis couple

Judge says she is ending conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and Memphis couple

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge said Friday she is ending a conservatorship agreement between former NFL player Michael Oher and a Memphis couple who took him in when he was in high school.
Michigan teen shooter eligible for life in prison, no parole, for killing 4 students, judge rules

Michigan teen shooter eligible for life in prison, no parole, for killing 4 students, judge rules

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School is eligible for life in prison with no chance for parole, a judge said Friday.
Dozens dead after blast in southwestern Pakistan at a rally celebrating birthday of Islam's prophet

Dozens dead after blast in southwestern Pakistan at a rally celebrating birthday of Islam's prophet

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd of people celebrating the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 52 people and wounding nearly 70 others, authorities said, in
Hawaii Army base under lockdown after man with handgun gets into scuffle, flees; no shots fired

Hawaii Army base under lockdown after man with handgun gets into scuffle, flees; no shots fired

HONOLULU (AP) — An Army base in Hawaii went into lockdown Thursday after a man with a handgun got into a scuffle while trying to talk to soldiers and then, officials said. No shots were fired, said Michael Donnelly, a spokesperson for U.S.
Mom of Colorado man killed by police after taking ‘heroic’ actions to stop gunman settles with city

Mom of Colorado man killed by police after taking ‘heroic’ actions to stop gunman settles with city

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado city has reached a nearly $2.8 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a man killed by police in 2021 after taking heroic actions to stop a gunman who had shot another officer, a law firm announced Thursday.
Over half of Nagorno-Karabakh's population flees as the separatist government says it will dissolve

Over half of Nagorno-Karabakh's population flees as the separatist government says it will dissolve

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh said Thursday it will dissolve itself and the unrecognized republic will cease to exist by year's end after a three-decade bid for independence, while Armenian officials said over
Dutch police say 3 people are killed in shootings at a university hospital and home in Rotterdam

Dutch police say 3 people are killed in shootings at a university hospital and home in Rotterdam

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A lone gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire in an apartment and a hospital in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam on Thursday, killing three people, including a 14-year-old girl, police said.
Sweden's leader turns to the military for help as gang violence escalates

Sweden's leader turns to the military for help as gang violence escalates

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s prime minister on Thursday said that he’s summoned the head of the military to discuss how the armed forces can help police deal with an unprecedented crime wave that has shocked the country with almost daily shootings and b
House Republicans start making their case for President Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing

House Republicans start making their case for President Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans launched their first formal impeachment hearing Thursday against President Joe Biden saying they intend to “provide accountability” as they make their case to the public, their colleagues and skeptics in the Senate
Tropical Storm Rina forms in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center says

Tropical Storm Rina forms in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center says

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Rina formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said, as forecasters continued to monitor another tropical storm at sea.