Florence becomes a hurricane, takes aim at US Southeast

By PAMELA SAMPSONAssociated PressATLANTA (AP) – Tropical Storm Florence turned into a hurricane Sunday morning and swirled toward the U.S. for what forecasters said could be a direct hit on the Southeast toward the end of the week. The storm's sustained...

Mother wonders if race factored into son's death in Dallas

By RYAN TARINELLIAssociated PressDALLAS (AP) – The mother of a black man who was gunned down at his home by a white Dallas police officer who said she mistook his apartment for her own suggested that her son might still be alive if he were white. Allison Jean,...

Police test Batman-styled BolaWrap to restrain suspects

SAN JOSE (KPIX/CNN) – San Jose police may soon be deploying some batman-style technology to stop suspects in their tracks.The BolaWrap is a cross between a remote control and an electric razor.It shoots two metal pellets with hooks on the end, connected by a...

Pope tells bishops to fight abuse, culture behind it

By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated PressVATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis told newly ordained bishops Saturday that they must reject all forms of abuse and work in communion to fight the clerical culture that has fueled the sex abuse and cover-up scandal rocking his...

Obama issues scathing critique of Trump, 'politics of fear'

By JUANA SUMMERS and SARA BURNETTAssociated PressURBANA, Ill. (AP) – Former President Barack Obama issued a scorching critique of his successor Friday, blasting President Donald Trump's pattern of pressuring the Justice Department, his policies and...

AP Exclusive: Modest premium hikes as 'Obamacare' stabilizes

By MEGHAN HOYER and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – Millions of people covered under the Affordable Care Act will see only modest premium increases next year, and some will get price cuts. That's the conclusion from an exclusive...