Gunman Dead After Shooting Random Victims In Northern California
Officials say they're investigating at least seven crime scenes, including an elementary school.

Amid soaring crime, Memphis cops lowered the bar for hiring
Former Memphis police recruiters described a growing desperation to fill hundreds of slots in recent years.
By Gerald Herbert / AP
Criminals now targeting zoo animals
The Dallas Zoo has dealt with a trend of vandalism and animal disappearances since January.
By Tony Gutierrez / AP
Ethical concerns over bill reducing prison sentence for organ donation
Two Massachusetts legislators say shortening prisoners' sentences in exchange for organ donation would help those in need.
By Molly Riley / APTop Stories

Scoring King: James passes Abdul-Jabbar for NBA points mark
LeBron James pushed his career total to 38,388 points Tuesday night to break a record that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held for nearly four decades.
By Ashley Landis / AP
Hope fading as deaths in Turkey, Syria earthquake pass 11,000
Search teams from more than two dozen countries have joined tens of thousands of local emergency personnel to search for survivors in the rubble.
By Ismail Coskun / IHA / AP
GOP on State of the Union: 'Biden and the Democrats have failed you'
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders told her audience that Biden and the Democratic Party “failed you. You know it, and they know it.”
By Al Drago / AP