• Police in Nancy Guthrie's case might turn to genealogy databases to search DNA evidence

    Police in Nancy Guthrie's case might turn to genealogy databases to search DNA evidence

    Feb 19, 2026 04:33 PM EST

    Authorities trying to solve the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie say they might tap DNA genealogy databases, the same step that police took to unravel a decades-old series of murders in California and the fatal stabbings of four college students in Idaho. The strategy could be fruitful: If unidentified DNA ...

  • FBI and St. Paul police investigating ICE arrest that resulted in skull fractures

    FBI and St. Paul police investigating ICE arrest that resulted in skull fractures

    Feb 18, 2026 08:15 PM EST

    ... it was aware of "the serious allegations” surrounding the arrest but that it could not begin investigating Castañeda Mondragón’s injuries until he filed a police report — a step that was delayed weeks because of the man’s hospitalization and uncertainty over his immigration status. Police finally took his statement ...

  • Man arrested for running toward U.S. Capitol building with loaded shotgun, police say

    Man arrested for running toward U.S. Capitol building with loaded shotgun, police say

    Feb 17, 2026 09:20 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Capitol Police in Washington, D.C., arrested an 18-year-old man Tuesday after he ran from his vehicle toward the west side of the Capitol Building armed with a shotgun. Capital Police Chief Michael Sullivan said the unidentified man parked a Mercedes SUV near the ...

  • 3 killed, including suspect, in shooting at Rhode Island hockey rink, police say

    3 killed, including suspect, in shooting at Rhode Island hockey rink, police say

    Feb 16, 2026 10:16 PM EST

    PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Three people, including the suspect, were fatally shot during a Rhode Island youth hockey game Monday, authorities said. Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves told reporters that three other victims are hospitalized in critical condition. “It appears that this was a targeted event, that it may be ...

  • News Wrap: Canadian police identify mass shooting suspect

    News Wrap: Canadian police identify mass shooting suspect

    Feb 11, 2026 11:45 PM EST

    In our news wrap Wednesday, Canadian police said the mass shooting suspect who killed eight people was an 18-year-old with a history of mental health issues, investigators in Arizona are widening their search for Nancy Guthrie after releasing a man they had detained for questioning and "Dawson's Creek" star James Van Der Beek has died...

  • UK police force examines claims ex-Prince Andrew sent sensitive trade reports to Epstein

    UK police force examines claims ex-Prince Andrew sent sensitive trade reports to Epstein

    Feb 09, 2026 05:53 PM EST

    ... abuse," Buckingham Palace said in a statement released on Oct. 30, when the king announced that Andrew would be stripped of his titles. Thames Valley Police began its inquiry after Graham Smith, chief executive of the anti-monarchy group Republic, reported Mountbatten-Windsor for suspected abuse of public office and ...

  • UK police search two properties linked to Peter Mandelson as part of Epstein probe

    UK police search two properties linked to Peter Mandelson as part of Epstein probe

    Feb 06, 2026 04:53 PM EST

    LONDON (AP) — British police on Friday searched two properties linked to ex-ambassador Peter Mandelson as part of a probe into potential misconduct stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein. Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Hayley Sewart said that “officers from the Met’s Central Specialist Crime team ...

  • British politician Peter Mandelson quits House of Lords, could face police investigation over Epstein ties

    British politician Peter Mandelson quits House of Lords, could face police investigation over Epstein ties

    Feb 03, 2026 04:59 PM EST

    Starmer spokesman Tom Wells said that the government had sent police its assessment that the Mandelson-Epstein documents contained "likely market-sensitive information" about the 2008 global financial crisis and its aftermath that shouldn't have been shared outside of government. Among the revelations in the files: In 2003-2004 ...

  • Police chief calls for calm after federal officers shot and killed a man during Minneapolis immigration crackdown

    Police chief calls for calm after federal officers shot and killed a man during Minneapolis immigration crackdown

    Jan 24, 2026 05:22 PM EST

    ... weather, calling for federal law enforcement to leave. ___ The age of the man who was shot has been corrected to 37, per information from the police chief. The AP previously reported his age as 51 based on a hospital record. ___ Santana reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Giovanna Dell'Orto ...

  • AP report: Army orders military police to get ready for possible Minneapolis deployment

    AP report: Army orders military police to get ready for possible Minneapolis deployment

    Jan 22, 2026 06:10 PM EST

    ... administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown. The defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive plans, confirmed that members of an Army military police brigade who are stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina have been given prepare-to-deploy orders. If deployed, the troops would likely offer ...