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The Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting was the first test of Biden's new gun violence prevention office 11/08/2023 04:09pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The first thing Greg Jackson did when he arrived in Lewiston, Maine, was to drive through the city, into its neighborhoods, past the crime scene tape and the boarded-up windows, to get a feel for a community reeling from a mass shooting. The deputy director of the new White House Maryland officials approve settlement to reform autopsy process after teen's 2018 in-custody death 11/08/2023 04:01pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� Maryland officials approved a settlement Wednesday that reforms the process for conducting autopsies on people killed in police custody, a move that follows the 2018 death of a Black man who died after a struggle with an officer. The settlement ends litigation relating to Wounded North Carolina sheriff's deputies expected to make full recovery 11/08/2023 03:49pm • LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) ��� Two North Carolina sheriff's deputies who were seriously wounded when they attempted to arrest a wanted man this week are expected to make a full recovery, authorities said Wednesday. Robeson County sheriff's deputies Jonathan Walters and Kaelin Locklear were injured by gun Judge sets bail for Indiana woman accused of driving into building she believed was 'Israeli school' 11/08/2023 03:46pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� An Indianapolis woman accused of backing her car into a building she believed held an ���Israeli school" was ordered Wednesday by a judge to stay away from synagogues and other Jewish religious and cultural centers. Ruba Almaghtheh, 34, was formally charged Tuesday with intimid Justice Department opens probe of police in small Mississippi city over alleged civil rights abuses 11/08/2023 03:21pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� The U.S. Justice Department launched an investigation Wednesday into alleged civil rights violations by police in a majority Black Mississippi city, stepping in following accusations that officers used excessive force and arrested people without justification. The federal pro 4 California men linked to Three Percenters militia convicted of conspiracy in Jan. 6 case 11/08/2023 02:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Four California men linked to the ���Three Percenters��� militia movement have been convicted charges including conspiracy and obstruction for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Erik Scott Warner, 48, of Menifee,; Felipe Antonio Martinez, 50, of Lake Elsin Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 11/08/2023 01:26pm • Here���s a look at how AP���s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP���s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Atlanta man arrested with gun near U.S. Capitol faces numerous charges 11/08/2023 01:09pm • ▶ Watch Video: Man with gun arrested in park near U.S. Capitol Washington — An Atlanta man is facing numerous charges after he was found in a park near the U.S. Capitol carrying an "AR-style" pistol Tuesday, according to court records.The suspect, identif Minnesota city is believed to be the first in the US to elect a Somali American as mayor 11/08/2023 12:28pm • ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) ��� A suburban Minnesota city became what is believed to be the first in the U.S. to elect a Somali American mayor when 27-year-old Nadia Mohamed was chosen to lead St. Louis Park. ���This is a milestone. This is not the destination,��� Mohamed told supporters after the re Indianapolis Democratic Mayor Joe Hogsett easily wins reelection after expensive race 11/08/2023 12:17pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Indianapolis Democratic Mayor Joe Hogsett easily won a third term after an expensive race against a Republican challenger who had a significant fundraising advantage. Hogsett received 59.51% of votes while businessman and former city-county councilman Jefferson Shreve received DC Council members divided on bill allowing warrantless searches 11/08/2023 12:04pm • A bill that would allow D.C. police to randomly search individuals who are charged with violent crimes led to passionate debate on both sides of the issue Wednesday, as the measure was reviewed by the D.C. Council's public safety committee. Under the legislation, people on pretrial release ch Effort to remove Michigan GOP chair builds momentum as infighting and debt plague party 11/08/2023 10:00am • LANSING, Mich. (AP) ��� Former staunch allies of Michigan GOP Chairwoman Kristina Karamo, who assumed the role following an unsuccessful secretary of state campaign, are now uniting to remove her as the party remains mired in infighting and hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. It's a swift fall Croatia withdraws some bottled drinks and urges people to drink tap water after several fall ill 11/08/2023 09:45am • ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) ��� Authorities in Croatia recommended Wednesday that people drink only tap water as they investigated reports of several people sickened or suffering throat injuries allegedly after consuming bottled beverages. Health authorities ordered the ���suspected��� products pulled from Kosovo says it is setting up an institute to document Serbia's crimes in the 1998-1999 war 11/08/2023 09:06am • PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) ��� Kosovo is setting up an institute to document Serbia���s crimes against its population in the 1998-1999 war, the country's prime minister said Wednesday. Albin Kurti said the institute would document the war crimes so ���the Kosovar Albanians��� tragic history suffered at t Former Uvalde mayor wins back job as mother whose daughter was killed at Robb Elementary loses bid 11/08/2023 08:45am • In Uvalde���s first mayoral race since the Robb Elementary School shooting, former mayor Cody Smith won back the job Tuesday over Kimberly Mata-Rubio, a mother who has led calls for tougher gun laws since her daughter was among the 19 children killed in the 2022 attack. The race tested the mood of