AP National News

Violent crime in the US dropped again in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward after a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike

Israel is bombing targets across many parts of Lebanon, striking senior militants in Beirut and apparently hiding bombs in pagers and walkie-talkies

Donald Trump sat in a large barn in rural Pennsylvania as farmers expressed concerns about losing their way of life, asking questions and offering jokes but mostly just listening

Taking a country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone

The Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments as attorneys working on behalf of Marcellus Williams seek to save him, just a day before his scheduled execution

An attorney for a Missouri man facing execution is arguing to halt the lethal injection because the trial prosecutor prevented a Black man who looked similar to the defendant from serving on the jury

Missouri's top court and governor have each rejected requests to cancel a Missouri man's scheduled lethal injection

Missouri's top court and governor have each rejected requests to cancel a Missouri man's scheduled lethal injection

The man accused in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump wrote a note months earlier saying that he intended to kill the former president

The man accused in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump wrote a note months earlier saying that he intended to kill the former president