The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an American multinational nonprofit news agency headquartered in New York City. The AP is owned by its contributing newspapers, radio, and television stations in the United States, all of which contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists.

Georgia requires less basic training for new police officers than any state but Hawaii

Georgia requires fewer hours of basic training for law enforcement officers than any state but Hawaii

6:50AM ( 4 months ago )

Georgia mandated training for police on stun gun use, but hasn't funded it

Georgia requires police officers to be trained in the use of stun guns, but the state has never funded the requirement

6:47AM ( 4 months ago )

New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float

Researchers around the world are racing to create large wind turbines and floating platforms as upcoming lease auctions bring offshore wind closer to reality

6:41AM ( 4 months ago )

Takeaways from AP investigation into police training on the risks of handcuffing someone facedown

Police across the United States have been warned for decades that the common tactic of handcuffing someone facedown could turn deadly

6:30AM ( 4 months ago )

EU agrees on a new migration pact. Mainstream parties hope it will deprive the far right of votes

European Union nations have officially endorsed a major overhaul of the bloc’s failed asylum system

6:26AM ( 4 months ago )

Home Depot's sales continue to soften in 2024 as inflation, delayed start to spring weigh on sales

Home Depot’s sales continued to soften in the first quarter as the nation’s largest home improvement retailer not only was constrained by high mortgage rates and customers dealing with inflation concerns, but it also had to deal with a delayed start to spring

6:23AM ( 4 months ago )

AP Investigation: Training failures can lead police to deadly use of common handcuffing tactic

For decades, police across the United States have been warned that the common tactic of handcuffing someone facedown could turn deadly if officers pin them on the ground with too much pressure or for too long

6:18AM ( 4 months ago )

Risks of handcuffing someone facedown long known; people die when police training fails to keep up

6:18AM ( 4 months ago )

AP Investigation: In hundreds of deadly police encounters, officers broke multiple safety guidelines

An Associated Press investigation found that police across the U.S. violated well-known guidelines for safely restraining people in hundreds of fatal encounters that didn’t involve a firearm

6:09AM ( 4 months ago )

US investigating Waymo autonomous vehicles after reports of crashes or possible traffic violations

The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo’s self-driving vehicles

6:01AM ( 4 months ago )