Claudia Lauer

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  • white housePolitics

    ‘It’s a dramatic drop to an absolutely astonishing level’: Homicide rate plunges over 20% in 2025

    By Claudia Lauer and The Associated Press
  • minneapolisLaw

    ICE claims the Minneapolis headshot was self-defense, but many police forces have explicit rules against shooting at moving cars

    By Claudia Lauer and The Associated Press
  • border patrolLaw

    ICE agents using AI ‘may explain the inaccuracy of these reports,’ judge writes, noting a body cam video shows an agent asking ChatGPT for help

    By Claudia Lauer and The Associated Press
  • A demonstrator holds a sign during a “No Kings” protest, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)Politics

    Protesters crowd into streets, parks and plazas at anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ demonstrations across US

    By Marc Levy, Claudia Lauer, and others
  • Rep. LaMonica McIver, center, demands the release of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his arrest while protesting outside an ICE detention prison, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.JPolitics

    ICE agents arrest Newark Mayor Ras Baraka at detention center protest

    By Jake Offenhartz, Claudia Lauer, and others
  • The Signal app logo can be seen through a magnifying glass on the display of a smartphoneTech

    Government workers are using encrypted messaging apps like Signal to avoid hacks and data leaks—but the price is transparency

    By Rebecca Boone, Claudia Lauer, and others
  • Rescue and salvage crews with cranes pull up the wreckage of an American Airlines jet in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Lifestyle

    Salvage crews recover engine and large portion of American Airlines jet from Potomac River after deadly midair collision

    By David R. Martin, Michael R. Sisak, and others
  • In this undated image provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB investigators and members of the salvage crew recover wreckage from the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines jet Wednesday night, Jan. 29, 2025, near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. (NTSB via AP)Politics

    Washington, D.C. authorities say 55 of the 67 victims of the midair collision have been recovered and identified

    By David R. Martin, Michael R. Sisak, and others
  • Police and coast guard boats are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River as an American Airlines plane passes in the foreground at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Arlington, Va., (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Lifestyle

    Data from the collision of the airliner and Army helicopter show a 100-foot difference in altitude

    By Claudia Lauer and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Megan Mantia, left, and her boyfriend Thomas, only first game given, return to Mantia’s fire-damaged home after the Eaton Fire swept through the area, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)Environment

    Flawed emergency alert systems meant to warn residents lagged during Los Angeles wildfires

    By Christopher L. Keller, Claudia Lauer, and others
  • Hunter Biden is pictured outside the court room wearing a dark navy suit and tie.Politics

    Hunter Biden avoids tax trial with surprise guilty plea

    By Amy Taxin, Deepa Bharath, and others
  • U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe, left, and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate are sworn in before they testify before a Joint Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing examining the security failures leading to the assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, July 30, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)Politics

    Secret Service acting director says he is ‘ashamed’ over Trump shooting and blames agency’s ‘failure to challenge our assumptions’

    By Eric Tucker, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • Col. Christopher L. Paris, Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State PolicePolitics

    2 police officers left their key post to look for Trump gunman before shooting

    By Alanna Durkin Richer, Claudia Lauer, and others
  • Hunter BidenPolitics

    Hunter Biden convicted of all 3 felony charges in federal gun trial

    By Randall Chase, Claudia Lauer, and others
  • FILE – Police tape cordons off the scene of a crime in Levittown, Pa., Saturday, March 16, 2024. Police departments reported a year-over-year increase in sworn officers in 2023 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began and since the 2020 police killing of George Floyd spurred nationwide protests and increased scrutiny of police, according to a survey released by the Police Executive Research Forum. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)Success

    Police officer hiring just rebounded for the first time since the George Floyd crisis of 2020

    By Claudia Lauer and The Associated Press