Nov 23 - By Associated Press
British police have reached a compensation deal with the family of a Brazilian man who was shot dead by police after he was mistaken for a terrorist.
Nov 22 - By Brian Mahoney, AP Basketball Writer
Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni says Nate Robinson was not benched for taking a shot at the wrong basket Saturday.
Nov 20 - By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Writer
A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to killing a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times while chasing suspected illegal immigrants in the mountains east of San Diego.

Nov 18 - By Jocelyn Noveck, AP National Writer
Of all the adjectives one might use to describe Newsweek's current Sarah Palin cover, "unflattering" probably isn't one of them.
Nov 18 - By Associated Press
Police say a suburban Philadelphia woman lying in bed was struck by a bullet that came through a wall, killing her.

Nov 16 - By JoNel Aleccia, health writer, msnbc.com
In a frantic search for swine flu vaccine, Seattle mother Emily Newman called a dozen clinics and some 50 pharmacies before she finally found shots last month for her 2-year-old twins.
Nov 12 - By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press Writer
A chubby-cheeked young defendant surprised a packed courtroom Thursday by pleading guilty to the Halloween 2007 murder of a Philadelphia police officer during a doughnut store robbery.
Nov 11 - By Associated Press
Hartford police say a city officer investigating a series of burglaries was shot during an early morning foot chase with a fleeing suspect, who was caught and arrested by other officers.
Nov 9 - By Associated Press
The man who shot the son of Washington Lt. Gov. Brad Owen's has died.
Nov 8 - By Associated Press
An Illinois man is jailed on $2 million bond after being charged in the shooting deaths of three women at a convenience store in East St. Louis.
Nov 7 - By Associated Press
Authorities in Wisconsin say an inmate somehow armed himself with a knife and threatened a sheriff's deputy before the officer shot and wounded him.

Nov 4 - By Associated Press
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla is recovering from a bullet wound in his leg after a target shooting instructor accidentally shot him.
Nov 4 - By Ron Word, Associated Press Writer
A jury convicted an ex-con Thursday of attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of former Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman Richard Collier in 2008.

Nov 2 - By Associated Press
A Russian businessman who had been convicted in Israel of being a KGB spy was shot dead in Moscow on Monday, police said.

Oct 28 - By Janie McCauley, AP Sports Writer
Mike Singletary can see it in Alex Smith's eyes, in his body language. He's a different player now. Confident. Mature. Experienced.
Oct 27 - By Associated Press
A Hampton University basketball player has died from what police call an accidental shooting outside a nightclub.
Oct 23 - By Associated Press
A witness told jurors on Wednesday that she saw gunfire from her apartment window the night Jacksonville Jaguars player Richard Collier was shot and paralyzed but could not identify the shooter.
Oct 22 - By Associated Press
A 2,200-pound hippopotamus that escaped from a private zoo has been shot to death after more than a month on the run in the countryside of southeastern Mexico.
Oct 22 - By Associated Press
California police say a 4-year-old girl walking down a street was wounded in the head by a stray bullet outside a preschool.
Oct 20 - By Tamara Lush, Associated Press Writer
In the hours after Diane Ward died in the master bedroom of her mansion from a gunshot wound to the face, her husband was taken to the Orange County Sheriff's office for questioning.
Oct 18 - By Associated Press
A Los Angeles woman accused of shooting her young sons, killing one and critically wounding the other, has been charged with murder.
Oct 17 - By Associated Press
A woman shot her two young sons Saturday, killing a 5-year-old boy and critically wounding his 1-year-old brother, police said.
Oct 15 - By Associated Press
A youth hockey player's fantastic trick goal at Boston's TD Banknorth Garden has become an Internet sensation.
Oct 9 - By Associated Press
A man who thought there was an intruder in his house shot and killed his fiancee the day before they were to be married, police said Friday.
Oct 9 - By Associated Press
Tennessee police say an 18-year-old walk-on punter at the University of Southern Mississippi committed suicide.