LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles police chief announced his retirement from the head of one of the nation’s largest law enforcement agencies Friday, concluding a tenure marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, and greater scrutiny into excessive force and .

Chief Michel Moore is stepping down in February but will remain on as a consultant for an undetermined amount of time. He leaves as the department, like many nationwide, reconsiders its use of force in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and subsequent protests in

UNION, N.J. (AP) — The Grande Costa D’Avorio cargo ship was being loaded with 1,200 West Africa-bound cars at Port Newark last July when a deadly fire began. Dense black smoke limited visibility to about 3 feet, and the floor was so hot it made the soles of a firefighter’s boots begin to peel off.

“We cannot find our way out!” Newark Fire Capt. Augusto “Augie” Acabou yelled into his radio as he tried to

A Connecticut truck driver will serve at least 12 months behind bars after pleading guilty to charges Friday related to a highway crash that killed a New Hampshire state trooper.

Jay Medeiros, of Ashford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to and reckless conduct in the crash that killed Staff Sgt. Jesse Sherrill in fall 2021.

Rockingham County Superior Court Judge David Ruoff acknowledged that Medeiros had taken responsibility for the crash as part of a plea deal, which he said “brings closure to victims.” But he also said

CAMBRIDGE, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont state trooper plunged into a frigid pond and pulled out an 8-year-old girl who had fallen through the ice while playing with siblings. The child survived and fully recovered after a brief hospital stay.

The girl and her younger sister fell through the thin ice on the pond on private property in the town of Cambridge on Dec. 17, state police said in a news release Friday. The 80-year-old homeowner was able to pull the

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A fourth person has died nearly two weeks after a driver crashed an SUV near a crowd of New Year’s concertgoers in western New York, but authorities said Friday they may never know the motive for what they call an intentional attack.

Rochester police revealed Friday that motorist Michael Avery, 35, spent several hours in parking lots and other spots near the Kodak Center on the night of the fiery wreck, which killed him, two passengers in another car and a

A jailed member of the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Friday to more than four years in prison for his role in a mob’s three years ago, court records show.

William Chrestman, a U.S. Army veteran from Olathe, Kansas, brandished an axe handle and threated police with violence after leading other Proud Boys members to the perimeter of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Chrestman to obstructing the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress for certifying the Electoral College vote.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:

Toronto Stock Exchange (20,990.22, up 71.82 points):

Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Finance. Down 31 cents, or 0.38 per cent, to $80.49 on 15.2 million shares.

Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Down 16 cents, or 0.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — is taking his battle with directly to her home state, planning to head straight to South Carolina — which holds the first GOP votes in the South — after Monday’s .

His campaign said Friday that the Florida governor will leave Iowa after a caucus night party on Monday and fly to South Carolina, where he will appear at a campaign event in Greenville, in the state’s largely conservative northwestern corner. That’s instead of immediately going to New Hampshire, which is