National News From ABCnews.com

• Man who shot 2 NYPD officers, killing 1, has died
  The man who shot two New York City police officers in a Harlem apartment, killing one of them and putting another in critical condition, died Monday of injuries sustained when a third officer shot him
• Fired officer who apologized for assault seeking acquittal
  A former South Carolina police officer who apologized after attacking a Black man without provocation at a traffic stop last year is seeking for a jury to acquit him of a misdemeanor charge stemming from the incident
• 6 charged with bid to smuggle arsenal to Mexican drug cartel
  Authorities say six men have been charged with plotting to smuggle assault weapons and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition to one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels
• Researchers: Shark attacks increase after 3 years of decline
  Officials say shark attacks increased around the world in 2021 following three consecutive years of decline, though beach closures in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could be making the numbers seem more dramatic than they are
• Tennessee deputy found shot, dead in burning home
  A Tennessee man has been charged in the slaying of a sheriff’s deputy who was found dead with a gunshot wound inside her burning home
• EXPLAINER: Who are 3 officers on trial in Floyd's killing?
  Three former Minneapolis officers who face federal civil rights charges in the killing of George Floyd aren’t as familiar to most people as Derek Chauvin, a fellow officer who was convicted of murder last spring
• Chief: 3 Baltimore firefighters killed in vacant home blaze
  Baltimore's fire chief says three firefighters were killed and a fourth was injured when part of a vacant home collapsed while they were battling a blaze
• Defense: Chauvin called ‘all of the shots’ when Floyd killed
  Prosecutors in the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights accused the men of standing by as fellow Officer Derek Chauvin “slowly killed George Floyd right in front of them.”
• Ex-cop in Taylor raid seeks partial media ban ahead of trial
  Attorneys for a former police officer involved in the raid that left Breonna Taylor dead want to ban news outlets from part of the jury selection process
• Infant killed in Atlanta; mom says car caught in crossfire
  Police say a 6-month-old child was shot to death in Atlanta
• New NYC mayor, an ex-cop, unveils plan to stem gun violence
  New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced the city will step up efforts to seize illegal guns and institute a multi-pronged plan to tackle the issue
• Man allegedly released over COVID-19 diagnosis back in jail
  Police officials are conducting an internal investigation to determine why a man suspected of domestic assault was released from a St. Louis jail without being charged
• Human smuggling suspect from Florida released without bond
  A Florida man arrested for human smuggling after the bodies of four people were found near the Canada and U.S. border during a blizzard has been released from jail without having to pay bond
• Railroad contract talks head for mediation after impasse
  Contract talks between the biggest freight railroads and unions that represent 105,000 employees are headed to mediation this week
• Oxford High School reopens nearly 2 months after shooting
  The Michigan high school where four students were fatally shot has reopened for the first time since the Nov. 30 tragedy