Suspicious package forces shutdown of Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
No one was arrested, but two men were being detained as police investigate, the spokesman said. The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel connects Detroit, Michigan, with Windsor, Ontario, in Canada.
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FBI agents take ‘fresh look’ at Eric Garner case
The New York-based agents have come together in recent weeks following a December grand jury decision to not indict the police officer, the sources told CNN. The goal is a…
Alaska family twice told their son is dead — only to have him answer the door
Express thanks, and perhaps frustration, that it’s not true. An Alaska family rode this emotional roller coaster earlier this week. And on Friday, Justin Priest — the man whose parents…
Police In Georgia Cite Man For Cheeseburger-ing and Driving
A man says he was cited by police outside Atlanta for eating a cheeseburger while driving. – Information from: WSB-TV, http://www.wsbtv.com/index.html
France Arrests 5 Chechens Suspected Of Planning Attack
PARIS, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Police arrested five Chechens in southern France on suspicion of preparing an attack, a police source said on Tuesday. The source said four of them…
Mexico: DNA Tests Unable To Match Missing Students To Remains
Mexican prosecutors said Tuesday that an Austrian forensics lab has been unable to find any more DNA that could be used by conventional means to identify charred remains that might…
Activists Seek To Improve Community-Police Relations In St. Louis Area
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. — Amid broader discussions about improving police tactics across the country, a local Missouri group is working with a national police research organization to take a look…
PBA President Patrick Lynch Faces Leadership Challenge From Unhappy Cops
There might be a new sheriff in town at the police union. – Read the whole story at New York Daily News
Few Candidates File For Ferguson City Council Election Even After Protests
Ferguson’s first municipal election since a fatal police shooting sparked months of protests and exposed the city’s deep racial divide has drawn relatively little interest from prospective candidates. – Activists…
Duke University Suspends Fraternity Over Rape Allegation
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke University says it has suspended a fraternity while police investigate allegations a woman was sexually assaulted at an off-campus party. – The warrant says investigators…
Supreme Court Proceedings Disrupted By Campaign Finance Protest, Hidden Camera
For the second time in 11 months, opponents of Supreme Court rulings lifting limits on money in political campaigns briefly disrupted proceedings in the courtroom and embarrassed the court by…
Al Shabab Bomb Mogadishu Hotel Ahead Of Turkish President’s Visit
MOGADISHU, Jan 22 (Reuters) – The Somali Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for a bomb attack at the gate of a Mogadishu hotel where Turkish delegates were meeting on…
Meth-Drone Crashes Near US-Mexico Border
Police in a Mexican border city said Wednesday that a drone overloaded with illicit methamphetamine crashed into a supermarket parking lot. – In April, authorities in South Carolina found a…
Protesters commemorate MLK Day with marches across the country
The demonstrations took on a new vigor this year in the aftermath of the deaths Michael Brown and Eric Garnertwo black men who were killed by white police officers. More…
Larry Wilmore Delivers The State Of The Black Protest In ‘Nightly Show’ Debut
Comedy Central’s post-Stephen Colbert era officially began on Monday with the premiere of “The Nightly Show,” and host Larry Wilmore wasted no time doing just what he’s known for: delivering…
#ReclaimMLK: Activists Nationwide Follow In MLK’s Footsteps To Protest Racial Injustice
Martin Luther King Jr. Day held special significance for many this year, as people across the country came out to volunteer, march and celebrate the civil rights leader’s legacy on…
Obama Honors King’s Legacy With Visit To Boys And Girls Club
President Barack Obama honored Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy Monday by big-brothering members of the next generation. – Speaking at a Delaware breakfast, Vice President Joe Biden said communities and…
Massachusetts Officers Kill Man, Find His Mother Stabbed To Death
Two police officers fatally shot an agitated man armed with at least one knife early Monday morning before finding his mother stabbed to death on the front steps of their…
Joe Biden: ‘We Have To Bridge’ Separation Between Police, Minority Communities
Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that communities around the country need to work to bridge the separation between police and the residents they serve. Speaking at a breakfast honoring…
From Antwerp to Aleppo — and back: Europe’s nightmare
His family and friends were stunned. One friend told the local newspaper SudInfo: “He doesn’t even speak Arabic very well.” On Friday, the day after Belgian police killed two extremists…
Military Man, Wife, Daughter Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide
Police say that a family of three found dead in their Apple Valley, Minnesota, home were victims of a murder-suicide. The bodies of David Crowley, 29, his wife Komel, 28,…
A 1965 failure that still haunts America
Then, with a Democratic administration riding high on a string of major legislative victories, including landmark civil rights and voting rights legislation, six days of horrendous rioting broke out in…
Court throws out care application for teen who drew on protest site wall
But Magistrate Winnie Lau Yee-wan rejected this. “I can understand why the police made the application,” she told journalists outside the court Monday, according to local media. “After reading the…
Europe tackles threats, boosts security after terror attacks
Here are the latest developments: Belgium: Armed soldiers patrol cities Heavily armed guards filtered through the streets of Brussels and Antwerp on Saturday, a sight the country hasn’t seen in…
Pope Francis: Throngs gather in Manila for Mass
The nation intensified security at all venues, with the presidential detail deployed to safeguard the pope. About 25,000 Philippine national police are backing the presidential security detail tasked with safety…
Dashcam video shows officer grooving to Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’
A dashcam video of Dover Police Master Cpl. Jeff Davis cruising in his police vehicle and grooving to Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” was an instant hit on Friday. The…
Channel Tunnel smoke stops Eurostar trains for day
Police in Kent, England, didn’t immediately respond to CNN’s questions about the cause of the smoke. “If you were planning to travel today, we advise you to postpone your journey…
Police: Shooting at central Florida mall
“The shooter has been contained but there is no confirmed word on injuries or fatalities,” Mebourne police dispatcher Kathy Pechacek said. – Five or six shots were fired, according to…
The Conversation That All Black Parents Have With Their Kids, From Gayle King (VIDEO)
Co-host of CBS This Morning Gayle King shared her insight on an important conversation she had with her son when he was around 12. “I don’t know any black family…
5 things to know for your New Day — Friday, January 16, 2015
BELGIUM ANTI-TERROR OPERATION Operation thwarted: Belgian police pounced on a radical terror cell yesterday that they say was about to strike. Officers killed two suspects and wounded and arrested a…