2 wounded in school shooting in Maryland
Police put the school on lockdown and temporarily prevented students from leaving. Everyone else in the building is safe and accounted for, Doerrer said, and students will be allowed to…
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2 Shot At Frederick High School In Maryland
Feb 4 (Reuters) – Two students were shot and suffered non-life-threatening wounds outside a gym during a basketball game at Frederick High School in Maryland on Wednesday evening, local police…
Suspect Accused Of Threatening To Behead Daniel Pantaleo, NYPD Officer Who Choked Eric Garner
By Serena Maria Daniels DETROIT, Feb 4 (Reuters) – A Detroit-area man has been accused of threatening to behead a New York City police officer whose fatal choke-hold on an…
Colorado Girl Says She Agreed To Sex With 1 Teen, Then Group Attacked
A sixth teen has been arrested in a sexual assault at a suburban Denver party, where a girl said she agreed to have sex with one of the boys before…
When Police Go Rogue On Facebook
This article was reported by Ken Armstrong for The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization focused on the U.S. criminal justice system. You can sign up for their newsletter, or…
Don’t Be Like That: Does Black Culture Need To Be Reformed?
It was just after eight o’clock on a November night when Robert McCulloch, the prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County, announced that a grand jury would not be returning an…
College Student Andrew Sadek Busted For $80 Worth Of Pot, Then Found Dead
A North Dakota college student who worked as a drug informant went missing and was later found dead, according to police. The revelation that Andrew Sadek, 20, worked as a…
‘Texas 7’ Prison Escapee, Cop Killer Donald Newbury To Be Executed
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas inmate is scheduled to be executed for killing a suburban Dallas police officer after he and six others broke out of prison. – The…
Armstrong’s longtime girlfriend lied to the cops after he struck parked vehicles, police say
Armstrong, 43, was cited for two misdemeanors: Duty to report accidents and exceeding the safe speed for conditions, police said. Police served a summons on Armstrong through his lawyer so…
Killing of Shaimaa el-Sabbagh in Cairo Angers Egyptians
CAIRO — Her friends wanted to lay a wreath in Tahrir Square as a memorial, but Shaimaa el-Sabbagh urged them to reconsider. She feared that the police might attack, mistaking…
Deborah Cox Talks New Single, Whitney Houston Biopic Success And Police Misconduct In America
Nearly seven years after the release of her 2008 album “The Promise,” Deborah Cox is making her return to music as she adds the finishing touches to her forthcoming album,…
No Charges For Officer Who Killed Mentally Ill Woman Who ‘Confronted’ Police With A Knife
The decision not to charge an officer who fatally shot a black woman after police said she “confronted” him with a knife has sparked protests, a lawsuit and the promise…
Police need to get mental health
On the surveillance video that the department released, you can see the moment in which Coignard decides to die. She raises her knife and charged at Derr, who shoots, as…
How One NYPD Officer Went To Jail For Using A Chokehold — And Why That’s Unlikely To Happen In The Eric Garner Case
Iris, left, and Ramon Baez, second from left, the parents of Anthony Baez, carry a banner as they march with at least 3,000 protesters down Broadway to New York’s City…
2 dead, 3 injured after blast at mall in Perth, Australia
The blast Tuesday morning at the Galleria mall in Morley sparked a fire that emergency crews put out. – All the victims were men, police said.
Catholics Fear Campaign of Church Attacks in India
NEW DELHI — A series of episodes at churches over the last two months has prompted Roman Catholics here to worry about a deliberate campaign of violence, and to call…
Police: Ex-NFL star Warren Sapp arrested on soliciting prostitution charge
Police said officers working security at a downtown Phoenix hotel were contacted around 2:30 a.m. by a woman who alleged that an argument over money in a guest room “turned…
Mexico Tortured Police For Confessions In 43 Students Case: Report
An investigative report published Sunday by the Mexican magazine Proceso accuses Mexican authorities of beating and torturing municipal police officers in an effort to force confessions in the case of…
Whitney Houston’s daughter on a ventilator, source says
“It is going to be a waiting game,” said the source. Brown “was not breathing” when a man identified as her husband found her Saturday morning inside her townhouse in…
10 ways to stay safe when buying and selling online
A couple from Georgia was traveling to a Craigslist transaction last month when they left their suburban Atlanta home in hopes of buying a 1966 Ford Mustang. They did everything…
EU Parliament Evacuated As Police Check Suspicious Car
Belgian police have evacuated hundreds of people from the European Parliament after a suspicious vehicle was spotted nearby. Parliament spokesman Jaume Duch Guillot said Monday that “police evacuated three of…
Egyptian court sentences 183 to death
The defendants had been convicted of murdering 11 police officers and two civilians in the district of Kerdasa last August. That attack followed a crackdown by security forces on supporters…
Man arrested Sunday for attempting to climb White House temporary fencing
He has been placed into the custody of DC Police.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Former IMF Chief, Goes On Trial For Sex Charges
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is going on trial for sex charges in France — the nation where he once was considered a top presidential contender. The former head of the International Monetary…
Training Teachers to Take Aim Against Taliban
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Gunfire rang out as Fatima Bibi squeezed off three shots, hitting her target every time. Then she lowered her Glock pistol, turned to her fellow academics and…
No One Has Claimed Suspicious Box Of 1,000 Condoms Found At NYC Bus Station
Police say a suspicious package left behind a concrete barrier of a New York City bus station didn’t contain any explosives but did have some unexpected contents — 1,000 individually…
Pro-Democracy Protesters Return to Streets of Hong Kong
HONGKONG — Pro-democracy protesters streamed through the heart of Hong Kong on Sunday in their first sizable show of strength since the police cleared occupations that blocked streets for 11…
Whitney Houston’s daughter in medically induced coma, source says
He called 911 and performed CPR until public safety officers arrived and took over, said police spokeswoman Lisa Holland. Brown was taken to a local hospital, where “she is still…
3-year-old boy shoots father, pregnant mother in New Mexico
The bullet apparently exited through the father’s hip and hit the mother in the right shoulder. She is eight months pregnant, said Officer Simon Drobik of the Albuquerque Police Department….
Rep. John Conyers Calls For Police Reforms After Cop Who Killed 7-Year-Old Walks
Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) has pledged to introduce legislation on police accountability following the dismissal of charges against a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl. – In…