With virtual reality police training, Sacramento tries to ‘get to a much better place’
With police training programs across the country under intense scrutiny after Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction, one department in California…
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‘I thought I would die.’ Myanmar protesters describe torture they suffered in detention
The 19-year-old’s eyes are so swollen he cannot open them properly. His face is marked with big purple welts and bruises. Etched into his…
Continue ReadingTennessee governor declares that Covid-19 is no longer a health emergency with only 25% of state’s residents fully vaccinated
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signaled Tuesday that he will not renew any public health orders, saying “Covid-19 is no longer a health emergency in…
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Demonstrators who are protesting the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. remain in streets after curfew
Police told people protesting last week’s police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. to head home ahead of an 8 p.m. curfew imposed by Elizabeth City,…
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Delaying the release of police bodycam footage of Andrew Brown Jr.’s death sounds like an excuse
I have been following with great concern, the case of Andrew Brown, Jr., who was shot and killed by police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on…
Continue ReadingMan arrested at airport after 35 birds intended for singing contests found in his clothing, officials say
A man was arrested and charged with allegedly smuggling 35 live finches in hair curlers from Guyana for “singing contests” in New York…
Continue ReadingNYPD makes arrest in assault of 61-year-old Asian man
A man has been arrested in connection with the case of a 61-year-old Asian man who was attacked last week in New York, police said. Yao Pan Ma was…
Continue Reading10-foot-tall concrete letters to be installed welcoming people into SF’s Bayview
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood is making a name…
Continue ReadingFBI opens civil rights investigation into police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
The FBI’s Charlotte field office confirmed they have opened a federal civil rights investigation into last week’s police shooting of…
Continue ReadingFrightening night for friends who hit bear on highway
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two friends from central Minnesota are on the mend after…
Continue ReadingFormer Dallas police officer Amber Guyger asks appeals court to throw out murder conviction for killing Botham Jean
An attorney for Amber Guyger, the White former Dallas police officer convicted of killing of Black neighbor Botham Jean in his apartment, asked a…
Continue Reading50+ dogs living in 3 feet of feces removed from home
Click here for updates on this story HILL COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — Law enforcement officials joined The Humane Society of…
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On-duty NYPD officer dies after being struck by an intoxicated hit-and-run driver with a suspended license on the Long Island Expressway
A 43-year-old NYPD officer was struck and killed early Tuesday morning on the Long Island Expressway by an intoxicated driver who fled the scene and…
Continue ReadingWild hogs becoming major nuisance, desecrating cemetery
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — There are overturned headstones and grave markers completely…
Continue ReadingAbout 1,000 small birds become trapped in home’s chimney
Click here for updates on this story MONTECITO, CA (KCAL, KCBS) — A terrifying flock of small birds that became trapped…
Continue ReadingLong struggling already amid pandemic, deli has its tip jar stolen
Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN PARK, Illinois (WBBM) — Tip jars are a difference-maker for many –…
Continue ReadingBeavers chewed through a cable and knocked out internet service to hundreds in a Canadian town
A colony of beavers gnawed through a fiber optic cable near their dam over the weekend, disrupting internet service for hundreds of residents in…
Continue ReadingLeaders discuss new options for Internet
Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WSHM) — Councilors from across western Mass. came…
Continue Reading91-year-old grandmother in hospice scammed out of $9K
Click here for updates on this story MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) — A 91-year-old grandmother in hospice care and her…
Continue ReadingOfficer hit by passing vehicle and killed
Click here for updates on this story QUEENS, New York (WABC) — An NYPD officer, a 43-year-old husband and father of…
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