Tag: Violence
Detroit police chief plans retirement, may discuss future
DETROIT — Police Chief James Craig on Monday plans to announce his retirement as head of the city's police department and possibly discuss his...
UN council meets on Jerusalem violence, considers statement
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council held emergency consultations Monday on escalating violence in east Jerusalem and was considering a proposed statement calling...
EXPLAINER: Why are people protesting across Colombia?
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Thousands of Colombians have protested across the country against a government they feel has long ignored their needs, allowed corruption to...
Rio’s deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse
RIO DE JANEIRO — A bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission successfully...
Native Americans gathering to honor victims of violence
BOSTON — Native Americans are gathering in Boston on Friday to remember Indigenous peoples who have been killed, gone missing or subjected to violence....
Jurors continue deliberations in murder trial of officer
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Jurors began a second day of deliberations Friday in the trial of an Alabama police officer charged with murder after he...
Idaho shooting: Very few school incidents committed by girls
BOISE, Idaho — Authorities say they are trying to determine what prompted a young girl to open fire at a rural Idaho middle school,...
NJ paying $1.3M to consultant to advise on women’s prison
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey taxpayers are on the hook for about $1.3 million dollars in fees to a criminal justice consultant to help...
Union’s Jose Martínez suspended for 2 additional games
NEW YORK — Philadelphia Union midfielder Jose Martínez was suspended for two additional games and fined an undisclosed amount by MLS on Friday for...
Sheriff: Army trainee arrested after hijacking school bus
COLUMBIA, S.C. — An Army trainee has been arrested after authorities say he boarded a South Carolina school bus with a gun Thursday and...
