Tag: Violent crime
Federal look into Breonna Taylor’s death casts a wider net
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Their numbers have dwindled since protesters first flooded Louisville’s streets after police fatally shot Breonna Taylor in her home a year...
Case of UK woman who vanished on way home stirs grief, anger
LONDON — The suspected abduction and murder of a young London woman as she walked home has dismayed Britain and revived a painful question:...
Man charged with raping, assaulting child found incompetent
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky man accused of raping an 8-year-old girl and fracturing her head with a shovel after being found mentally incompetent...
Woman arrested in San Francisco assault on Uber driver
SAN FRANCISCO — A woman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of pepper-spraying an Uber driver in San Francisco who was coughed at and insulted...
EU worried by shooting incidents near Turkey-Greece border
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top migration official expressed concern Friday about a spike in the number of shooting incidents on the Turkish side...
Prosecutor’s online hunch leads to arrest of assault suspect
CENTREVILLE, Mich. — A prosecutor's uncomfortable hunch during an online court hearing led to the arrest of a Michigan man who was inside the...
Israel’s rescue chief steps down over sexual assault claims
JERUSALEM — The head of Israel's renowned ZAKA rescue service stepped down from his post on Friday and relinquished a prestigious national prize amid...
Kenyan police believe man who shot 2 dead was an extremist
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's head of criminal investigations said Friday that police now believe that a man who grabbed a gun from a police...
Man charged in NJ slaying, questioned in 4 deaths extradited
WOODSTOWN, N.J. — A man who is a person of interest in the death of his ex-wife and three others in New Mexico has...
‘Gonna be sore:’ La. troopers boasted of beating Black man
Louisiana State Police troopers joked in a group text about beating a Black man after a high-speed chase last year, saying the “whoopin” would...
