Police
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US
Police Officers Are Charged With Crimes, but Are Juries Convicting?
A few days before Christmas, a jury in Washington cleared three Tacoma police officers of criminal charges in the death…
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World
5 Killed in Queens Car Crash on New Year’s Day
The accident occurred on the Cross Island Parkway, along a part known for its dangerous curve, residents said.
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US
AMC Theaters Apologizes to Civil Rights Leader Removed From Movie Theater
The Rev. William J. Barber II was trying to watch “The Color Purple” with his mother when theater staff told…
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World
Pro-Palestinian Protests Block Traffic at New York and L.A. Airports
More than two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested Wednesday morning after they blocked traffic heading to Kennedy International Airport in…
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US
In L.A. District Attorney Race, Rhetoric Shifts From Reform to Fear
George Gascón is running for re-election in a very different climate, where concerns about crime have overtaken demands for equity…
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US
Paramedics Found Guilty in Last Trial in Elijah McClain Death
Peter Cichuniec and Jeremy Cooper were convicted of criminally negligent homicide, but the jury split on the lesser assault charges,…
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US
The Wildly Popular Police Scanner Goes Silent for Many
American cities are encrypting their emergency radio communications over concerns about safety and privacy.
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World
Please Do Not Go Near the Volcanic Eruption, Iceland Asks Tourists
The government told people to “think four times” before embarking on a hike to view the eruption.
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World
Seoul’s Main Palace Is Vandalized With Graffiti
For two consecutive nights, the Gyeongbokgung Palace was spray painted, in a country where such brazen vandalism is rare.
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News
Paul Chevingy, Early Voice on Police Brutality, Dies at 88
An eminent civil rights lawyer, he was one of the nation’s foremost experts on abusive policing. He also successfully challenged…