Tag: crime
Witness: Driver gunned down armed protester in Texas capital
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A protester who was apparently armed with a rifle at a demonstration against police violence in the Texas capital was...
Some US police resist enforcing coronavirus mask mandates
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Lang Holland, the chief of police in tiny Marshall, Arkansas, said he thinks the threat of the coronavirus has...
Police, protesters clash as US cities endure violent weekend
Protests took a violent turn in several U.S. cities overnight, with demonstrators squaring off against agents outside a federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, forcing...
Body of civil rights icon John Lewis crosses Selma bridge
SELMA, Ala. (AP) - THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.SELMA, Ala. (AP) - The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis...
From police chief to VP? Inside Val Demings’ unlikely path
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Val Demings has already been vice president.In 1972, the future Florida congresswoman was a young Black girl struggling to make...
From police chief to VP? Inside Val Demings’ unlikely path
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Val Demings has already been vice president.In 1972, the future Florida congresswoman was a young Black girl struggling to make...
Church volunteer admits to arson attack on French cathedral
PARIS (AP) - French authorities detained and charged a repentant church volunteer Sunday after he told investigators that he was responsible for an arson...
Portland protesters breach fence around federal courthouse
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Authorities declared a riot early Sunday in Portland, Oregon, where protesters breached a fence surrounding the city's federal courthouse building...
Portland protesters breach fence around federal courthouse
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Authorities declared a riot early Sunday in Portland, Oregon, where protesters breached a fence surrounding the city's federal courthouse building...
Police declare riot at Seattle protests, make arrests
SEATTLE (AP) - Seattle police retreated to a precinct early Sunday, just hours after declaring a riot during large demonstrations in the city's Capitol...