The Latest: Seahawks coach calls protest decision difficult
24, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. . President Donald Trump speaks to reporters upon his return to the White House in Washington, Sunday, Sept.
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Deaf man’s family calls for Oklahoma City officer’s arrest
Sanchez was shot and killed when Oklahoma City police officers opened fire on him in front of his home Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017... .
Topeka prisoner files lawsuit objecting to inundation by Christian propaganda
A Topeka Correctional Facility inmate who is plaintiff in a federal religious-freedom lawsuit complained of the prison's 8-foot wooden cross, Christian-themed radio and television broadcasts, and housing units saturated with proselytizing messages. Inmates at the all-female prison are subjected to "Christian propaganda," the suit says, and remain under threat of punishment if caught moving objectionable religious materials.
Latest: Protesters face off with police in St. Louis
This undated family photo supplied by Christina Wilson shows Anthony Lamar Smith holding his daughter Autumn Smith. Anthony Lamar Smith was killed in 2011 during a confrontation with police.
Killings of 3 teens linked to some sectors’ move to sabotage war on illegal drugs?
Are the recent killings of three male teenagers connected to the reported move by some sectors to sabotage the government's drive against illegal drugs? This question was tossed by Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II to the National Bureau of Investigation for deeper probe on the killings of Kian Loyd delos Santos, Carl Angelo Arnaiz and Reynaldo de Guzman, alias "Kulot." "We have to determine if there are motives other than the killing of these teenagers because we can see a trend that is targeting teenagers.
Pretty Clearly All About Supporting the Troops
Cleveland's police union will not be holding the American flag for a pregame ceremony for the Brown's first game Sept. 10, Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association President Steve Loomis said late Friday.
PAO: There might be – new evidence’ against cops in Delos Santos’ killing
The Public Attorney's Office on Sunday disclosed that there might be a new piece of evidence against the three policemen involved in Kian Loyd delos Santos' killing, saying that they would examine a video taken by one of the witnesses. The 17-year-old Grade 11 student, who dreamed of becoming a policeman, was shot dead by cops during an anti-illegal drugs operation in Barangay 160, Caloocan on August 16. The police claimed Delos Santos was a drug runner and was killed after he allegedly resisted arrest.
Florida is scheduled to conduct its first execution in more than 18 months.
Florida has put a man to death with an anesthetic never used before in a U.S. lethal injection, carrying out its first execution in more than 18 months on an inmate convicted of two racially motivated murders. Authorities said 53-year-old Mark Asay, the first white man executed in Florida for the killing of a black man, was pronounced dead at 6:22 p.m. Thursday at the state prison in Starke.
Florida uses new drug to execute man convicted of 2 murders
Florida executed a man on Thursday with a drug never used before in a US lethal injection.
Gov. Greitens: Pull Down Missouri’s Racist Death Penalty Statutes
This past Tuesday, well over one hundred and fifty years since the end of the Civil War, a powerful, well-connected, well-to-do Southern white man, Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, exercised his law-given authority to stay the execution of Marcellus Williams, a poor black man. The reprieve was issued hours before the scheduled pumping of caustic chemicals by state officials into Williams's body.
Charlottesville mayor says he was shut out of security talks
The move to cover the statues is intended to symbolize the city's mourning ... . City workers prepare to drape a tarp over the statue of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson in Justice park in Charlottesville, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017.
Florida executes convicted double-murderer using new drug
Florida on Thursday put a man to death with an anesthetic never used before in a U.S. lethal injection, carrying out its first execution in more than 18 months on an inmate convicted of two racially motivated murders. Authorities said 53-year-old Mark Asay, the first white man executed in Florida for the killing of a black man, was pronounced dead at 6:22 p.m. Thursday at the state prison in Starke.
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In the minutes that ticked by in the 8 a.m. hour on Monday morning, Judge Joseph J. Bruzzese Jr. was walking through the narrow alley in the shadow of the Jefferson County courthouse when a man got out of his car in the nearby bank parking lot and opened fire. Police say Bruzzese returned fire, and a nearby probation officer stepped in and ultimately killed the suspect.
Ohio judge shot in ‘ambush’ outside courthouse, returns fire and kills attacker
An Ohio judge was shot Monday morning outside his courthouse in what authorities called an ambush attack that ended when the judge and a probation officer returned fire, killing the attacker. Police said a man apparently waiting for Judge Joseph Bruzzese, who sits on the Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas, ran up to the judge and began shooting when he approached the courthouse.
Prosecutors: Teenage killer should still get life
Despite a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling limiting life sentences for minors, a drifter convicted of murdering two people when he was a teenager should still be sentenced to life in prison for his "heinous" crime, county prosecutors argued Thursday. Kenneth Carl Crawford III, now 34, is serving life in prison without parole for murdering Diana Algar and Jose Molina in a trailer at a campground in Hollenback Twp.
California father accused of killing 5-year-old due in court
Longtime critics of former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio say his conviction of a criminal charge for disobeying a court order to stop traffic patrols that targeted immigrants is a long-awaited comeuppance. Longtime critics of former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio say his conviction of a criminal charge for disobeying a court order to stop traffic patrols that targeted immigrants is a long-awaited comeuppance.
8 Ohio Men Serving Life Without Parole For Homicide As Teens
States are taking a new look at juvenile life without parole after the U.S. Supreme Court last year applied its ban on no-parole sentences for minors retroactively and said that all but the rare irredeemable juvenile offender should have a chance at parole one day.
Woman arrested after allegedly stealing signs related to disappearance of Crystal Rogers
The group Indivisible Kentucky says it paid for the billboard because members haven't been able to reach Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell. The group Indivisible Kentucky says it paid for the billboard because members haven't been able to reach Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell.
Activists Encouraged by DOJ Involvement in Police Shooting
When it was clear that Jeff Session would indeed assume the top leadership role at the U.S. Department of Justice, activists and city officials around the country questioned the fate of police-reform measures. Here, Mayor Jim Kenney, when the DOJ issued its final report on the progress made at the Philadelphia Police Department, said that the city is committed to reforming policing, no matter what takes place in Washington, D.C. The mayor, who was elected due a police-reform platform, now will be tested to see how sincere he was.
Man sentenced to 40 years in jail in 2002 murder case
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, AR - A Mississippi County man was sentenced to 40 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a capital murder charge. According to Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington, Julius Yankaway was sentenced in the 2002 shooting death of Lakitha Winda of Wilson.