ProPublica posts NYPD records, bypassing judge’s blockade
A news website has published a database containing complaint information for thousands of New York City police officers days after a federal judge paused the public release of such records…
Church volunteer admits to arson attack on French cathedral
French authorities have detained and charged a repentant church volunteer after he told investigators that he was responsible for an arson attack that badly damaged a 15th-century Gothic cathedral July…
Video and 911 audio released in Indiana police dog mauling
Authorities have released additional police video footage and 911 audio in the May arrest of a Black northwestern Indiana man who was mauled by a police dog while being arrested…
Police and protesters clash in violent weekend across the US
Protests took a violent turn in several U.S. cities over the weekend, with demonstrators squaring off against federal agents outside a courthouse in Portland, Oregon, and forcing police in Seattle…
Court: Judge wrong to dismiss complaint against Facebook
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled that a judge was wrong to dismiss a cafe owner’s complaint against Facebook that his social media account was shut down without warning…
Cuomo: Probe NY’s ‘illegal’ ejection from travel program
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling for federal probes into New York’s ejection from trusted traveler security programs By MARINA VILLENEUVE and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press July 24, 2020, 9:18 PM…
UK suspends extradition arrangements with Hong Kong
Britain’s government has suspended its extradition arrangements with Hong Kong, after China imposed a tough new national security law By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press July 20, 2020, 2:48 PM 3…
Chicago police, protesters clash during bid to topple statue
Protesters trying to topple a Christopher Columbus statue in downtown Chicago’s Grant Park clashed with police who responded violently with batons after they say officers were struck by fireworks and…
Prosecutor: Video shows NYC dismemberment suspect buying saw
Prosecutors say surveillance video shows a personal assistant charged in the death of a 33-year-old tech entrepreneur found dismembered buying the electric saw and cleaning supplies found at the crime…
First federal execution in 17 years; another set Wednesday
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The federal government on Tuesday carried out its first execution in almost two decades, killing by lethal injection a man convicted of murdering an Arkansas family…