Police flatten pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA, arrest protesters
The pre-dawn police crackdown at UCLA marked the latest flashpoint in mounting tensions on U.S. college campuses. Read more
The latest about racial injustice and sexual abuse, spurred by the #MeToo movement, mass shootings and police violence in light of George Floyd’s death.
The pre-dawn police crackdown at UCLA marked the latest flashpoint in mounting tensions on U.S. college campuses. Read more
The suspect they were seeking was also killed. Read more
When police arrived at the scene they found five adult victims suffering from non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. Read more
The practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts. Read more
Jeremy Cooper had faced up to three years in prison after being found guilty in a jury trial last year of criminally negligent homicide. Read more
Authorities said the case appears to be among the first of its kind in the country and called for new laws to guard against the technology. Read more
At the University of Texas at Austin, hundreds of local and state police — including some on horseback and holding batons — clashed with protesters, pushing them off the campus lawn and at one point sending some tumbling into the street. Read more
The man, who police said recently traveled from Florida to New York, had not breached any security checkpoints to access the park. Read more
Thousands of U.S. election workers who have received threats since the 2020 election Read more
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The annual Eid al-Fitr event, held outside a large mosque in the city’s Parkside neighborhood, came to a sudden end when some 30 shots rang out at about 2:30 p.m., Philadelphia police said. Read more
The state sentences did not add time to the federal prison terms the defendants had already received, but the victims’ supporters hailed the yearslong sentences. Read more
Five officers from a tactical unit who were in an unmarked police vehicle surrounded an SUV last month driven by Dexter Reed, allegedly for failing to wear a seatbelt. Read more
They are the first parents in the country to be convicted over the deaths caused by their child in a mass shooting. Read more
Social media accounts that shield the identities of the people or groups behind them have come to dominate right-wing political discussion online even as they spread false information. Read more
The statement came a day after Kennedy came under fire for a fundraising email that painted a sympathetic portrait of the rioters as “activists” who were “stripped of their constitutional liberties.” Read more
Police said they are still reviewing evidence from the March 21 incidents, but it appears that a racial slur was used more than once. Read more
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth said videos captured Taylor James Johnatakis playing a leadership role during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. Read more
Trump reiterated his baseless claim that other countries were sending “prisoners, murderers, drug dealers, mental patients and terrorists, the worst they have” to the U.S. Read more
The gunman, Anthony Polito, was armed with a legally purchased 9 mm handgun, carried nine bullet magazines, and had a target list of names. Read more
Every day, police rely on common tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing them, such as physical holds, Tasers and body blows. Read more
Court and jail records show Soto appeared in court briefly this afternoon and remains held without bond. Read more