Tag: Law and order
Takeaways: Partisan discord instead of Jan. 6 answers
<p>WASHINGTON — A House hearing about what went wrong in the Jan. 6 Capitol siege frequently spiraled into partisan shouting matches on Wednesday, with...
Coroner rules victims in 1971 Belfast shooting were innocent
LONDON — A coroner in Northern Ireland has ruled that 10 people killed during a military operation in west Belfast 50 years ago were...
Texas officials back pardoning Floyd for 2004 drug arrest
HOUSTON — Top leaders in the Texas county where George Floyd grew up supported a resolution Tuesday calling for him to be posthumously...
Officer who shot Rayshard Brooks seeks bond modification
<p>ATLANTA — After his firing by the Atlanta police department was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/rayshard-brooks-shooting-664fefd79db05fdb3bfed1873bab04b5">reversed </a> last week, the officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks is...
Ukraine charges Putin ally Medvedchuk with treason
<p>KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine has charged indicted a top opposition figure who is a close ally of Russia's president with treason and attempts to...
South Africa’s president suspends party secretary-general
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has intensified the country’s anti-corruption drive with the suspension of his African National Congress party’s...
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo
BENI, Congo — When Shekinah was working as a nurse’s aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, a World Health Organization doctor...
Alleged serial killer faces death penalty trial in Oklahoma
<p>OKLAHOMA CITY — Jury selection continued Tuesday in the death penalty trial of an alleged serial killer accused of kidnapping and killing an Oklahoma...
Parents sue fraternity over pledge’s death in alleged hazing
<p>TOLEDO, Ohio — The parents of a 20-year-old fraternity pledge who died from alcohol poisoning after an alleged hazing ritual in March filed a...
2 charged in police assault on Jan. 6 to remain behind bars
Two men charged in the assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after defending the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, must remain...