Tag: Law and order
N Carolina NAACP sues to have Confederate monument removed
<p>GRAHAM, N.,C. — The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking the removal of a Confederate monument which stands in...
UK watchdog: Police acted correctly at vigil for slain woman
LONDON — A U.K. police watchdog said Tuesday that officers didn't behave “in a heavy-handed manner” when they broke up a vigil for a...
Breonna Taylor’s death: A push to limit no-knock warrants
FRANKFORT, Ky — Kentucky’s lawmakers passed a partial ban on no-knock warrants Tuesday, more than a year after the death of Breonna Taylor during...
Man accused of kidnapping, assaulting boy arrested in Miami
<p>MIAMI — A man arrested by police early Tuesday is accused of abducting, sexually assaulting and shooting a 12-year-old boy who had snuck out...
Lawsuit targets Virginia’s policies on transgender students
<p>RICHMOND, Va. — A faith-based conservative group filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Virginia's new state guidelines on the treatment of transgender students in public...
Prosecutor: Woman in Slender Man stabbing still dangerous
WAUKESHA, Wis. — A judge should deny a request to be released by a Wisconsin woman convicted of stabbing a classmate to please the...
Appeals court upholds constitutionality of terror watchlist
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a challenge to the constitutionality of the government's terrorist watchlist, ruling that the...
Spain: German men arrested in probe of killing at party
<p>MADRID — Police in Spain have arrested two German nationals as the main suspects in the killing of a Spanish man who was found...
UConn soccer player facing aggravated sexual assault charge
<p>VERNON, Conn. — A UConn men's soccer player, already facing domestic violence charges, was arrested Monday night in Elmsford, New York, and will be...
Michigan fines barber over Capitol protest, other violations
LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan barber who defied Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and reopened his shop last spring during the coronavirus pandemic was fined $9,000...