Tag: Law and order
Virginia jury awards $300k to Black woman injured by officer
RICHMOND, Va. — A jury in Virginia has awarded $300,000 in damages to a Black woman who sued a police officer for excessive force...
Notable sedition, treason cases in American history
CHICAGO — After Donald Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill on Jan. 6 in a bid to halt the certification of Joe Biden’s election, many...
Mental competency of woman in anti-Asian assault questioned
LAS VEGAS — A prosecutor raised questions Tuesday about the mental competency of a 57-year-old woman who is jailed on racial bias charges and...
Cuban leaders beef up police patrols after rare protests
HAVANA — Cuban police are out in force on the country's streets as the president is accusing Cuban Americans of using social media to...
Ousted Milwaukee chief reaches settlement with city
MILWAUKEE — Ousted Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales has reached a tentative settlement with city officials and plans to return to his post within...
Democratic donor’s trial centers on alleged injection fetish
LOS ANGELES — The men Ed Buck lured to his apartment for “party and play” found themselves in a situation of life and death,...
Firm hacked to spread ransomware had previous security flaws
For 21 years, the software company Kaseya labored in relative obscurity — at least until cybercriminals exploited it in early July for a massive...
Lawyer: North Dakota man disturbed when he killed mom, cop
FARGO, N.D. — The attorney for a man charged with killing his mother and a North Dakota police officer during a shootout with law...
Ex-St. Louis cop sentenced in beating of undercover officer
ST. LOUIS — A former St. Louis police officer was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison for his role in the...