Tag: Local governments
Judge from Mississippi civil rights murder trial dies at 79
<p>JACKSON, Miss. — A private funeral will be held Friday for the Mississippi judge who handed down a life sentence to the white supremacist...
Oregon city hires consultant to probe police racial bias
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland, Oregon, has hired a California consulting firm to investigate whether the culture of the city’s police force includes racial or...
Lawmakers adopt penalties for failing to protect monuments
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Legislature passed a bill Thursday that allows the state to withhold funding to cities that fail to protect public monuments...
Dutch police detain man in plot to attack vaccination center
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Police in the Netherlands have arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of plotting a crime with “terrorist intent” for allegedly...
Judge from Mississippi civil rights murder trial dies at 79
JACKSON, Miss. — A private funeral will be held Friday for the Mississippi judge who handed down a life sentence to the white supremacist...
Oregon city hires consultant to probe police racial bias
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland, Oregon, has hired a California consulting firm to investigate whether the culture of the city’s police force includes racial or...
Lawmakers adopt penalties for failing to protect monuments
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Legislature passed a bill Thursday that allows the state to withhold funding to cities that fail to protect public monuments...
El Salvador’s long-dominant parties in crisis after drubbing
<p>SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Saúl Meléndez, a former fighter during El Salvador’s civil war, was for years a loyal member of the leftist...
NYC corruption case prompts dismissal of 90 drug convictions
<p>NEW YORK — Prosecutors are asking a New York City court to throw out 90 drug convictions following a review of arrests involving a...
Portland leaders to re-establish anti-gun violence unit
<p>The mayor of Portland, Oregon, and city commissioners have reached a deal on proposals intended to stem a spike in gun violence over the...