Tag: Political issues
EXPLAINER: Is it legal to shoot suspects in the back?
Seconds after Anthony Alvarez was shot from behind by a Chicago police officer, the fatally wounded 22-year-old looked over at the officer and asked:...
EXPLAINER: Is it legal to shoot suspects in the back?
<p>Seconds after Anthony Alvarez was shot from behind by a Chicago police officer, the fatally wounded 22-year-old looked over at the officer and asked:...
U.S. court says ‘ghost gun’ plans can be posted online
<p>SAN FRANCISCO — Plans for 3D-printed, self-assembled “ghost guns" can be posted online without U.S. State Department approval, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.</p>
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‘Fetal heartbeat’ in abortion laws taps emotion, not science
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dr. Michael Cackovic has treated his share of pregnant women. So when Republican lawmakers across the U.S. began passing bans on...
UK government facing mounting criticism over aid budget cuts
<p>LONDON — The British government faced mounting criticism Wednesday over its planned cuts to overseas aid spending as leaked details point to big reductions...
Appeals panel: Limits on St. Louis police aren’t permanent
A judge’s 2017 ruling limiting how St. Louis police officers can control protesters was meant to be a temporary order and must end unless...
At least 7 killed in suicide bombing in Somalia’s capital
<p>MOGADISHU, Somalia — At least seven people were killed and more than 11 others wounded when a vehicle exploded outside a police headquarters in...
Biden to keep intelligence inspector general Trump appointed
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden intends to keep the watchdog overseeing the U.S. intelligence community, a longtime intelligence official who rose to the post...
France unveils new counterterrorism and intelligence bill
<p>PARIS — The French government on Wednesday unveiled a new counterterrorism and intelligence bill aiming at better preventing attacks, notably via a greater surveillance...
U.S. court says ‘ghost gun’ plans can be posted online
SAN FRANCISCO — Plans for 3D-printed, self-assembled “ghost guns" can be posted online without U.S. State Department approval, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
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