Tag: Violence
Kenosha police: 55 more charged for violence during protests
<p>KENOSHA, Wis. — Fifty-five people are facing charges related to violent demonstrations in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake last summer,...
Former teacher guilty of mailing white powder to schools
<p>TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida woman has pleaded guilty to mailing threatening letters containing white powder to elementary schools where she previously worked as...
LSU coach accused of ignoring sexual harassment complaint
<p>BATON ROUGE, La. — A 74-year-old woman told state lawmakers Friday that she spoke directly to Louisiana State University football coach Ed Orgeron about...
Report: Extremist groups thrive on Facebook despite bans
A new outside report found that Facebook has allowed groups — many tied to QAnon, boogaloo and militia movements — to glorify violence during...
California bill aims to jumpstart ‘microstamps’ on handguns
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gun control advocates are making a new attempt to force the gun industry to comply with California's unique law requiring individual...
Newly confirmed surgeon general to focus on COVID, opioids
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed a soft-spoken physician as President Joe Biden's surgeon general Tuesday. While Dr. Vivek Murthy says ending the coronavirus pandemic...
Report: Extremist groups thrive on Facebook despite bans
<p>A new outside report found that Facebook has allowed groups — many tied to QAnon, boogaloo and militia movements — to glorify violence during...
UN envoy: Attacks must end for Afghan peace talks to succeed
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Afghanistan warned Tuesday that peace talks won’t succeed unless escalating violence stops, and urged any peace...
UN envoy: Attacks must end for Afghan peace talks to succeed
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Afghanistan warned Tuesday that peace talks won’t succeed unless escalating violence stops, and urged any peace...
Officer shot in Virginia during retrieval of runaway cow
HARRISONBURG, Va. — A police officer was accidentally shot after he and others tried to corral a cow that had escaped from a livestock...