Tag: Violent crime
Oregon lawmaker faces expulsion in assault on state Capitol
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek wants to expel a lawmaker who allowed violent protesters into the state Capitol in December. The...
Parents of 8-year-old girl killed in Atlanta sue city
ATLANTA — The parents of an 8-year-old girl who was shot and killed near the site where Rayshard Brooks had been shot several weeks...
Attacks occur in Brazil Amazon city after trafficker death
RIO DE JANEIRO — The Brazilian Amazon’s biggest city on Monday suspended classes and public transport amid a wave of vandalism and destruction in...
Prosecutor: Woman to face more charges in Texas boy’s death
HOUSTON — A woman arrested in connection with the death of a 5-year-old Houston boy whose body authorities say was kept hidden in a...
Lawsuit alleges vision specialist sexually abused 2 students
The parents of two legally blind girls have filed a federal lawsuit against two suburban Detroit school districts and a vision specialist whom they...
Hate crime charges added in Asian American store attacks
BALTIMORE — A man accused in a rampage at three Baltimore liquor stores owned by Asian American families last month is now facing hate...
US: California militia plotted ‘war’ against police
OAKLAND, Calif. — An Air Force sergeant accused of killing two law enforcement officers in California last year was part of a rightwing militia...
Vegas police: Slain boy was from California, mother sought
LAS VEGAS — A 7-year-old boy from San Jose, California, was the child whose body was found near a highway outside Las Vegas 10...
Canadian police say family run down targeted as Muslims
TORONTO — A family of five who were struck by a vehicle were targeted because they were Muslims, Canadian police said Monday.
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U-Chicago will grant Ph.D. to student slain in January
CHICAGO — The University of Chicago will grant a doctorate degree to a student who was killed during a series of shootings last winter.
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