White House: GOP Debt-Limit Plan Will Slash Police Budget
Topline The White House launched a new attack on the House GOP’s debt limit bill on Wednesday, claiming that the proposed spending cuts included in the legislation would slash funding…
Five U.S. police officers charged with beating Black man to death
U.S. authorities on Thursday charged five former police officers with murder over the fatal beating of a Black man in Memphis, Tennessee, as the southern city braced for possible civil…
FBI director ‘very concerned’ by Chinese ‘police stations’ in U.S.
The United States is deeply concerned about the Chinese government setting up unauthorized 'police stations' in U.S. cities to possibly pursue influence operations, FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers on…
Uvalde school district suspends entire police department over shooting fallout
The police department for the Uvalde, Texas, school district has been suspended "for a period of time" amid fallout from the response to the May 24 Robb Elementary shooting that left…
Alabama city council disbands police department it couldn’t fire over racist texts
Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The members of an Alabama city council voted Thursday to "temporarily" disband its three-officer police department, which it couldn't fire after racist texts from one of…
Capitol Police detain 7 staffers from ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ while filming segment
U.S. Capitol Police detained a production team filming a comic segment for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Thursday night on charge of unlawful entry. File Photo by John…
Ex-Minneapolis police officer pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd’s death
A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, a Black man whose police killing prompted worldwide protests against systemic racism.The ex-officer, Thomas Lane,…
Defund the police candidates stumble in liberal Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s downtown business community celebrated Wednesday after the moderate candidates it backed took commanding leads in the races for mayor, city attorney and a key council race…
N.Y. county lawmakers pass contentious bill allowing police to sue protesters for harassment
County lawmakers in New York approved a bill Monday allowing police officers and other first responders to sue people who harass them because of their profession.The bill, which passed the…
Capitol Police officer to Jan. 6 investigators: Rioters said ‘Trump sent us’
July 27 (UPI) -- In gripping testimony Tuesday in front of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, police officers who were injured while…
Haiti police arrest third suspect with U.S. ties in president’s assassination
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haitian police said on Sunday they had arrested one of the suspected masterminds in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, a Haitian man whom authorities accused of hiring…
Darnella Frazier, Teen Who Filmed George Floyd Murder, Says Uncle Killed By Minneapolis Police
Topline Darnella Frazier—the Minnesota teenager who captured the infamous video of Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes—revealed Tuesday night that her uncle was killed…
Capitol Police didn’t act on warnings Trump backers would infiltrate Capitol, target Dems, report says
WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police leaders learned that Trump supporters were discussing ways to infiltrate tunnels around the complex and target Democratic members of Congress on Jan. 6 but failed…
Police in Columbus, Ohio, fatally shoot teen girl who was swinging knife at 2 other people, video shows
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Columbus police shot and killed a teenage girl who swung at two other people with a knife Tuesday, according to bodycam footage from the officer who fired…
Police identify gunman who killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis as a ‘younger male, in his 20s’
INDIANAPOLIS — Police in Indianapolis have identified the shooter who opened fire at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis as a young male in his 20s. Police Chief Randal Taylor also…
Florida Sheriff Orders Deputies And Staff Not To Wear Face Masks
Source: NPR The sheriff in a central Florida COVID-19 hot spot has issued a directive prohibiting deputies, staff and visitors to department offices from wearing protective face masks, an order that…
100 arrested, 13 officers injured in Chicago during unrest following a police-involved shooting
Source: NBC News After Chicago police officers shot a man allegedly carrying a gun on Sunday, hundreds of people swept through the city's streets, injuring officers, smashing store windows, looting and…
Protesters burn down Wendy’s in Atlanta after police shooting
Source: Reuters Protesters shut down a major highway in Atlanta on Saturday and burned down a Wendy's restaurant where a black man was shot dead by police as he tried to…
Why face-recognition technology has a bias problem
Source: CBS NEWS Ongoing U.S. protests over racially biased policing are also putting a spotlight on the tools of law enforcement, including widely used — but completely unregulated — facial…
High-tech surveillance amplifies police bias and overreach
Full Story @ The Conversation Video of police in riot gear clashing with unarmed protesters in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has…