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Northwestern students set up Palestine protest camp on campus; clashes with police reported

A news release from NU Educators for Justice in Palestine, Student Liberation Union and Jewish Voice for Peace said the camp is meant to be "a safe space for those who want to show their support of the Palestinian people."

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 3 hours ago

Some campuses call in police to break up pro-Palestinian demonstrations, while others wait it out

Some U.S. universities called in police to break up demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war, resulting in ugly scuffles and dozens of arrests, while others appeared content to wait out student protests Thursday, as the final days of the semester ticked down and graduation ceremonies loomed.

CTV News - World - 1 hour ago

Science - Cicada noise in S.C. prompts calls to sheriff - Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff's office asking why they can hear a "noise in the air that sounds like a siren, or a whine, or a roar." CBS News' John Dickerson has details. 10H ago - 01:01

Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff's office asking why they can hear a "noise in the air that sounds like a siren, or a whine, or a roar." CBS News' John Dickerson has details.

CBS News - Science - 1 hour ago

Dexter Reed's family files federal civil rights lawsuit over his killing by Chicago police

The lawsuit accuses Chicago police of promoting "brutally violent, militarized policing tactics," and argues the five officers who stopped Reed "created an environment that directly resulted in his death."

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Videos show police arresting protestors, forcibly removing Emerson pro-Palestinian tent encampment

Boston police forcibly removed a pro-Palestinian tent encampment Emerson College students had built early Thursday morning.

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Some U.S. campuses call in police to break up pro-Palestinian demonstrations, while others wait it out

While grappling with growing protests from coast to coast, schools have the added pressure of May commencement ceremonies

The Globe and Mail - World - 2 hours ago

Two people stabbed outside Overground station as police shut busy road

A large cordon remains in place and the road is shut in both directions

Evening Standard - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Police Dog Ordered To Attack An Unarmed Black Man In Front Of His 9-Year-Old Son

Derrick Dunlap was pulled over in Texas because the light over his license plate was too dim — and the interaction was caught on video.

Huffington Post - Top Stories - 16 hours ago

US colleges mount police crackdown to quell pro-Palestine protests

U.S. universities hit by unprecedented student protests over Israel's war on Gaza have growingly resorted to police forces to end on-campus...

Daily Sabah - World - 5 hours ago

UK police make fourth arrest after migrant deaths off France

London: UK police said Thursday that they had arrested another man after five migrants, including a child, died this week trying to cross the Channel...

Peninsula Qatar - World - 5 hours ago

When Danish police pulled a woman over, she locked herself in her car and refused to talk

Danish police say that a routine traffic stop on a highway south of the capital turned into an unusual standoff as a 26-year-old woman locked her car and refused to speak to the police officer who had pulled her over.

AP News - Weird - 5 hours ago

High school student shot multiple times and killed, police take teen suspect into custody

A 17-year-old student is in custody after shooting a fellow-student at a public high school in Texas on Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Fox News - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Riot police arrest students at US campuses amid Israel-Gaza protests

US House Speaker is heckled at Ivy League Columbia University in New York, while a university in California shut its campus for the rest of the week

Evening Standard - World - 7 hours ago

Riot police clash with pro-Palestine protesters on college campuses across US

Hundreds of officers charged at students in Austin in chaotic and violent scenes after orders to clear campus demonstrations

Telegraph UK - World - 7 hours ago

Campus protests live updates: Police arrest protesters at USC, UT Austin as pro-Palestinian demonstrations spread to more campuses

Columbia protestors agree to dismantle some tents. Gaza war protest encampments spread across U.S. universities. Columbia says 'alternate options' would be considered to clear the encampment.

NBC News - World - 8 hours ago

UPI Archives: DOJ decides not to charge Baltimore cops in Freddie Gray case

The Department of Justice has decided against bringing federal civil rights charges against the officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray.

UPI - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

VIDEO: US police detain pro-Palestine students

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – In a shameful act, the US police detained several students participating in pro-Palestine protests at their university campuses.

Mehr News Agency - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

Top advisor to Los Angeles D.A. Gascón is charged with illegal use of confidential police records

Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta accused Assistant Dist. Atty. Diana Teran of improperly downloading confidential records of police officers in 2018 while she was working for the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.

Los Angeles Times - Health - 13 hours ago

US police clash with students who demand colleges cut financial ties to Israel

Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war are demanding schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies enabling its monthslong conflict

Voice of America - World - 13 hours ago

April 24: Police use 'skunk,' water cannons to disperse Jerusalem rally for hostages

Bills now go to Biden, who vows to swiftly sign them * White House wants ‘real progress’ before restoring UNRWA funding * North Korea officials make rare public visit to Iran

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

May 2 elections: The local, mayoral and police contests to watch

A guide to where the main parties are hoping to do well – and where they could be at risk.

Evening Standard - Politics - 14 hours ago

USC's Pro-Palestinian Protesters Clash With Campus Police

The group occupies Alumni Park and issues a list of demands including an end to “investment in genocide” and no policing on campus.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 15 hours ago

Mounted police crack down on pro-Palestine protesters in Texas

State troopers cracked down on hundreds of students attending pro-Palestine demonstrations at the University of Texas in Austin on Wednesday, amid the...

Daily Sabah - World - 20 hours ago

Riot police arrest students as Palestine protests spread

Protests relating to the Israel-Hamas war have been growing at campuses across the country

Independent UK - Top Stories - 21 hours ago

World News -- Australian police arrest seven juveniles in raids following church stabbing -- Australian police arrested seven juveniles Wednesday in raids across New South Wales, part of a massive counter-terror operation involving 400 officers following a stabbing incident at a church in Sydney last week.

Australian police arrested seven juveniles Wednesday in raids across New South Wales, part of a massive counter-terror operation involving 400 officers following a stabbing incident at a church in Sydney last week.

UPI - World - 21 hours ago

Mesa police sued for killing one man, shooting woman in back

Three officers fatally shot one person after a chase, while another officer shot a woman three times as she sought help.

Phoenix New Times - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

Miami City Ballet beating death: Suspect arrested as police reveal details of murder outside building

Police have charged Gregory Gibert with second-degree murder in the beating death of a transgender woman outside the Miami City Ballet building.

Fox News - US News - 23 hours ago

Family of man killed when Chicago police fired 96 times during traffic stop file wrongful death suit

The family of a Chicago man killed when plainclothes police officers fired their guns nearly 100 times during a traffic stop filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday, accusing the department of "

Washington Times - US News - 1 day ago

Hold your horses: London police working to recapture military horses running loose through city

London police have contained two military horses that were seen running around loose without riders in the heart of the U.K. capital on Wednesday morning. Several other horses are still believed to be

Washington Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

French Police Clear Migrant Camps out of Paris in Alleged Pre-Olympics 'Clean'

French police evicted migrants from a makeshift camp in Paris a few steps away from the Seine River on Tuesday.

Breitbart - Sports - 1 day ago

Police -- Man Who Set Himself on Fire Outside Trump Trial Had History of Bizarre Florida Arrests

In one incident, Max Azzarello allegedly insisted to police that a pest control company was trying to "exterminate children and dogs."

Miami New Times - US News - 1 day ago

Ottawa police investigating chant on Parliament Hill glorifying Hamas Oct. 7 attack -- April 22, 2024

Saturday’s protest featured Palestinian flags and placards calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories

The Globe and Mail - Politics - 1 day ago

Michigan birthday party crash: Police release mugshot of suspected drunken driver accused of killing 2 kids

Newport, Michigan, resident Marshella Marie Chidester has been identified as the drunken driving suspect who plunged her car into the Swan Boat Club on Saturday, killing two children.

Fox News - US News - 1 day ago

As Mandisa death investigation proceeds, police are seeing no signs of foul play

Police are investigating the death of 'American Idol' veteran and Christian singer Mandisa, whose body was found in her home outside Nashville last Thursday.

Los Angeles Times - Entertainment - 1 day ago

Police clear migrant camp in central Paris in pre-Olympics sweep

Aid groups have accused French police of ‘social cleansing’ in the city

Evening Standard - World - 2 days ago

Baby Reindeer prompts police investigation after false accusations

The series launched on Netflix earlier this month

Evening Standard - Entertainment - 2 days ago

Video shows Arizona mother violently assault bus driver in front of 11 children: police

An Arizona mother is accused of violently attacking a school bus driver in front of 11 children. The brutal attack was caught on video, police said.

Fox News - US News - 2 days ago

Slain Chicago police officer had gun, car stolen during attack: reports

The Chicago police officer who was shot and killed early while driving home from work had his gun and car stolen during the attack, according to local reports.

Fox News - US News - 2 days ago

Cook County sheriff: I support Karina's Bill to help police protect domestic violence survivors

Right now, even when a survivor can prove to a judge they are in danger, the law leaves it up to their abuser to decide to turn in guns. This is ludicrous. Karina's Bill would remedy that with common sense: Give police more power to remove those firearms.

Chicago Sun-Times - Opinion - 3 days ago

Off-duty Chicago police officer shot, killed driving home from work: 'Another sad day'

A 30-year-old Chicago police officer was shot and killed early Sunday morning on the city's southwest side while he was driving home from work.

Fox News - US News - 3 days ago

Police in Nevada rescue 8-year-old girl crying for her mother during apartment fire: video

The Henderson Police Department published bodycam video showing a fire rescue last month, in which officers saved an 8-year-old girl who was trapped and calling for her mom.

Fox News - US News - 3 days ago

Police -- WATCH: Former Congressman Madison Cawthorn Slams Into Florida State Trooper

Newly released dash cam footage shows the moment Madison Cawthorn slammed into an FHP cruiser at high speed.

Miami New Times - US News - 4 days ago

Thousands of people seeking help did not get a police response. That's a good thing.

There are now nearly four dozen Mobile Crisis Response Teams responding to calls across San Diego County

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Health - 5 days ago

Man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial dies of injuries, police say

NewYork: A man who doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial is o...

Peninsula Qatar - US News - 5 days ago

Nicola Sturgeon's husband re-arrested as police probe SNP's finances

The arrest comes as part of a probe into money that had been raised by the SNP since 2017 for a second independence referendum campaign

Independent UK - Politics - 7 days ago

Ram killed by police after elderly couple found dead in paddock

The pair who died in Waitakere, rural West Auckland, were in their 80s. A relative said they were "good people" and "didn't deserve this" fate.

Sky News - Weird - 7 days ago

'We're more likely to be killed by the morality police than in an Israeli attack on Iran'

Azita writes of harsh reality in Iran leading up to and in the aftermath of the Iranian attack on Israel, says liberal Iranians hope the IDF launches a retaliatory attack that may re-ignite protests against the regime

YNET News - World - 7 days ago

Police -- Phoenix fires cop involved in fatal shooting of Somali refugee

Ali Osman struggled with mental health issues. He was gunned down by officers during a rock throwing incident in 2022.

Phoenix New Times - US News - 7 days ago

'Mexican miracle' kickstarted modern U.S.-Mexico drug trade -- The story of the Mexico-U.S. drug trade is less a tale of cops and kingpins than it is a fable about the unintended consequences of government policies on both sides of the border.

The story of the Mexico-U.S. drug trade is less a tale of cops and kingpins than it is a fable about the unintended consequences of government policies on both sides of the border.

UPI - Opinion - 8 days ago

Stabbing of bishop at Sydney church a 'terrorist act,' police say

A bishop was among several people reportedly stabbed in a church in Sydney, Australia on Monday – just two days after the city was rocked by a mass stabbing in a busy shopping mall.

CNN - World - 9 days ago

Bird 'confuses' police officers by mimicking siren sound

Thames Valley Police posted a video of the birdsong and said the copycat call was "100% real and not a late April Fools joke".

Sky News - Weird - 14 days ago

'Putin to the Hague': Russian police arrest protestors for holding memorials for Alexei Navalny -- Videos and pictures from two of Russia's largest cities -- Moscow and St Petersburg -- show police officials taking away placards from protesters and dragging them away from memorials held for the Kremlin critic

Videos and pictures from two of Russia’s largest cities – Moscow and St Petersburg – show police officials taking away placards from protesters and dragging them away from memorials held for the Kremlin critic

First Post - Technology - 2 months ago

'Do not contest in Lok Sabha elections', Samajwadi Party leader receives dozens of threat calls; police complaint filed

The Samajwadi Party's district unit president Tanveer Khan said Kashyap is a possible candidate for the Shahjahanpur Lok Sabha (reserved) seat.

First Post - Politics - 5 months ago

Boston Police Bought Spy Tech With a Pot of Money Hidden From the Public

Massachusetts police can seize and keep money from drug-related arrests. No one has publicly reported how that money gets spent. A WBUR/ProPublica investigation found that Boston police used over $600,000 of it on a controversial surveillance device.

ProPublica - Technology - 2 years ago

Police patrol vaccine units after anti-vaxxers harass staff and public

Police received intelligence that more disturbances were being planned

Independent UK - Health - 2 years ago