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US police ‘very nervous’ about officer-initiated enforcement as gun violence soars

A team of Portland Police Bureau officers that responded to the city’s violent summer of protests has disbanded because of what their union called a “politically driven” decision to indict a member on criminal charges. “Unfortunately, this decorated public servant has been caught in the crossfire of agenda-driven city leaders and a politicized criminal justice

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Casey Anthony Trial Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the Casey Anthony trial of 2011. Anthony was accused of killing her two-year-old daughter in 2008. Timeline August 9, 2005 – Casey Anthony, 19, gives birth to a daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony. The identity of Caylee’s father has not been publicly revealed. June 16, 2008 – Caylee is reportedly seen alive

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‘It’s kind of scary’: Families celebrating Father’s Day at North Beach, WI, keep close watch on kids after multiple drowning reports

Click here for updates on this story     RACINE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Multiple reports of drownings at Lake Michigan over the weekend reminded parents to keep kids close and safe while in the water. A ten-year-old girl died and a 17-year-old boy is in critical condition following two separate drowning incidents on the same stretch of

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Most major metropolitan areas have become more racially segregated, study shows

Some of the nation’s largest metropolitan regions have become increasingly segregated in the last 30 years, underscoring racial inequalities that have led to poorer life outcomes in Black and brown neighborhoods, according to a study released Monday by the University of California Berkeley’s Othering & Belonging Institute. The study found that 81% of regions with

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Volunteer for New York mayoral candidate Eric Adams stabbed

A volunteer working with New York mayoral candidate Eric Adams’ campaign was stabbed in the Bronx on Sunday, Adams tweeted Sunday evening. “This violence must stop,” he wrote, adding police are investigating the situation. The victim, a 42-year-old male, was stabbed “multiple times” at 149th and Morris Avenue, New York Police Department spokesperson Edward Riley

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