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A 9-year-old girl was handcuffed and pepper sprayed by Rochester Police officers responding to a call of ‘family trouble’

A 9-year-old girl was handcuffed and pepper sprayed by police officers responding to a report of “family trouble” in Rochester, New York, on Wednesday, according to Rochester Deputy Police Chief Andre Anderson. Two body camera videos of the incident released by the police department on Sunday show officers restraining the child, putting her in handcuffs

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Mandatory hotel quarantine in Canada for international travel could be coming ‘very quickly’

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — New restrictions requiring international travellers to quarantine in hotel rooms at their own expense if arriving or returning to the country are expected to come into effect “quickly,” according to a spokesperson from the Transport Minister. On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced

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Olympia, Washington police clear out hotel after it was ‘occupied’ by homeless activist group, city says

Police cleared out a downtown Olympia, Washington hotel after a homeless activist group allegedly “forcibly occupied” the establishment Sunday to shelter unhoused people, the City of Olympia said in a statement late Sunday night. At least seven people were taken into custody, according to CNN affiliate KIRO, which said some Red Lion Hotel employees were

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Myanmar military seizes power in apparent coup after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and ruling party politicians

Myanmar’s powerful military has taken control of the country in an apparent coup, following the arrests of Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior government leaders in early morning raids Monday. In an address on military-owned television Myawaddy TV, Myanmar’s military said that it had detained key political leaders in response to what it termed

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