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Brazilian police kill 4 in Rio favela in operation to contain Red Command criminal gang
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (220+ words) The state's civil police said it had been verifying intelligence and strengthening ongoing investigations in the Salgueiro complex of favelas, across the bay from Rio. "During the operation, four criminals attacked the agents and were neutralized in a confrontation," police…...
Supreme Court sides with Montana police on warrant requirements during emergencies
5+ hour, 28+ min ago (223+ words) The unanimous high court found officers acted lawfully when they went into the home of William Case, who was shot and wounded after officers entered his home in 2021. Police were responding to a call from Case's former girlfriend, who feared…...
Florida officers wounded in ambush while stopping suspect in fatal shooting, police chief says
6+ hour, 22+ min ago (291+ words) Police in Gainesville, Florida say two officers were ambushed while responding to a fatal shooting. Chief Nelson Moya says the suspect had just killed someone at a nearby lumber yard and was trying to get away when he fired at…...
Hong Kong officials want to expand oversight of building maintenance after deadly fire
16+ hour, 56+ min ago (347+ words) The blaze that spread across seven towers in an apartment complex raised questions about corruption, negligence and government oversight in the city's building maintenance projects, piling pressure on Hong Kong leader John Lee's administration and Beijing's "patriots-only" governance system for…...
Demonstrator injured after federal agent fired projectile from close range during California protest
22+ hour, 24+ min ago (637+ words) Video shows a federal officer hit a demonstrator in the face with a projectile fired from close range during a protest in Southern California last week. In a statement read aloud by a friend on Monday, the demonstrator said he…...
Louisiana seeks California doctor’s extradition, testing the limits of shield laws
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (347+ words) Louisiana has a zero tolerance policy for those who subvert our laws, seek to hurt women, and promote abortion," Landry said in a post X announcing he'd sent the extradition paperwork. California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office did not immediately respond…...
Georgia lawmakers move to strike Savannah ban on guns in unlocked cars
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (542+ words) The state Senate gave final approval to the measure, which says cities and counties can't regulate how guns are stored. It also lets gun owners sue local governments who impose any such rules in violation of state law, collecting at…...
A third of Hawai’i could get criminal records cleared. Few do
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1550+ words) More than 1,300 Big Island residents had a low-level drug arrest wiped from their record last year, and many of them may not even know it. The state Attorney General's Office recently completed the first year of a pilot project to…...
NYC Council employee’s arrest sparks protests and a dispute over his immigration status
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (638+ words) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez had long overstayed a tourist visa, had once been arrested for assault, and "had no legal right to be in the United States." City Council Speaker Julie Menin disputed that, telling…...
What to know about the warrants most immigration agents use to make arrests
2+ day, 20+ min ago (713+ words) That question has taken on new urgency in cities like Minneapolis, where thousands of federal agents are operating on the streets amid protests, confrontations and a fatal shooting, sharpening scrutiny of the legal authority immigration officers rely on when they…...