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Mass shootings in South Africa's poorest areas are a symptom of organized crime and police failures
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (760+ words) The shooting carried out by multiple suspects in an informal settlement of shacks in Johannesburg left 12 people dead and at least 15 wounded, according to authorities. There have not been any arrests. South Africa's president deployed the army to the streets…...
Judge disciplined for sex in chambers and lying to investigators apologizes for "offensive conduct
18+ hour, 1+ min ago (594+ words) Posted today at 5: 18pm "You deserved better than to have your experience marred by my own offensive conflict," says the letter, which was first reported by The New York Times. Ross was nominated to the bench in the Northern District of…...
Broncos" Jonathon Cooper arrested for second time in a week, issued stricter no-contact order
21+ hour, 19+ min ago (712+ words) Posted today at 3: 23pm Cooper was arrested Thursday night on multiple charges that he violated a protection order filed against him after his initial arrest stemming from a domestic dispute with his girlfriend last week. Cooper is now facing new charges…...
US Justice Department sues Virginia over mask ban
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (209+ words) Posted today at 5: 27pm WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) " The U. S. Justice Department on Thursday sued the state of Virginia over what it described as the state's "unconstitutional attempt to regulate" federal agents by banning masks for law enforcement. " The department alleges that Virginia's…...
Sweden drops plan to lower age of criminal responsibility to 13 years old
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (296+ words) Posted today at 2: 49am STOCKHOLM, June 11 (Reuters) " Sweden's right of centre government will drop its controversial plan to cut the age of criminal responsibility to 13-years-old from the current 15-years-old, it said on Thursday. Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer said there was…...
Man who killed O'Shae Sibley after he danced at a Brooklyn gas station is convicted of manslaughter
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (656+ words) Posted today at 5: 18pm Dmitriy Popov, 20, who was 17 at the time of the killing, testified at trial that he was just defending himself when he stabbed Sibley, 28, in 2023. Prosecutors said Popov acted out of hate, taunting and jeering at Sibley, then…...
Dutch police detain 4 suspects in probe into men who drugged, abused women they knew
1+ week, 2+ day ago (297+ words) Posted today at 5: 19am The suspects, whose identities were not released in line with Dutch privacy rules, were detained after police, acting on information shared by authorities in Germany and the United Kingdom, searched several houses across the Netherlands over two…...
Charges against Falcons WR Zachariah Branch dismissed
1+ week, 3+ day ago (172+ words) Posted today at 11: 01am The former Georgia standout was arrested on April 19 in Athens, Ga. , and charged with obstructing a police officer and obstructing public sidewalks/streets. The following weekend, the Falcons selected Branch in the third round (79th overall) of the…...
Taylorville Police Department: Results Of Memorial Day Traffic Campaign
1+ week, 3+ day ago (235+ words) Posted Today At 6: 45am by Dylan Clark The Taylorville Police Department has released the results of its recent Memorial Day Traffic Safety Campaign, which was conducted from May 15th through May 26th as part of an Illinois Department of Transportation traffic safety grant…...
Protesters in Kenya call for national crisis declaration over gender-based violence
1+ week, 5+ day ago (259+ words) Posted today at 7: 20am The women walked through the streets of Nairobi holding placards with messages such as "Stop Killing Women," while also creating awareness about the disappearance and murders of children reported locally in recent weeks. Police escorted the protesters,…...