A nearly three-week murder trial that scrutinized the shooting death of a homeless man by Albuquerque police fell short of settling the fates of the two former officers, with jurors saying they were deadlocked on second-degree murder charges against the men. Nine jurors wanted to acquit Keith Sandy and Dominique… Read More
Flooding continues as NC authorities order evacuations
Authorities made fresh appeals Wednesday for people in eastern North Carolina to leave low-lying areas as rivers swollen with rainwater caused flooding days after Hurricane Matthew passed. Evacuations were ordered for about one-tenth of Greenville’s 90,000 people. The Tar River continued to rise as forecasters expected it to crest above… Read More
Autopsy reveals black man shot by cops high on PCP
An unarmed black man shot dead by a white police officer after his car broke down on a city street last month was high on the hallucinogenic drug PCP in when he died, according to toxicology tests released by a medical examiner Tuesday. Terence Crutcher, 40, had “acute phencyclidine intoxication”… Read More
Cops make busts in “creepy clown” cases
It’s a frightening trend that’s popping up in towns across the United States — adults dressed in creepy clown costumes, some with weapons, terrorizing innocent citizens and children. It’s gotten so bad, police departments across the country have had enough… and cops are starting to act. In New Mexico, Albuquerque… Read More
ISIS terror plot uncovered in Arizona
A Tucson man accused of plotting a terrorist attack on a motor vehicle office in metro Phoenix has agreed to a plea deal and is facing at least seven years in an Arizona prison, authorities said Monday. Mahin Khan pleaded guilty to terrorism, conspiracy to commit terrorism and conspiracy to… Read More
South struggling after hurricane
With helicopters overseeing the rescue operation from above, volunteer firefighters turned their military-surplus truck with 4-foot tires into the dark flood waters, cruising past a mortuary, grocery and homes in part of this city that flooded when a river swollen by Hurricane Matthew overflowed. They joined U.S. Marshals and water… Read More
[Pics] Hurricane Matthew’s deadly aftermath
Hurricane Matthew’s path brought devastation and death to hundreds of miles of the U.S. coast this weekend. Now, as the storm departs into the Atlantic ocean, the survivors begin to rebuild. All along the Atlantic coast early Monday the devastation lingered, most notably in North Carolina, where flooded cities tried… Read More
Penn State football trial to begin
A lawsuit by the former Penn State assistant football coach who witnessed one-time fellow coach Jerry Sandusky abuse a young boy in the team shower is about to go to trial. Mike McQueary claims in a defamation and whistleblower lawsuit against Penn State that he was wrongly retaliated against and… Read More
War on cops escalates! Two more officers tragically killed
Two Palm Springs police officers trying to resolve a family dispute were killed Saturday when a man they had been speaking with suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire on them, the city’s police chief said. A third officer was wounded and remained hospitalized. The shooter was not immediately… Read More
Rare items displayed for 75th Pearl Harbor anniversary
President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared it a “date which will live in infamy” – and three-quarters of a century later, relics from that audacious attack still conjure strong emotions. A new exhibition commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack that drew the United States into World War II… Read More