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US police weigh officer discipline after rally, Capitol riot
For two Virginia police officers who posed for a photo during the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection, the reckoning has been swift and public: They were identified, charged with crimes and arrested. But for five Seattle officers the outcome is less clear. Their identities still secret, two are on leave and three...
Lawsuit: Fraternity hazing led to UNL student's suicide
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A lawsuit alleges that weeks of fraternity hazing led a University of Nebraska-Lincoln student to kill himself. Kam Rokon claims in the lawsuit filed in Lancaster County District Court that his brother, Rahat Jalil, was forced to stand outside all night with no clothes on and was told...
Trial delayed for Alabama officer charged in fatal shooting
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The trial of an Alabama police officer charged with murder in an on-duty shooting is being delayed because of the pandemic. A judge has postponed the case of Huntsville police officer William Darby, WHNT-TV reported Friday. He was set to go on trial Feb. 22 in the killing of...
UN: Violence in Sudan’s Darfur killed 250, displaced 100,000
CAIRO (AP) — Tribal clashes in Sudan’s Darfur region have killed at least 250 people and displaced more than 100,000 people since erupting earlier this month, the U.N. refugee agency said. The violence in the provinces of West Darfur and South Darfur has posed a significant challenge to the...
Man accused of hitting cop, escaping custody indicted
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of ramming a Portland police officer while driving a stolen pickup on Christmas Eve — then later escaping custody — has been indicted on attempted murder and other charges. David Dahlen III, 24, escaped a holding cell on the Portland Police Bureau’s...
UN warns of 'serious' rape charges in Ethiopia's Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The U.N. special representative on sexual violence in conflict says “serious allegations of sexual violence” have emerged in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, while women and girls face shortages of rape kits and HIV drugs amid restrictions on humanitarian...
Concord officer charged with assault, witness tampering
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Concord police officer accused of assaulting a woman and pressuring her to lie about it has been charged with multiple felonies. The attorney general’s office said Friday that 39-year-old Bryan Croft has been charged with second degree assault, witness tampering, and...
Poverty and hopelessness beget violence in Tunisia's suburbs
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Protests have swept towns and cities throughout Tunisia for a week, often turning to violence as demonstrators denounce what they say are broken promises from the government, which hasn’t been able to turn around an economy on the verge of bankruptcy. Many protesters are...
Family sues 2 Virginia officers, alleges excessive force
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia family is suing two Richmond police officers seeking $2 million in damages, accusing them of unjustifiably attacking them after they were rear-ended by a hit-and-run driver in 2019. In the lawsuit, Elder Chacon, Brenda Samayoa and their 12-year-old daughter stated that two...
Inmate dies at California prison; cellmate suspected
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) — An inmate at a maximum-security California prison inmate died Thursday and his cellmate is suspected in his death, authorities said. Martin Aguilar, 27, was pronounced dead shortly before 9:30 a.m. after being found in his cell at Pelican Bay State Prison, the state Department...
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