President Trump thrust himself into the debate over sexual misconduct, asserting that “a mere allegation” could destroy the lives of those accused, as his own White House was engulfed by charges of abusive behavior, reports the New York Times. Trump, in a Twitter post, appeared...
Dozens of juveniles were charged last year in Chicago for allegedly pointing guns at motorists and stealing their cars, but few were detained longer than 24 hours, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Armed carjackings have become a major problem for Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Almost every part...
Seattle’s wireless mesh network, a center of controversy about police surveillance and the role of federal funding in city policing, is coming down, the Seattle Times reports. Megan Erb of Seattle Information Technology said the city has budgeted $150,000 to remove dozens of surveillance cameras...
Rachel Brand, the number three official at the Justice Department, plans to step down after nine months on the job, the New York Times reports. Brand’s profile had risen because she is next in the line of succession behind the deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein,...
Two Westerville, Oh., police officers were killed in a shootout Saturday after responding to a “potential domestic (violence) situation,” reports the Columbus Dispatch. The officers were Eric Joering, 39, a 16-year-veteran, and Anthony Morelli, 54, a 29-year veteran. They were the first Westerville officers killed...
Immigration agents have been enforcing the Trump administration’s orders to deport noncitizens at full speed with one roadblock: the federal courts, the New York Times reports. Immigration activist Ravi Ragbir was scheduled to be deported to Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday, but that was put...