A white Philadelphia police officer was convicted Wednesday of voluntary manslaughter and a weapons charge in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black motorist shot six seconds after the officer arrived on the scene. Officer Eric Ruch Jr. told jurors …

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A violent passenger was arrested on Wednesday night for assaulting a flight attendant while traveling from Cabo to Los Angeles International Airport on an American Airlines (AA) flight. The flight departed from Los Cabos International Airport in San José del …

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A Bosnian citizen who assaulted several New York City police officers in 2020 has been sentenced in federal court to 30 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Rachel P. Kovner sentenced Dzenan Camovic on Wednesday after prosecutors argued he stabbed …

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The US Army has implemented “63 of the 70” recommendations from the Fort Hood report released in December 2020 and “four of the six priority” Independent Review Commission recommendations to improve the military branch’s handling of sexual assault and harassment, …

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Prosecuting non-violent crimes shouldn’t take a backseat, a community leader said after Memphis’ new, progressive district attorney vowed to focus on violent offenses. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy campaigned on redirecting “resources from minor, nonviolent offenses to serious, violent …

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The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in Louisiana arrested a boater who fired multiple shots at a rescue helicopter that was responding to a distress signal, officials said Saturday. The crew with Coast Guard Eighth District initially responded early Thursday to a …

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