Police reform call grows for national use-of-force standard
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department launched broad investigations into two major city police forces this month as part of the Biden administration’s effort to fix troubled…
Hundreds of police officers sacked and barred for bad behaviour
New figures show a 50% rise in the number of police officers sacked and barred from returning to work in England and Wales.Nearly 600 officers…
2024 California election last-minute voter guide, information
Los Angeles voters will decide on six charter amendments, including changes in the controversial city redistricting process as well as revamping the city’s Ethics Commission.…
Where Harris, Trump stand on healthcare: election voter guide
Medicare. Drug costs. The fate of the Affordable Care Act. Healthcare — and who would handle it best — has continued to be contested turf…
L.A. Unified School District 3 election: Schmerelson vs. Chang voter guide
The campaign spending in District 3 is partly a throwback to the last 20 years or so in which the same two big-spending camps opposed…
US federal jury convicts three officers in fatal Tyre Nichols beating | Black Lives Matter News
Three former police officers have been convicted on federal charges related to the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee — an incident in…
Where Schiff, Garvey stand on energy, environment: U.S. Senate election voter guide
The two also differ on President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which is providing hundreds of billions of dollars in tax credits to solar, wind and…
Where Harris, Trump stand on tax policies: election voter guide
Though sparse on details, the broad outlines of what Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump want to do on taxes are clear —…
California Congressional District 31: Cisneros vs. Martinez election voter guide
Cisneros is a Democrat and philanthropist. He was elected in 2018 to a single term in Congress for the 39th District, which mostly encompasses Orange…
California Senate District 23 election: Mueller vs. Valladares voter guide
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade two years ago has made abortion a defining issue in the 2024 election, from the…
California Assembly District 40 election: Gipson vs. Schiavo voter guide
Abortion rights are not up for a vote in California, but the issue could still affect races across the ballot in November, as it has…
Where Harris, Trump stand on abortion: election voter guide
Abortion rights, always a polarizing issue in American politics, became an electoral tinderbox in 2022 after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, the landmark…
L.A. Unified School District 5 election: Griego vs. Ortiz voter guide
The District 5 race is a contest between candidates with valuable but different professional backgrounds in education. The district’s two most powerful unions are also…
Where Schiff, Garvey stand on immigration, border: U.S. Senate election voter guide
Schiff says fixing the asylum process long term, in a way that addresses public safety and also keeps migrants safe, will require comprehensive immigration reform.…
Where Harris, Trump stand on housing: election voter guide
Trump, a real estate developer, has fewer specifics than his opponent in addressing housing affordability. Most significantly, he has tied his plan for mass deportations…
California 54 election guide: Gonzalez vs. Yi
Gonzalez is the district director for Santiago and received endorsements from major labor unions, including those representing teachers and construction workers. The California Democratic Party…
Des Moines police shoot, kill fleeing suspect after 2 officers shot, injured
1 of 3 | Des Moines Police Department officers and investigators examine the scene in Des Moines early Monday at which two officers were shot…
Dallas police officer shot, killed in patrol car; shootout injures 2 responding officers
1 of 2 | A Dallas Police Department officer was killed in the line of duty late Thursday night, while two responding officers were shot…
German court rejects a former Syrian secret police officer’s appeal against his conviction
August 6, 2024August 21, 2024 A German federal court said Monday it has rejected a former Syrian secret police officer’s appeal against his conviction for…
Criminal probe into officers who celebrated win
BBCSocial media footage went viral showing an officer lapping a Camlough roundabout in his patrol carThe Police Service of Northern Ireland is conducting criminal investigations…