The latest about racial injustice and sexual abuse, spurred by the #MeToo movement, mass shootings and police violence in light of George Floyd’s death.
Under an Ohio statute, a private citizen with the knowledge that someone has committed a crime can ask a court to affirm there is probable cause a crime was committed and issue an arrest warrant. Read more
Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 25, had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Read more
The report collects crime data from more than 16,000 state and local law enforcement agencies who collectively represent about 85% of the FBI’s crime data reporting program. Read more
Two men and one woman were found dead at the scene, he said, while another man died at a nearby hospital. Read more
Vance’s Republican running mate, former President Donald Trump, is seeking to best Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, in the Nov. 5 race for the White House. Read more
Routh was asked to stop acting as a recruiter on behalf of Ukraine as he was operating outside established frameworks. He responded angrily. Read more
More charges appear likely, but the initial counts — possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, according to the U.S. Justice Department — will allow authorities to keep him in custody as the investigation continues. Read more
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, is in custody after the Secret Service spotted a rifle scope pointed toward the course where the former president was golfing Sunday afternoon. Read more
Ryan Routh, who had spent some time in Ukraine trying to raise support for the war, was seeking recruits from among Afghan soldiers who fled the Taliban. Read more
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The gunman was spotted about 400 to 500 yards from where Trump was playing, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said. Read more
The small city of 62,000 has been in the national spotlight after Republican politicians, including former president Trump, falsely claimed that immigrants were eating dogs and cats. City officials say there have been no reports of anybody eating pets. Read more
Dallas Humber, 34, of Elk Grove, California, and Matthew Allison, 37, of Boise, Idaho, each face 15 criminal counts, including soliciting hate crimes and providing material support to terrorism. Read more
Officers responded to reports of gunshots directed at vehicles traveling on Interstate 75 in Laurel County. Read more
Family members of those killed in the shooting lined the first row of the courtroom and spilled into the second. They sat quietly, with some wiping their eyes. Read more
The student, identified as 14-year-old Colt Gray, opened fire on Wednesday at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, killing two students and two teachers and wounding nine, law enforcement officials said. Read more
The shooting was the first of the new school year in the U.S., a stark reminder of the threat of gun violence in schools and colleges across the nation. Read more
The suspect, identified as Elizabeth Wolf, aged 42, was charged by a Tarrant County grand jury in an indictment filed last month that included a hate crime enhancement, according to court records that came to light on Tuesday. Read more
The outcome hinges on whether the defense can convince jurors that Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 25, was so mentally ill at the time of the mass shooting that he failed to comprehend the difference between right and wrong and thus should not be held legally responsible for the killings. Read more
About a dozen white supremacists chanted “Heil Hitler” and carried signs reading “White Lives Matter” during a march through downtown Howell last month. Read more
“CAIR is challenging the mistreatment of these Palestinian American activists on constitutional grounds,” the group said. Read more
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and others had called on Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell to resign after Campbell’s deputy, Sean Grayson, who is white and 30 years old, was fired and charged with murder in relation to Massey’s killing in July. Read more
