Police have used teargas after scuffles broke out between officers and protesters demonstrating against dozens of arrests at an Occupy Wall Street camp in Oakland, California
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October 26, 2011
October 25, 2011
Sorority alumnae targeted in sex assaults
Plano, Texas (CNN) — Texas police are hunting for a man they believe broke into the homes of four former members of the same sorority, then sexually assaulted them. The alleged attacks took place over a span of months, and occurred in the Texas cities of Plano, Coppell and Corinth, according to police. No one [...]
October 24, 2011
Occupy Chicago protesters to spend second evening behind bars
October 24, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Occupy Chicago protesters to spend second evening behind bars 24 Oct 2011 A group of Occupy Chicago protesters arrested Saturday is expected to spend a second night behind bars. Police confirmed Sunday that some of the protesters arrested Saturday night were also taken in to custody in the first [...]
October 13, 2011
Amtrak trains crash in Oakland, California
(CNN) — Two Amtrak trains collided in northern California, sending emergency crews rushing to the scene,authorities said late Wednesday. Multiple injuries were reported in the collision that occurred in Oakland late Wednesday, police said. Oakland police, emergency personnel and Amtrak authorities have responded to the scene. No more information was immediately available. Share this on:
October 11, 2011
October 1, 2011
Occupy Wall Street protesters march against police brutality
Several thousand anti-Wall Street protesters marched through downtown Manhattan on Friday night to protest against incidents of police brutality at a previous demonstration. The group was part of the Occupy Wall Street movement which has camped for almost two weeks in a New York square to protest against the finance industry, among other grievances. The [...]
September 28, 2011
George Wright, hijacker and killer, captured in Portugal after 40 years as fugitive
A convicted American murderer who escaped from jail in New Jersey and then hijacked a plane to Algeria has been arrested in Portugal after 40 years on the run. George Wright, now 68, was captured after police matched his fingerprint to a resident ID card
June 30, 2011
Texas town pulls the plug on police department
Attention gun-toting Texas natives: if you were looking to go a’looting, your time is now! City Council members in Alto, Texas, a town of around 1,200, have voted to abolish the city’s police department for at least six months as the community considers if they will be able to afford the force into 2012. As [...]
June 29, 2011
NM Blaze Threatening Nuclear Lab, Sparking Fires
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — Firefighters worked through the night hoping to put out spot fires erupting ahead of a wildfire in the mountains above the northern New Mexico town that is home to a government nuclear laboratory. “That’s the biggest threat we have right now to homes in the community,” Deputy Los Alamos County Fire [...]
June 28, 2011
June 27, 2011
June 27, 2011
New York’s Gay Marriage Law Sparks Love, Rush to Altar
Although June is the traditional month for nuptials, the end of July is expected to see a rush to the altar in New York as gay couples celebrate the legalization of same-sex marriages in the Empire State. Wedding plans are blooming, now that New York has become the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage. Couples [...]
June 27, 2011
June 27, 2011
Pa. Man Found Guilty of Killing 3 Pittsburgh Cops
PITTSBURGH — A jury found a Pennsylvania man guilty in the 2009 killings of three Pittsburgh police officers who responded to his mother’s 911 call about an escalating argument. The jury deliberating for just over three hours Saturday before returning the verdict against 24-year-old Richard Poplawski. He was found guilty of all 28 counts he [...]