Florida officer accidentally shoots motorist with his own gun
A Florida police officer has been sacked after she accidentally shot a driver with his own gun during a traffic stop. Jason Arrington was pulled over on 13 December because…
Two Hawaiian Brothers Say That Police Framed Them in a 1991 Murder
Two brothers who were convicted in the 1991 rape and murder of a tourist in Hawaii filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday claiming that the police had framed them and…
Elephants are not people, rules Colorado Supreme Court
A bid to free five elephants from a Colorado zoo has been rejected after a court ruled elephants are not people. An animal rights group argued Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou…
Hughes Fire Burns 10,000 Acres as Dangerous Conditions Persist in Southern California
Firefighters north of Los Angeles were racing on Thursday morning to contain a brush fire that had exploded the day before, quickly burning more than 10,000 acres and forcing the…
Trump’s Retreat From Clean Energy Puts the U.S. Out of Step With the World
President Trump’s repudiation of renewable-energy technologies stands to make the United States an outlier in the world. Many of its large-economy peers are choosing a different path. Even as coal,…
4 Charged in String of Burglaries at Luxury Homes in Ohio
Four Chilean men were arrested this month in connection with a string of burglaries at multimillion-dollar homes in Ohio after a traffic stop in which the authorities found what appeared…
Deadly Winter Storm Barrels Into the Carolinas and Brings Icy Roads
A rare southeastern winter storm barreled across the Carolinas early Wednesday, threatening as much as six inches of snow in coastal communities while frigid air left the Gulf Coast and…
Labeling Mexican Cartels ‘Terrorists’ Could Expose U.S. Companies to Sanctions
President Trump’s executive order designating Mexican cartels and other criminal organizations as foreign terrorists could force some American companies to forgo doing business in Mexico rather than risk U.S. sanctions,…
Louisiana Shuts 100-Mile Stretch of I-10 as Rare Snowstorm Hits Gulf Coast
The authorities in Louisiana on Wednesday closed a 100-mile stretch of Interstate 10 that spans nearly half the state, as a powerful winter storm brought record snowfall to the Gulf…
Border Patrol Agent Is Killed in Vermont Shootin
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed on Monday afternoon on Interstate 91 in northern Vermont, about 12 miles from the Canadian border. The shooting, in which another…