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Hundreds hold Colo. vigil for elk killed by police
The elk was honored with a makeshift memorial of candles, songs and stories. Several hundred people attended a vigil Sunday in Boulder, Colo., for the ...
Sandy-battered NJ residents allowed to return home
The utterly mundane task of bringing a garbage can back from the curb put a broad grin on Guy Mazzanti's face Monday. Seaside Heights' retired police ...
UK detective on trial over phone hacking leak
A senior British counterterrorism detective committed a "gross breach" of public trust by trying to sell information to Rupert Murdoch's News of the ...
Indonesian anti-terror squad criticized for deaths
Indonesia's U.S.-funded police anti-terror squad has killed seven suspected militants recently, reviving allegations that the force is not trying to ...
Egypt policeman killed in Sinai
Security officials say unidentified gunmen shot and killed an Egyptian policeman in northern Sinai's main city of el-Arish. The officials say the ...
Police kill gunman, find 3 more dead in Colo. home
SWAT officers who stormed a Colorado home where a gunman had holed up found a horrific scene — four dead bodies including that of the gunman.
Conn. city halts gun shows after school shooting
The police chief in a Connecticut city has halted permits for gun shows, saying he's concerned any firearms purchased there might one day be used in ...
Cities chart course through pension morass
In Philadelphia, pension costs doubled in a single decade. Cities in Rhode Island dimmed streetlights, raised taxes and put off road repairs.
Police: Maine man threatened, then killed tenants
A 74-year-old Maine man killed two teenage tenants inside their apartment after arguing with them about late rent, snow shoveling and parking, ...
Vigil recalls NJ homicides, an hour at a time
In this city, everybody knows someone who's been killed or charged with a murder. But no one's sure how to stop the violence. Each year since 1995, ...
Blasts aimed at Iraqi Shiites, police kill 23
Insurgents launched a wave of attacks across Iraq on Monday, primarily targeting Shiite communities and pilgrims and killing at least 23 people, ...
Experts: Trained police needed for school security
The student's attack began with a shotgun blast through the windows of a California high school. Rich Agundez, the El Cajon policeman assigned to the ...
Arizona sheriff aims to put armed posse at schools
An Arizona sheriff has announced plans to deploy an armed volunteer posse to protect Phoenix-area students in the wake of the mass shooting at a ...
Police offer 'virtual ridealongs' via Twitter
Riding side by side as a police officer answers a call for help or investigates a brutal crime during a ridealong gives citizens an up close look at ...
Police union seeks more help for Newtown officers
Some of the police officers who responded to the school shooting in Newtown are so traumatized they haven't been working, but they have to use sick ...
Police officer among 2 fatally shot in Houston
A traffic stop turned into a fatal shooting on Christmas Eve when a gunman killed a police officer and bystander in the parking lot of a Houston body ...
Afghan policewoman kills US adviser in Kabul
An Afghan policewoman walked into a high-security compound in Kabul Monday and killed an American contractor with a single bullet to the chest, the ...
UK 'plebgate' scandal becomes police crisis
The "plebgate" scandal started with an angry exchange over a bicycle in front of Downing Street. The controversy over what a senior politician did or ...
Newtown first responders carry heavy burdens
While the people of Newtown do their best to cope with loss and preserve the memories of their loved ones, another class of residents is also finding ...
Judge: La. woman can flip finger in holiday lights
A Louisiana woman ran afoul of police when she gave her neighbors an unusual holiday greeting, hanging Christmas lights in the shape of a middle ...
New Hillsborough probe, death verdicts overturned
After nearly a quarter of a century, the families of the victims of Britain's worst sports disaster are closer in their campaign for the truth.
Police: 27 killed in north Nigeria traffic crash
Police in northwest Nigeria say 27 people riding atop a truck carrying livestock have been killed when it tipped over and crashed. Sokoto state police ...
Police: Man cooperative after firing shots at mall
A man who fired about 50 shots in the parking lot of a crowded Southern California shopping mall, sending shoppers sprinting for safety, was ...
4 police killed in Benghazi in eastern Libya
Four policemen were shot dead in Libya's troubled eastern city of Benghazi on Sunday when gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades on a security ...
137 police shots, 2 dead: Many questions in Ohio
A chase that ended with 13 officers firing 137 rounds, killing two people, began with a pop — perhaps a gunshot or backfire from a car speeding past ...