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World News

Police Bear Brunt Of Public Anger As Hong Kong Refuses To Accept Protesters' Demands

8:06pm August 30, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

One of the main results of the Hong Kong government's strategy has been to put a huge burden on the city's police force, diverting the public's anger at the government onto the constabulary.

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Crime

High Point University Student Arrested For Weapons On Campus

12:08pm August 28, 2019

by Bethany Chafin and Neal Charnoff

A North Carolina university student has been arrested on charges of bringing guns on campus.

California's new lethal force bill "changes the culture of policing," Assemblywoman Shirley Weber said Monday. She's seen here in April, alongside Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, the bill's co-author.

New California Law Says Police Should Kill Only When 'Necessary'

6:20pm August 19, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The legislation is a response to police killings of unarmed black men such as Stephon Clark. But critics say it doesn't go far enough.

A screenshot from video recently released by the Colorado Springs Police Department, which captured the moments before De'Von Bailey ran from police and was shot in the back on Aug. 3. He later died from his injuries.

National

Family Wants Independent Probe In Fatal Police Shooting Of Teen In Colorado

9:13pm August 16, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Colorado Springs police say De'Von Bailey reached for a firearm prior to running from officers. Bailey's family says newly released body camera footage disputes that version of events.

Human Interest

Residents Purr-turbed Over Cat's Ouster From Police Force

2:44pm August 15, 2019

by Associated Press

A North Carolina police department is evicting its pet cat named Sergeant Butters, and some residents are mounting a campaign to bring him back.

Formal charges of making a terrorist threat in the first degree are pending against Dmitriy Andreychenko, 20, police say.

National

Rifle-Carrying Man Arrested After Causing Panic At Walmart In Missouri

5:07pm August 09, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Formal charges of making a terrorist threat in the first degree are pending against a 20-year-old, who police say wanted to cause chaos, as opposed to kill people.

Farmers Face Off With Police Over Possible Smokable Hemp Ban

4:29pm July 24, 2019

by Associated Press and Eddie Garcia

Rapidly growing sales of hemp are poised to help North Carolina farmers that are still transitioning away from once-profitable tobacco plants.

Courtney Irby is charged with misdemeanor trespassing in connection with guns owned by her estranged husband. A member of her family told local media that Irby had feared for her life.

National

Woman Accused Of Turning In Husband's Guns To The Police Will Face Misdemeanor Charge

6:43pm July 03, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Courtney Irby had taken her husband's guns from his home, and given them to police. At the time he was under arrest for allegedly ramming her car with his.

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Crime

$20,000 Settlement Reached In Fatal Winston-Salem Police Shooting

3:55pm July 03, 2019

by Eddie Garcia

A settlement has been reached with the family of a Winston-Salem man who was shot and killed by a police officer last year.

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South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during a news conference at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition Annual International Convention in Chicago on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Buttigieg Tries Again To Woo Black Voters Amid Race Controversy In His Hometown

4:05pm July 02, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

The South Bend, Ind., mayor and presidential candidate has been dealing with the aftermath of a fatal shooting in his hometown in which a white officer shot a black man.