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The long list of deaths of civilians by police in Albuquerque, New Mexico’s largest city, illustrates both the state’s unmet needs for mental healthcare and the tragic misuse of lethal force, say critics.
Rebekah Jones, the founder of Florida’s coronavirus database, was fired by the Florida department of health in May for insubordination after claiming she was ordered to censor and manipulate information on the database she founded and managed, She says the governor “will not win his war on science and free speech.”
Glocks, AR-15s, and ammo sell out as Americans stock up ahead of what they fear will be a Biden-Harris crackdown.
Currently, a review process is launched whenever police officers are fired, but in most cases, it does not mean they will lose their certification.
The future of a state law enacted to keep the mafia from operating legal gambling in California is in doubt after a judge upheld a claim by Hustler Magazine founder Larry Flynt that it is unconstitutional.
U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. They have reportedly launched a massive effort to review the backgrounds of every National Guard reservist assigned to protect the U.S. capital over the next several days.
The appointment of Tom Ross, who headed the Bountiful, Utah force for 14 years, is a first in the nearly 40-year history of the state’s Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. It comes after repeated calls for police reform in the state, part of a national reckoning on racial justice.
A Pennsylvania woman seen in footage near Pelosi’s office on January 6 is under investigation and believed to be still at large.
Even if right-wing protesters pull back from the threat of violence in coming days, the threat from Trump-inspired extremism likely will grow. “It has begun to shift from ‘We are going to win this’ to ‘This fight is going to be a long one,’ said one analyst. Meanwhile FBI Director Christopher Wray cited “an extensive amount of concerning online chatter” about events surrounding the inauguration.
A record-breaking settlement will end a six-year legal battle over Facebook’s alleged violations of an Illinois privacy law.