Police body cameras may solve one problem but create others
By EILEEN SULLIVAN The use of police body cameras is spreading to keep officers honest about using force against citizens. But how and when the public gets to see the…
Crime
NYC police boss: We’re trying to apologize to ex-tennis pro
New York City’s police commissioner says he’s been trying to apologize to former tennis professional James Blake, who was handcuffed by officers after a case of mistaken identity. But Police…
Homeland Security taking to the sky in drug smuggling fight
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL As soon as the aging P-3 surveillance plane rumbles off the island runway, a crew of three agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection begins hunting…
Clerk in gay-marriage fight back to work Friday or Monday
By ADAM BEAM After a five-day stint in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis will return to work as soon as…
Freddie Gray’s family settles with city for $6.4M
By JULIET LINDERMAN The parents of Freddie Gray reached a tentative $6.4 million settlement with the city of Baltimore, nearly five months after their 25-year-old son was critically injured in…
Austrian leader say accept migrants or pay
By The Associated Press The latest news as countries across Europe cope with the arrival of thousands of migrants and refugees. All times local (CET): 2:30 p.m. Austrian Chancellor Werner…
Suspect in Bangkok bombing tells police he’s ‘guilty’
By NATTASUDA ANUSONADISAI A key suspect in last month’s deadly Bangkok bombing was transferred Monday to police custody after a week of military interrogation, and was asked to acknowledge the…
Guatemala president resigns amid corruption probe
By SONIA PEREZ D. Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina has resigned in the face of a corruption scandal that has brought his government to the brink, a spokesman said early…