Thai police: Suspect acknowledges being near bomb scene
By NATTASUDA ANUSONADISAI and JOCELYN GECKER Thai police said Wednesday a prime suspect in Bangkok’s deadly bombing has admitted to being near the shrine where the attack took place but…
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Hunt for 3 suspects in Illinois officer’s death continues
Law enforcement officials broadened the hunt Wednesday for three suspects in the fatal shooting of a popular veteran police officer in a small northern Illinois community. Lake County Sheriff’s Office…
The war room, the street: 2 responses to Baltimore violence
By JULIET LINDERMAN There are only three rules at the Kids Safe Zone: Sign in, clean up after yourself, and read for 15 minutes before playing with the toys stacked…
Austria inspects trucks for migrants, creates 18-mile backup
By PABLO GORONDI Austria stepped up truck inspections Monday at its Hungarian border after 71 migrants apparently suffocated in one, creating a massive, 30-kilometer (18 1/2-mile) traffic jam on the…
Thai police award themselves $84K for arrest of bomb suspect
By JOCELYN GECKER Thai police congratulated themselves for making an arrest in Bangkok’s deadly bombing and announced Monday they would give themselves an $84,000 reward, though the man has not…
Police say Bangkok bombing suspect is not cooperating
By NATTASUDA ANUSONDISAI and JOCELYN GECKER Thai police said Sunday the man arrested in connection with Bangkok’s deadly bombing was being uncooperative, possibly not telling the truth to interrogators and…
Israel has failed to reform Jewish radicals, critics charge
By DANIEL ESTRIN The Israeli government initiative has a soothing biblical name, the Hebrew Shepherd, and a serious aim: to keep ultranationalist Jewish settler youths from turning to violence and…
Hungary court orders arrest of 4 men in migrant truck deaths
By PABLO GORONDI Four men suspected of being involved in the deaths of 71 migrants found in a truck in Austria were placed under preliminary arrest on Saturday by a…