House panel finds Secret Service rife with problems
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL There have been 143 security breaches or attempted breaches at facilities secured by the Secret Service in the last 10 years, according to a lengthy House…
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Jordan: 3 killed, including 2 Americans, in police shooting
By OMAR AKOUR A Jordanian policeman opened fire Monday on foreign trainers at a police training compound, killing two Americans and a South African before being shot dead, the government…
Broken system lets problem officers jump from job to job
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and MATT SEDENSKY Law enforcement officers accused of sexual misconduct have jumped from job to job — and at times faced fresh allegations that include raping women…
Hundreds of officers lose licenses over sex misconduct
By MATT SEDENSKY and NOMAAN MERCHANT Flashing lights pierced the black of night, and the big white letters made clear it was the police. The woman pulled over was a…
Former House Speaker Hastert pleads guilty to lying to FBI
Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty Wednesday to lying to the FBI in a hush-money scheme, agreeing to a deal with federal prosecutors that recommends he serve no more than six months…
Philadelphia police boss exits after crime, corruption fight
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Charles Ramsey was 15 when he had his first encounter with the kind of violence he has worked nearly five decades to end. A friend was…
The Latest: Israel: Palestinian stabs soldier in Hebron
The latest developments in a wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence (all times local). ___ 7:30 p.m. Israeli authorities are reporting another stabbing by a Palestinian assailant in the volatile West Bank…
Investigation: Secret Service tried to discredit US lawmaker
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL Scores of U.S. Secret Service employees improperly accessed the decade-old, unsuccessful job application of a congressman who was investigating scandals inside the agency, a new government…