Officer in Milwaukee shooting joined force as teenage aide
By TODD RICHMOND Dominique Heaggan attended grade school in Milwaukee and joined the city’s police force as a teenage aide through a program that aims to recruit young people into…
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Police chief was surprised by violence after fatal shooting
By TODD RICHMOND Following a night of violence that left half a dozen businesses in flames, the Milwaukee police chief expressed surprise at the level of unrest that erupted after…
Governor activates National Guard in Milwaukee
The Latest on violence in Milwaukee following the shooting of a man by police (all times local): 1 p.m. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has activated the state’s National Guard to…
Young Americans fear US, foreign-inspired extremists
By MELINDA DESLATTE The threat of violence by people inspired by foreign extremists invokes fear in a majority of young Americans across racial groups. But for young people of color,…
FBI: 1st US law enforcement officer charged in terror sting
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Prosecutors brought the first-ever federal terrorism charges against a law enforcement officer in the U.S., alleging Wednesday that a patrol officer with the D.C. region’s Metro Transit…
2 San Diego police officers shot, 1 fatally, during stop
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and JULIE WATSON One San Diego police officer was killed and another was wounded in a shootout following a late-night stop to check out a person, authorities…
How sympathetic whites are helping to fuel racial change
By PHILIP MARCELO An attorney in Oregon is supporting political candidates who promise to address racial profiling in policing. In suburban Ohio, a mother says she and her friends will…
Ex-KKK leader David Duke says he plans to run for US Senate
By MELINDA DESLATTE Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke announced Friday on his website that he plans to run for U.S. Senate in Louisiana. “I’m proud to announce my…