Attacker wounds 2 police in Belgium, shouts ‘Allahu Akhbar’
Two female officers were attacked and wounded by a man wielding a machete and shouting “Allahu Akhbar” outside the main police station in the Belgian city of Charleroi on Saturday,…
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City officials: 3 dead, 1 hurt in shooting north of Seattle
A gunman killed three and injured a fourth person early Saturday in a suburban Seattle home where young people had gathered, police said. The suspect was pulled over and arrested…
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…
Chilling details of France church attack as hostage speaks
By SYLVIE CORBET More horrifying details emerged Wednesday about an attack on a French village church even as the country’s main religious leaders sent a message of unity and solidarity…
Police give all-clear in Munich shooting; say suspect dead
By GEORGE JAHN, FRANK JORDANS and DAVID RISING An 18-year-old German-Iranian man opened fire in a crowded Munich shopping mall and a nearby McDonald’s Friday night, killing nine people and…
Israel takes on Facebook in battle against incitement
By TIA GOLDENBERG Nine months ago, Dareen Tatour posted a poem to Facebook about her frustration over spiking violence between Israelis and Palestinians. Days later, Israeli police banged on her…
Police agencies on edge, on guard amid heightened threats
By GREG SCHREIER Police agencies across the U.S. are on edge and on guard after receiving threats and calls for violence against them on social media in the aftermath of…
Black activists hope killings prompt more action from whites
By DAVID CRARY Since the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement three years ago, many white Americans have wrestled with how to respond. Some chose racist-tinged ridicule. Others, by…