LAWMAKERS OK NYPD WATCHDOG, OVERRIDING VETOES
By JENNIFER PELTZ New York City council speaker Christine Quinn is joined by councilman Donovan Richards as she speaks to reporters, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 in New York. New York…
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MAYOR: NEW NYPD OVERSIGHT JEOPARDIZES CITY SAFETY
By JENNIFER PELTZ Supporters of the NYPD Oversight override vote demonstrate on the steps of City Hall Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 in New York. New York City council members say…
NYC MAYORAL CANDIDATE IN COURT OVER PROTEST ARREST
By JENNIFER PELTZ FILE – In this July 10, 2013 file photo, New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio speaks to reporters outside of a police precinct in New…
CREDITORS FILE OBJECTIONS TO DETROIT BANKRUPTCY
By COREY WILLIAMS Mike Zielinkski leads protesters at a rally outside federal court in Detroit Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. Deadline day arrived Monday for creditors to oppose Detroit’s request for…
CAMPAIGN SEEKS TO PUSH SEATTLE MINIMUM WAGE TO $15
By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP FILE — In this Aug. 1, 2013 file photo, Seattle police officers take Caroline Durocher, center, into custody after Durocher sat in a downtown intersection during…
GERMANY: MAN TAKES 3 HOSTAGES AT CITY HALL
Onlookers stand in front of the city hall in Ingolstadt, Germany, Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, after a man has taken several hostages in the city hall of Ingolstadt. Police spokesman…
EGYPT’S MUBARAK MAY BE RELEASED; 25 POLICE KILLED
By HAMZA HENDAWI FILE — In this Saturday, April 13, 2013 file photo, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak waves to his supporters from behind bars as he attends a hearing…
FEDERAL JUDGE DELAYS EX-DETROIT MAYOR’S SENTENCING
FILE – In this Jan. 29,2013 file photo former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick waits in line to enter federal court in Detroit during his corruption trial, which led to his conviction.…