High-ranking NYC police officials charged in corruption case
By TOM HAYS and JAKE PEARSON Charges brought against four men arrested Monday in a widening city corruption probe include lurid claims that a top police official roomed with a…
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British troops deploy to Afghan province amid Taliban battle
By LYNNE O’DONNELL When Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani took office, he ushered in a period of hope for the country’s traumatized and war-weary people that decades of violence would soon…
NYC police boss: We’re trying to apologize to ex-tennis pro
New York City’s police commissioner says he’s been trying to apologize to former tennis professional James Blake, who was handcuffed by officers after a case of mistaken identity. But Police…
Police shoot man suspected in 4 hammer attacks in Manhattan
By KAREN MATTHEWS and COLLEEN LONG A man suspected of attacking four people with a hammer this week was shot and wounded by police Wednesday after he pulled a hammer…
Lynch defends Obama’s immigration policies
By ERICA WERNER and ERIC TUCKER Challenged by Republicans, Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch on Wednesday defended President Barack Obama’s decision to shelter millions of immigrants from deportation though they…
Manhunt under way for suspects who wounded 2 NYPD officers
A manhunt was under way Tuesday for at least two suspects who shot and wounded two New York City police officers responding to a robbery in the Bronx. Both officers…
Police commissioner : Turning backs on mayor inappropriate
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and MIKE BALSAMO New York City’s police commissioner says it was “very inappropriate” for officers to turn their backs on the mayor in a sign of disrespect…
Battered NY mayor calls for temporary protest halt
By JONATHAN LEMIRE As the New York Police Department mourns two of its own, Mayor Bill de Blasio pleaded for a pause in protests and rancor amid a widening rift…