The death of an unarmed 52-year-old man who died after an Alabama police officer kneeled on his neck was ruled a homicide by a county coroner, according to an official autopsy reviewed by The Associated Press. The finding led lawyers representing Phillip Reeder’s family on Monday to compare his death to that of George Floyd…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge prepared Monday afternoon to sentence an ex-Kentucky police officer convicted of using excessive force during the deadly Breonna Taylor raid, days after the U.S. Justice Department recommended he receive no prison time in the Black woman’s fatal shooting. Brett Hankison fired his weapon the night of the March…
ALVARADO, Texas (AP) — Ten people have been arrested on attempted murder charges in connection with a shooting outside of a Texas immigration detention center that wounded a police officer, where people in black military-style clothing fired at authorities in a “planned ambush,” a U.S. attorney said. The officer was shot in the neck on…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal jury on Monday awarded $500,000 to the widow and estate of a police officer who killed himself nine days after he helped defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of rioters, including a man who scuffled with the officer during the attack. The eight-member jury ordered that man, 69-year-old chiropractor…
The condition of a Hong Kong police officer who fell 10 metres (32.8 feet) off a bridge to escape a crash is improving after he underwent an operation, the force’s commissioner has said, adding that the man remains in an intensive care unit. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming on Saturday also expressed his gratitude…
Hong Kong’s first astronaut in China’s space programme could start serving in missions as early as next year, a national agency has said. The China Manned Space Agency picked the Hongkonger in June last year as part of the fourth batch of preparatory astronauts. The local specialist and another one from Macau were among the…
Hong Kong’s first astronaut in China’s space programme could start serving in missions as early as next year, a national agency has said. The China Manned Space Agency picked the Hong Kong resident in July last year as part of the fourth batch of preparatory astronauts. The local specialist and another one from Macau were…
MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S. citizen awaiting trial in Moscow has been forcibly admitted to a psychiatric hospital, Russian state media reported Sunday. Joseph Tater, 46, was arrested in August 2024 after being accused of assaulting a police officer during a confrontation with staff at an upmarket hotel in the Russian capital. A Moscow court…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Being accused of punching a police officer in the face has cost former NFL player Michael Wilhoite his job as the Denver Broncos’ outside linebackers coach. “After thorough discussions as an organization, I met with Michael Wilhoite and informed him we have decided to part ways,” coach Sean Payton said in…
On Monday, the Washington police union was decrying President Trump’s use of pardons when he let off rioters who attacked more than 150 officers on Jan. 6, 2021. By Wednesday, the same union was praising Mr. Trump after he pardoned two of their own who had been convicted in connection with the death of a…