Author: Mark Berman
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Florida officials begin ordering evacuations as Hurricane Irma intensifies to a Category 5 storm
KEY WEST, Fla. — Another monster storm is hurtling closer to the United States, this time threatening Florida, where officials announced mandatory evacuations Tuesday in advance of what forecasters say could be the most powerful hurricane to strike the Atlantic coast in more than a decade. Even as millions across Texas picked up the pieces after Hurricane…
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U.S. police chiefs blast Trump for endorsing ‘police brutality’
Police leaders across the country moved quickly to distance themselves from — or to outright condemn — President Trump’s statements about “roughing up” people who’ve been arrested. The swift public denunciations came as departments are under intense pressure to stamp out brutality and excessive force that can erode the relationship between officers and the people…
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Authorities in Pennsylvania find body of missing man during search, say case is a homicide
Authorities said they have discovered human remains in a search for four missing men in Bucks County, Pa., and identified one of the bodies as a 19-year-old who disappeared on Friday. Investigators are now considering the case a homicide, District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said during a midnight news conference early Thursday. Weintraub had said this week…
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Why almost every state is partially or fully rebuffing Trump’s voter fraud commission
In a rare display of bipartisanship, officials in nearly every state have said they will partially or fully refuse to comply with President Trump’s voting commission, which has encountered criticism and opposition after issuing a sweeping request for voter data nationwide. Even as some of the resistance centers on Trump and members of his commission, the broader responses from…
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FBI agent indicted, charged with lying about shooting during encounter with Oregon refuge occupier
PORTLAND, Ore. — A special agent with the elite FBI Hostage Rescue Team has been indicted and accused of trying to cover up the firing of gunshots during an encounter with a member of an armed groupwho occupied an Oregon wildlife refuge last year. The indictment — filed last week and made public Wednesday — does not accuse…
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Seattle police fatally shoot pregnant woman who they say confronted officers with a knife
Seattle police officers shot and killed a 30-year-old pregnant woman at her apartment Sunday morning in front of “several children” when the woman “confronted” them with a knife, according to a statement from authorities. The Seattle Times reported that the woman had called police to report a possible burglary. At a vigil Sunday night, family identified…
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Arkansas carries out country’s first back-to-back executions in almost two decades
Arkansas officials on Monday night executed two inmates in back-to-back lethal injections, carrying out the country’s first double executions since 2000. The executions came days after Arkansas pushed back on legal challenges and executed an inmate last week, the state’s first lethal injection in more than a decade. As part of a hurried execution pace…
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Former journalist arrested, charged with threats against Jewish facilities
Authorities investigating recent bomb threats against Jewish institutions nationwide arrested a former journalist Friday morning and said he was behind at least some of the threats, describing them as part of the man’s campaign to harass a woman. The arrest in St. Louis appears to be the first made in response to a recent wave…
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Ambushes and fatal shootings fuel increase in police death toll this year
The first shots were fired just before 9 p.m. A protest against deadly shootings by police was winding down in Dallas, with demonstrators making their way back to their cars, when officers heard the initial burst of gunfire. By the time it was over, five police officers had been killed, several others were injured and…
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Two NYPD officers shot in the Bronx
One New York City police officer was fatally shot and another injured Friday during an incident in the Bronx, according to authorities. The New York Police Department on Friday confirmed the death, posting on Twitter that Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo “was shot and killed while doing his job.” The injured officer, identified as Sgt. Emmanuel Kwo,…