Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A crowd of about 100 people tried to shove through a metal gate in Haiti’s capital as a guard with a baton pushed them back, threatening to …
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Maine mass shooter had a brain injury. Experts say that doesn’t explain his violence.
BOSTON — Brain injury experts are cautioning against drawing conclusions from newly released and limited information about evidence of a brain injury in an Army reservist who killed 18 people …
Foreigners trapped in unraveling Haiti wait for a way out
By Danica Coto | Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Dozens of foreigners, including many from the U.S. and Canada, are stranded in Haiti, desperately trying to leave the …
New York sending Guardsmen into the subways to curb violence
By Anthony Izaguirre | Associated Press New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans Wednesday to send the National Guard to the New York City subway system to help police search …
East Bay slaying leaves teenager dead, detectives launch investigation
ANTIOCH — Police are investigating the death of a Pittsburg teenager who was found fatally shot in Antioch on Saturday. The victim was identified as a 16-year-old teenage male, according …
The effect of police violence on Black Americans’ health documented in 2 new studies
The effect of police violence on Black Americans is tracked in two new studies, with one tying police-involved deaths to sleep disturbances and the other finding a racial gap in …
‘I wish he would have killed us instead’
Oxford school shooter’s mother Jennifer Crumbley testifies in court Jennifer Crumbley, mother of Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, testified in her involuntary manslaughter trial. Jennifer Crumbley believed that her …
Micro review: ‘Chronicle of an Hour and a Half’ by Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari |
Author Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari‘s debut novel ‘Chronicle of an Hour and a Half‘ is about a rumor and the violence that ensues later. Kannanari’s roots are in a small town …
Police investigate shooting in parking lot at Fred Meyer on Market
This story was updated at 4 p.m. Three people were injured in a parking lot shooting Monday morning at the Fred Meyer on Market Street NE in Salem. Salem Police …
Police vow tougher security screening of soccer fans in a renewed effort to clamp down on violence
NICOSIA, Cyprus — In a renewed bid to clamp down on violence at soccer games, police in Cyprus said Monday they will step up security screening of fans at stadium …