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  • WATCH: Trump speaks with police and troops patrolling Washington, DC

    WATCH: Trump speaks with police and troops patrolling Washington, DC

    Aug 21, 2025 09:41 PM EST

    Trump has claimed that a crime crisis required his Republican administration’s intervention in the Democratic-led city this month, brushing aside statistics that showed the problem was already waning.

  • Brazilian police accuse Bolsonaro of planning to flee to Argentina and seek asylum

    Brazilian police accuse Bolsonaro of planning to flee to Argentina and seek asylum

    Aug 20, 2025 11:36 PM EST

    ... respond a request for comment from the AP. Silas Malafaia, an evangelical pastor who is a staunch ally of Bolsonaro’s, was also targeted by police. He had his passport seized by investigators but was not formally accused of obstruction of justice. Brazilian federal police investigators said in a 170 ...

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    Tensions soar in Serbia as angry protesters clash with police and set fire to party offices

    Aug 16, 2025 10:30 PM EST

    ... The protest in Valjevo drew several thousand people after a video on social media showed a young man from the town being severely beaten by police who kicked him and bashed him with batons during a protest earlier this week. The gathering was peaceful until groups of protesters threw flares ...

  • Trump administration partially retreats, agrees to leave DC police chief in charge

    Trump administration partially retreats, agrees to leave DC police chief in charge

    Aug 15, 2025 11:13 PM EST

    ... not have permanent legal status, the official said. Others were arrested on warrants for murder, rape and driving under the influence. Department of Homeland Security police stood outside Nationals Park during a game Thursday between the Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies. DEA agents patrolled The Wharf, a popular nightlife ...

  • Bondi names DEA head as D.C.'s 'emergency police commissioner,' but capital leaders push back

    Bondi names DEA head as D.C.'s 'emergency police commissioner,' but capital leaders push back

    Aug 15, 2025 05:27 PM EST

    ... priority assignments like counterterrorism. Asked if he was concerned about that, Trump said he’s using a “very small force” of soldiers and that city police are now allowed to do their job properly amidst his security lockdown.For homeless residents, an uncertain time is at hand Meanwhile, about a ...

  • Shooting near a mosque in Sweden leaves 2 wounded, police say

    Shooting near a mosque in Sweden leaves 2 wounded, police say

    Aug 15, 2025 03:08 PM EST

    ... the early afternoon following Friday prayers, police said. They did not immediately release details of the injuries. Many emergency services were at the scene, and police advised the public to stay away. Police said they have opened a preliminary investigation into attempted murder and that they suspect the crime is ...

  • New lawsuit challenges Trump's federal takeover of DC police department as crackdown intensifies

    New lawsuit challenges Trump's federal takeover of DC police department as crackdown intensifies

    Aug 15, 2025 01:45 PM EST

    Bondi’s directive came even after Smith had told MPD officers hours earlier to share information with immigration agencies regarding people not in custody, such as someone involved in a traffic stop or checkpoint. The Justice Department said Bondi disagreed with the police chief’s directive because it allowed for ...

  • How Trump exaggerates D.C. crime in taking over its police department and deploying the National Guard

    How Trump exaggerates D.C. crime in taking over its police department and deploying the National Guard

    Aug 12, 2025 04:41 PM EST

    ... researchers found that releasing people pretrial did not put communities at risk for more crime. WATCH: D.C. mayor Bowser calls Trump takeover of DC police ‘unsettling’ The Trump administration has cited a 2022 report from the Yolo County, California, district attorney’s office as evidence that cashless bails cause ...

  • WATCH: White House suggests DC police takeover may last longer than 30 days

    WATCH: White House suggests DC police takeover may last longer than 30 days

    Aug 12, 2025 03:55 PM EST

    The federal takeover of the District of Columbia’s police department could last longer than 30 days, according to the White House on Tuesday. Watch in the player above. During a news briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the administration would “reevaluate and reassess and make further ...

  • Police say 3 dead in a shooting at a Target in Austin, Texas, and a suspect has been detained

    Police say 3 dead in a shooting at a Target in Austin, Texas, and a suspect has been detained

    Aug 11, 2025 09:06 PM EST

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Three people were killed Monday in a shooting at a Target store in Austin, Texas, and a suspect has been detained, police said. Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said during a news conference that the suspect fled the scene after the shooting, stole then wrecked a car ...

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