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  • WATCH: D.C. mayor Bowser calls Trump takeover of DC police ‘unsettling’

    WATCH: D.C. mayor Bowser calls Trump takeover of DC police ‘unsettling’

    Aug 11, 2025 08:09 PM EST

    ... are of all that we’ve accomplished here. Bowser’s comments are a response to President Trump’s announcement of his takeover of D.C. police force. Bowser said that the steps were “unsettling” but not without precedent. “My message to residents is this,” Bowser said. “We know that access ...

  • Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard

    Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard

    Aug 11, 2025 03:11 PM EST

    ... one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the World." For Bowser, “Any comparison to a war-torn country is hyperbolic and false.” Crime statistics Police statistics show homicides, robberies and burglaries are down this year when compared with this time in 2024. Overall, violent crime is down 26% compared ...

  • WATCH: Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying National Guard

    WATCH: Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying National Guard

    Aug 11, 2025 01:31 PM EST

    Trump said last week that he was considering ways for the federal government to seize control of Washington, asserting that crime was "ridiculous" and the city was "unsafe," after the recent assault of a high-profile member of the Department of Government Efficiency. Crime statistics Police statistics show homicides, robberies ...

  • London police arrest hundreds of people as pro-Palestinian protesters defy new law

    London police arrest hundreds of people as pro-Palestinian protesters defy new law

    Aug 09, 2025 05:43 PM EST

    ... cases the attorney general. Daring police to arrest them More than 500 protesters filled the square outside the Houses of Parliament on Saturday, many daring police to arrest them by displaying signs reading “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” That was enough for police to step in. But as ...

  • Authorities identify suspect who opened fire at CDC in Atlanta, killing one police officer

    Authorities identify suspect who opened fire at CDC in Atlanta, killing one police officer

    Aug 09, 2025 04:22 PM EST

    ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man who opened fire at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Georgia. The GBI statement says White died and Officer David Rose with the DeKalb County Police Department ...

  • Suspect killed after shooting reported at Emory University near entrance to CDC, police say

    Suspect killed after shooting reported at Emory University near entrance to CDC, police say

    Aug 08, 2025 10:04 PM EST

    ATLANTA (AP) — A suspected shooter at the campus of Emory University in Atlanta is dead and one law enforcement officer is injured after police responded to reports of an active shooter Friday, according to police. The incident took place near the entrance to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

  • Budapest mayor questioned by police for organizing banned LGBTQ+ Pride event

    Budapest mayor questioned by police for organizing banned LGBTQ+ Pride event

    Aug 01, 2025 12:47 PM EST

    ... against attendees but said investigations were ongoing against the organizers. One of the organizers, Budapest Pride President Viktória Radványi — who has not been summoned for police questioning — said at the gathering outside the investigators' headquarters Friday that Karácsony had demonstrated “courage and very strong morals” for helping organize Pride. Radványi ...

  • Las Vegas casino supervisor sold gunman the rifle used in deadly NYC attack, police say

    Las Vegas casino supervisor sold gunman the rifle used in deadly NYC attack, police say

    Jul 30, 2025 09:07 PM EST

    ... Tamura's supervisor at the Horseshoe Las Vegas legally bought the AR-15-style rifle he sold to Tamura for $1,400, the New York Police Department said Wednesday. On Tuesday, police mistakenly said the supervisor had supplied only parts of the rifle used in the attack, including the weapon ...

  • Riot police scuffle with anti-war demonstrators on Greek island during visit by Israeli cruise ship

    Riot police scuffle with anti-war demonstrators on Greek island during visit by Israeli cruise ship

    Jul 28, 2025 08:37 PM EST

    ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Scuffles broke out between riot police and demonstrators on the Greek island of Rhodes during a protest Monday against the war in Gaza while an Israeli cruise ship was docked at the island, local media reported. Television footage showed a small number of protesters chanting “Freedom for ...

  • 3 Haitian police officers and 2 civilians killed in central region overrun by gangs

    3 Haitian police officers and 2 civilians killed in central region overrun by gangs

    Jul 23, 2025 08:10 PM EST

    ... police union, said that two “brave citizens” fighting alongside the slain officers in Artibonite also were killed. It called on the government to better protect police as it warned they were preparing to revolt. “The government does not give the police any importance. If they took this seriously, they would ...

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