A Baltimore, Maryland, shooting overnight left two dead and 28 others injured, prompting the city’s mayor and police to call on citizens to come forward with any information about the mass shooting that could lead to an arrest. “This was …

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A detention officer in Fulton County, Georgia, is facing multiple felony charges after he allegedly assaulted inmates at the Fulton County Jail on Sunday and then failed to accurately report what happened, according to officials. Detention Officer Demarcus Whatley, 25, …

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Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial on charges accusing him of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in Massachusetts decades ago, an expert for the prosecution says, raising doubts about the future of the criminal …

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A Texas judge ordered the state’s Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) to start the process of releasing documents regarding police response to the Uvalde school shooting, which left 21 people dead last year. The 261st Civil District Court Judge Daniella …

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A retired Philadelphia police officer already in custody on child sex assault charges is now charged with dozens more sex crimes that stem from his time on duty. Former patrol officer Patrick Heron was previously charged with posing as an …

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The United Nations referred to domestic violence as “the shadow pandemic” during COVID-19 lockdowns as rates across the country spiked to record levels. Now, three years later, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) says the number of victims remains …

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