In the wake of another deadly school shooting, local law enforcement explains the importance of SROs

12/1/21 COVID-19 Vaccination Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments Some countries, such as the U.S. and Israel, are now offering COVID vaccines to all children aged five and over. It’s a sign of how well vaccine rollout has gone in these places, but also that the pandemic is still raging on. Governments are going further and further to Read More >

A woman who killed several patients at a Veterans Affairs medical center in West Virginia by injecting them with unnecessary insulin was sentenced to life in prison for her crimes.

“His use of deadly force in this incident is a clear violation of department policy,” said Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus

WASHINGTON — Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, is going to prison. She was sentenced Tuesday to three years after pleading guilty to helping her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire. She had faced a minimum 10 years in prison, so the fact that she was not involved Read More >

11/30/21 Terrorism Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments Taliban forces in Afghanistan have summarily executed or forcibly disappeared more than 100 former police and intelligence officers in just four provinces since taking over the country on 15 August 2021, despite a proclaimed amnesty, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Tuesday, 30 November 2021.  read more

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Beverly Hills Police Department was engaged in a lengthy traffic standoff with a non-compliant motorist at a busy intersection. After more than five hours, authorities found the man unresponsive. He was later pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said Sunday. The Beverly Hills Police Department received several calls shortly after Read More >

11/29/21 Hypersonic Weapons Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments According to media reports from Washington, the Biden administration wants to engage China in talks on arms control and non-proliferation. The US president, Joe Biden, and Chinese leader, Xi Jinping discussed the issue during their recent virtual summit. read more

11/28/21 Pandemics Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments A team of engineers from the University of Cambridgeused computer modelling to quantify how droplets spread when people cough. They found that in the absence of masks, a person with COVID-19 can infect another person at a two-meter distance, even when outdoors. read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Six Nashville family members were shot, two fatally, during an apparent home invasion robbery at an apartment Friday night. One of two suspects was also killed during the violent crime, according to reports. Two of those killed were brothers — identified by police as Zacquez Sherrell, 18, and Tavarius Sherrell, 15. Their 40-year-old Read More >