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New York woman charged with plotting to set off explosives at state Capitol, kill lawmakers 0
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- August 21, 2026
A woman who authorities said had been plotting to bomb the New York State Capitol building because she believed laws were being passed that were an affront to Islam was caught in an FBI sting operation and is now facing a federal terrorism charge, authorities announced Thursday. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, had been under
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Omaha’s largest public school district stops officers from using electric shock gloves 0
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- August 20, 2026
OMAHA, Neb. — Police officers at Omaha’s largest public school district will no longer use gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks, after the superintendent asked to halt the program this week, the mayor said. Omaha Public Schools Superintendent Matthew Ray requested Tuesday that police assigned to the schools, known as school resource officers, no
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DA reduces charges against LAPD officer who taped colleagues making racist remarks 0
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- August 19, 2026
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles district attorney has backed off felony charges against a police officer who secretly recorded his colleagues making racist remarks after facing criticism the response was too harsh and could deter whistleblowers from coming forward. Los Angeles Police Officer Daniel Flores was charged in July with 16 felonies after he
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UN rights chief is concerned about arrest of opposition figures in Zambia’s election 0
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- August 19, 2026
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The United Nations human rights chief said Wednesday he is concerned over the arrest of opposition officials in connection with last week’s troubled election in Zambia. Zambian law enforcement agents raided a property on election night last Thursday where the country’s main opposition leader was present and there was an
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Police looking for additional people who fired guns in Virginia university shooting that wounded 5 0
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- August 16, 2026
ETTRICK, Va. — Authorities were seeking additional people who fired weapons during a shooting at Virginia State University that left five people wounded, police said Sunday, as a 19-year-old suspect remained in custody and investigators sought to unravel what happened. Investigators were trying to determine what led to Saturday’s shooting and if the others who
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1 killed, 4 injured in shooting at park in Kentucky 0
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- August 16, 2026
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Police in Kentucky said one person was killed and four others were injured in a shooting at a park Saturday evening. Lexington police officers responded just before 7 p.m. to a report of shots fired and found five victims, according to a department statement. One person was declared dead at a hospital
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