Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, Syndicated

AP Investigation: In hundreds of deadly police encounters, officers broke multiple safety guidelines

By JOHN SEEWER, REESE DUNKLIN and TAYLOR STEVENS / Associated Press In hundreds of deaths where police used force meant to stop someone without killing them, officers violated well-known guidelines for safely restraining and subduing people — not simply once or twice, but multiple times. Most violations involved pinning people facedown in ways that could […]

Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, Syndicated

Proposed settlement is first step in securing Colorado River water for 3 Native American tribes

By FELICIA FONSECA / Associated Press A proposed water rights settlement for three Native American tribes that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress took a significant step forward late Monday with introduction in the Navajo Nation Council. The Navajo Nation has one of the largest single outstanding claims in […]

Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety, Syndicated

After nine years of court oversight, Albuquerque Police now in full compliance with reforms

ASSOCIATED PRESS The Albuquerque Police Department is now in full compliance with reforms ordered by the U.S. Department of Justice and that paves the way for the end of nine years of court oversight, authorities said Monday. The assessment came from an independent monitoring team hired by the city in 2015. The DOJ released findings […]

Posted inNational News, Syndicated

Biden administration will seek partial end to special court oversight of child migrants

By ELLIOT SPAGAT / Associated Press The Biden administration will seek to partially end the 27-year-old court supervision of how the federal government cares for child migrants traveling alone, shortly after producing its own list of safeguards against mistreatment, an attorney involved in the case says. The Justice Department has told opposing attorneys it will […]

Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, Jobs, Workers & Economy, Syndicated

Undercover operation nets arrests as New Mexico’s top prosecutor blames Meta for online predators

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN / Associated Press New Mexico’s top prosecutor announced charges Wednesday against three men who are accused of using Meta’s social media platforms to target and solicit sex with underage children. The arrests are the result of a monthslong undercover operation in which the suspects connected with decoy accounts that were set […]

Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated

Denial and uncertainty are looming over a Biden-Trump rematch 6 months out from Election Day

By STEVE PEOPLES and ZEKE MILLER / ASSOCIATED PRESS WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — This North Carolina voter is nervous. Will Rikard, a 49-year-old father of two, was among several hundred Democrats who stood and cheered for Joe Biden as the first-term president delivered a fiery speech recently about the billions of dollars he has delivered […]

Posted inEducation, National News, Syndicated

Biden says ‘order must prevail’ during campus protests over the war in Gaza

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest but insisted that “order must prevail” as college campuses across the country face unrest over the war in Gaza. “Dissent is essential for democracy,” he said at the White House. “But dissent must never lead to disorder.” Tensions have been building for […]