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Cops: Pennsylvania ambush suspect playing cat-and-mouse 'game'The 1,000-officer manhunt for Eric Frein, suspected of killing a state trooper, turned up empty at an abandoned inn. Police say his movements, just out of reach of authorities, look like聽a reenactment game that鈥檚 morphed into real life.
Ferguson tensions flare after police chief tries to join protestersJackson鈥檚 attempt to join the protesters Thursday night 鈥� a number of whom who were calling for his resignation 鈥� backfired. At least one person was arrested after a scuffle started just yards behind the marching police chief, and several others were taken into custody.
For Eric Holder, a broad legacy ranging from race to terrorPerhaps the defining moment of the tenure of Eric Holder as attorney general came last month when he traveled to Ferguson, Mo., and spoke directly to angry members of the African-American community.
Ferguson chief apologizes to Brown family: Late, but perhaps not too littleOn Thursday, Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson issued a video statement apologizing to the family of slain teenager Michael Brown: 'I am truly sorry for the loss of your son.'
Eric Holder to resign: how attorney general helped shape Obama agendaAttorney General Eric Holder played an important role in shaping the Obama administration's tactics on same-sex marriage and issues of race.
S.C. cop in trouble for shooting unarmed man: 'Sir, why was I shot?'鈥�Video shows a South Carolina trooper shooting an unarmed motorist, as he reaches into his car to retrieve a driver's license. The kinds of police shootings historically seen in big cities also seem to be happening more in small town America.
Fresh Ferguson protests born of distrust, fueled by resolveNew protests broke out in Ferguson, Mo., Tuesday night after a memorial for Michael Brown caught fire. They point to the town's peculiar power dynamic.
NYPD under fire for video of pregnant woman hitting groundDisturbing video of Brooklyn woman, five months pregnant, in a scuffle with police sets off another community relations crisis for the NYPD, which is battling controversy over street tactics in the outer boroughs.聽
Who burned Michael Brown memorial? Questions spark new Ferguson unrest.A memorial to Michael Brown, the unarmed black teen shot by police in Ferguson, Mo., burned, and a community still gripped by mistrust again burst into violence.
Progress Watch'Historic' drop in federal inmates comes as left and right find common groundUS Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the federal prison population dropped after decades of increases. Both conservatives and liberals are 'coming together on these issues.'
Gunshots, lockdowns in Pennsylvania. Are cops close to 'most wanted' Eric Frein?More than a week after marksman and survivalist Eric Frein allegedly shot two Pennsylvania state troopers, killing one, police have locked down several rural roads in the Pocono Mountains as the manhunt continues.- Girl was bait to try to catch boy 鈥榠n the act,鈥� sexual harassment lawsuit saysThe girl was allegedly raped after a botched sting operation. The lawsuit contends that the Alabama middle school she attended had a policy of not punishing sexual harassment unless students admitted to it or the harassment was witnessed.
Twitter sleuths help solve 'hate crime.' Should crimefighting be crowdsourced?After social media users used digital tracking tools to possibly ID suspects accused of beating up a gay couple, some ethicists caution that such Twitter-era tools could ultimately do as much harm as good.
Eric Frein: Is reenactor waging private cold war on Pa. cops?Eric Frein, who is accused of killing one police officer and wounding another, appears to have taken the role he plays as a Serbian soldier in the cold-war era into real life, investigators say.
How Islamic State is wielding the Internet in new waysFederal prosecutors announced the indictment of a New York man on charges he was trying to recruit for the Islamic State. US officials say they are increasingly concerned about the possibility of a home-grown terror threat.
Alleged Pa. police ambush shooter called a survivalist. What's that?The suspect in the Pennsylvania police barracks ambush is fueled by an antigovernment, off-the-grid brand of extremism, police have said. In that way, the case has echoes with the Atlanta Olympic bombing.
Pa. barracks shooting: Police identify survivalist suspect as manhunt continuesPennsylvania State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan identified the suspect in a police barracks shooting as Eric Matthew Frein, of Canadensis, Pa. The manhunt for Frein continued Tuesday.
Trooper killed in Penn. barracks attack highlights ambush spikeA manhunt for the shooter in a fatal ambush attack on a state highway patrol barracks in Pennsylvania Friday聽night underscores a troubling rise in the number of surprise attacks on police officers.
US judge orders Arizona to list same-sex spouse on death certificateThe federal judge acknowledged that the surviving spouse faced 'irreparable emotional harm,' but聽stopped short of striking down Arizona's ban on same-sex marriages, for now.聽
Texas fights to reinstate tough abortion regulationsA federal appeals court case is the latest flashpoint in a battle between conservative lawmakers passing restrictive abortion regulations and women鈥檚 rights groups seeking to protect vulnerable women.
