An analysis by The Washington Post shows that the number of such incidents is more than twice as high as official federal figures.
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Fatal Shootings By Police Twice As High As Official Number, Report Says
An analysis by The Washington Post shows that the number of such incidents is more than twice as high as official federal figures.
Richmond RCMP shoot family dog while investigating break in
Richmond RCMP have launched an investigation after one of their officers shot a dog Friday morning while investigating a break and enter at a nearby residence.
Nishikori beats the rain to match 82-year feat
Kei Nishikori got the job done quickly at rain-hit French Open Sunday to become the first Japanese man to reach the quarterfinals at the clay court grand slam in 82 years.
Grim History Traced in Sunken Slave Ship Found Off South Africa
The Smithsonian will announce Tuesday that the wreckage of a vessel that sank in 1794 has been found, the first time a slaving ship that went down with slaves aboard has been recovered.
Grim History Traced in Sunken Slave Ship Found Off South Africa
The Smithsonian will announce Tuesday that the wreckage of a vessel that sank in 1794 has been found, the first time a slaving ship that went down with slaves aboard has been recovered.
Alberta government announces menthol tobacco ban
The Alberta government will ban the sale of menthol-flavoured tobacco later this year over concerns that the products make youth more likely to start smoking.
5 confirmed cases of the mumps in Guelph high schools
Public health authorities have confirmed five cases of the mumps at Guelph high schools, the first known cases of the disease in Wellington County, Dufferin County and Guelph since January 2010.
TTC passengers evacuate subway cars as sparks fly on Bloor Viaduct
Arcing electricity forced a one-hour shutdown of the TTC's Bloor line Sunday morning, just past midnight.
After 49 years, Corner Brook pharmacist George Hutchings retires
A 49-year career is coming to an end this weekend for Corner Brook pharmacist George Hutchings, whose first experience in a pharmacy was as a stock boy in the early 1960s.
Bernie Sanders Likens Salacious 1972 Essay To 'Fifty Shades Of Grey'
The senator from Vermont and Democratic presidential candidate has been put on the defensive about the article he wrote for an alternative newspaper.
Netanyahu Lashes Out at Criticism of Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said on Sunday that his country faces “an international campaign to blacken its name” that was “connected to our very existence.”
Beau Biden’s Death Triggers an Outpouring of Grief
Politicians from both parties, celebrities and others shared their genuine sorrow in statements and on Twitter after Mr. Biden’s death on Saturday night.
Review: Matthew Aucoin’s ‘Crossing’ Is a Taut, Inspired Opera
The opera, which had its premiere in Boston on Friday, is based on the diaries of Walt Whitman from his experience tending to wounded Civil War soldiers.
Lennie Merullo, the Last Cub to Play in a World Series, Dies at 98
Merullo enjoyed a distinction that would elude hundreds of other Cubs: he was the last surviving ballplayer to have worn a Cubs uniform in a World Series.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)