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ICE Is Descending on Courthouses; Advocates Are Watching
As Cesar Vargas and Ismary Calderón strolled the Richmond County Supreme Court’s perimeter, they could have easily blended in with other pedestrians. But instead, they wore black vests with neon orange stripes, outfits that guaranteed everyone — including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — would notice them.
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BB Gun Shootings Plague Wolcott Neighborhood
Wolcott police are trying to find whoever is behind a series of BB gun shootings that have damaged homes and vehicles.
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World Cup an Obsession in Soccer-Loving New Jersey Towns
Kearny, Harrison, and surrounding New Jersey towns have completely transformed with excitement for the 2018 World Cup. This soccer obsession can be traced back through the area’s history to the immigrants who have settled there and brought their love of the sport with them.
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Review of Police Shooting in Sacramento May Take Over a Year
It may be more than a year before a Northern California prosecutor decides if two police officers broke the law when they fatally shot a black man who was later found to be unarmed, she said Wednesday....
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Police Release New Video From Night of Stephon Clark's Shooting
Sacramento police released new footage from the night Stephon Clark, 22, was shot and killed on March 19. Videos released Monday shows footage from 23 dashcams, 28 body cameras, two 911 calls and additional footage from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department helicopter.
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Man Regrets 911 Call That Led to Sacramento Police Shooting
A neighbor said he regrets making the 911 call that preceded the fatal shooting by Sacramento police of an unarmed black man in his grandparents’ backyard. Dave Reiling told the Sacramento Bee he heard breaking glass on the night of March 18, went outside and found the windows of his two trucks smashed and a man in a hooded sweatshirt...
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Middletown Woman Accused of Hitting Westport Parks Employee With Her Car
A Middletown woman is accused of hitting a Westport Parks and Recreation employee with her car and striking a police officer with a car door in two separate incidents in Westport Sunday.
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Sacramento County Sheriff Blames ‘Paid Protesters' After Patrol Car Hits Protester
Video shown Monday that was taken by a dashboard camera inside a sheriff’s vehicle shows it hitting a protester and driving away — the latest flashpoint following the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man in Sacramento. The law enforcement official behind the wheel likely didn’t know he hit someone, Sheriff Scott Jones said at a news conference where...
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Grandmother of Slain Sacramento Man Calls for Police Changes
The grandmother of an unarmed black man killed by Sacramento police called Monday for changes in the way police confront suspects, such as sending in a police dog, using a Taser, or aiming for an arm or leg when shots are fired.
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Puerto Rico Reports 78 Killings in One of Deadliest Months
One of Puerto Rico’s deadliest months in recent years has closed, with 78 killings reported in January as the U.S. territory struggles with a surge in violent crime and growing discontent among thousands of police officers. The killings included a 20-year-old woman found kneeling and burned to death inside a car in the upscale city of Guaynabo and a triple...
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Driver Escapes Burbank Mudslide
A man managed to drive safely out on top of a mudslide and to safety. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018.
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Watch: Surfing Prius Caught in Powerful Mudslide Wave Down Burbank Street
Desionne Franklin described the moment he and his girlfriend are inside a Toyota Prius, trying to escape a powerful river of mud, rocks and water as something out of a movie.
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Leaving Home in a Fire Zone, Fearing It's a Final Goodbye
Each time I turn the key to lock my front door, I think I might be leaving home for the last time. I’ve covered my share of stories about people fleeing catastrophes, but I’m living the life of a fire evacuee for the first time....
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Residents on Alert After Gunfire Damages Car in Meriden
Meriden police are investigating after a car was found damaged by gunfire on Sherman Avenue.
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Protesters Gather Outside ‘Alt-Right' Leader's Virginia Office
A small group of protesters gathered Sunday outside the Alexandria, Virginia offices of Richard Spencer, the white nationalist who is credited with coining the term “alt-right.”
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Iran's President Trounces Hard-Liner to Secure Second Term
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani won re-election by a wide margin Saturday, giving the moderate cleric a second four-year term to see out his agenda pushing for greater freedoms and outreach to the wider world. The 68-year-old incumbent secured a commanding lead of 57 percent in a race that drew more than seven out of every 10 voters to the polls....
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Deputies Free Bear Stuck in Car, but Don't Know How It Got Inside
A black bear found stuck inside a car near Denver left sheriff’s deputies scratching their heads this week — it’s not clear how the wild animal managed to get inside. None of the car’s windows were broken and the door handles could not be easily lifted, the Jefferson County, Colorado, Sheriff’s Department said in a Facebook post Tuesday. “Somehow this...
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Bear Wanders Into Unlocked Subaru, Locks Itself Inside
A bear in Colorado entered and locked itself inside a Subaru on July 12, 2016. Annie Bruecker said her 2005 Subaru Outback was parked in her driveway overnight with the doors unlocked, which she said she typically doesn’t do. Her mom woke her up Tuesday morning after discovering the black bear trapped inside the SUV.
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Looking Back: Images From Ferguson, Missouri in 2014
See dramatic photos from the 2014 Ferguson protests five years ago.
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Lion Kills American Woman at South Africa Park
A lion killed an American woman and injured a man driving through a private wildlife park in Johannesburg on Monday, a park official said. The attack occurred at around 2:30 p.m. when a lioness approached the passenger side of the vehicle as the woman took photos and then lunged, said Scott Simpson, assistant operations manager at the Lion Park. “They...