By MANUEL RUEDA and ASTRID SUÁREZ BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Ismael Arias was headed to the market when the devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit western Colombia last week, sowing death…
By MAURICIO SAVARESE SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Wednesday to significantly expand the scope of the country’s landmark law to protect women from violence. Legislation…
In an hours-long discussion that devolved into finger-pointing and frustration, Huntington Beach leaders clashed over a proposed three-year contract with the police union that would give officers raises costing the…
A 41-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of scamming an elderly man in another state — who allegedly was persuaded to mail $9,000 in cash to a vacant rental home…
The cities of Garden Grove, Stanton and Westminster all asked for state funding to help recoup costs accrued during the Garden Grove chemical incident, but the Governor’s Office of Emergency…
By JOSH KELETY A tractor-trailer rollover sent a truckload of squid spilling into a Rhode Island roadway, leaving a stench as they sat in the road for hours in the…
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A woman who started a group that advocates for the mental health of police officers was being sought by authorities Wednesday after a Massachusetts cop was…
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced findings that show reasonable cause to believe California’s two women’s prisons are violating the Constitution by failing to protect incarcerated women and…
Listen to article • 0:00 minA 16-year-old was shot early Wednesday evening in the city’s Kensington section, and police said surveillance video recorded the teen also firing shots in a…
By MAURICIO SAVARESE SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Wednesday to significantly expand the scope of the country’s landmark law to protect women from violence. Legislation…
