Chicago Police Officer Will Face Murder Charges, City Braces

Community leaders who met with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said they expected protests on Wednesday when the city plans to release a disturbing video of an October 2014 fatal police shooting of a black teenager.

Emanuel called in community leaders and pastors for meetings on Monday aimed at preparing for…

5 Black Lives Matter Protesters Shot in Minnesota

Minneapolis police are searching for three white male suspects who authorities say shot five Black Lives Matters demonstrators, while the family of a black man who was fatally shot by a police officer has called for the dayslong protests outside of a police precinct to end.
No one was seriously…

Chipotle Has A Problem

More than 40 people have fallen ill with E. coli food poisoning after eating at Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants in six different states, federal health officials said on Friday, sending shares of the burrito chain to an 18-month low.

The outbreak expanded with new Chipotle-linked E. coli cases…

Extremists Attack Hotel in Mali, Several Killed

Islamic extremists armed with guns and throwing grenades stormed the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali’s capital Friday morning, killing at least three people and hostages. Malian troops, backed by special forces from America and France, reacted quickly.
As people ran for their lives near the luxury hotel along a…

The Suspected Paris Terrorist Mastermind is Dead

The suspected mastermind of last week’s Paris attacks was killed in the police raid of an apartment north of the capital, French officials said on Thursday.

Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a 28-year-old Belgian militant who had boasted of mounting attacks in Europe for the Islamic State, was accused of…