Clashes Erupt When Armed Teenager is Killed By Police

A crowd of about 100 gathered at the scene in St Louis early on Wednesday after scuffles the night before. St Louis County police said the man who was shot had pulled a gun at a gas station and pointed it at the officer.
For weeks there have been protests…

Internet Beware, North Korea is Back Online

North Korea, at the center of a confrontation with the United States over the hacking of Sony Pictures, experienced a complete Internet outage for hours before links were restored on Tuesday, but U.S. officials said Washington was not involved.

U.S.-based Dyn, a company that monitors Internet infrastructure…

Two New York Police Officers Killed in Ambush-Style Attack

A gunman fatally shot two New York police officers as they sat in their squad car on Saturday and then killed himself, the New York Times reported, in the first deaths of police officers by gunfire in the city in three years.

The officers were patrolling in the Bedford-Stuyvesant…

Mayor Emanuel's Son Robbed Near Home

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s son was the victim of a strong-armed robbery near the family’s home late Friday night, the mayor’s office said.

Officer Thomas Sweeney confirmed a juvenile male was walking on the mayor’s block in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood when he was approached…

132 Children Killed in Taliban School Attack

At least 132 students and nine staff members were killed on Tuesday when Taliban gunmen broke into a school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar and opened fire, witnesses said, in the bloodiest massacre the country has seen for years.

More than eight hours after militants slipped into the heavily…