NYPD Fatally Choke Unarmed Man (Video)

New York mayor Bill de Blasio and police commissioner Bill Bratton on Friday promised a “full and thorough” investigation into an incident, captured on video, in which an unarmed 43-year-old man died after being put into a chokehold by a New York police officer.

On Thursday afternoon, Eric…

295 Dead after Malaysian Plane Shot down Over Ukraine

A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said, and both the government and the pro-Russia separatists fighting in the region denied any responsibility for downing the aircraft.
As plumes of black smoke rose up near a rebel-held…

Three Killed In California Bank Heist and Shootout

Robbers fleeing a California bank took three women hostage and threw two of them from their getaway vehicle, as they fired repeatedly at police during a high-speed chase. Police shot out their tires but the shooting continued, fatally wounding two suspects and the last hostage.
The violence in this…

Former POW Bowe Bergdahl Returns to Army Active Duty

U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl is transitioning to regular active duty status, having completed therapy and counseling following his return from captivity in Afghanistan, the Defense Department said on Monday.
Bergdahl, who was released in May after five years as a Taliban prisoner of war in Afghanistan, is being…

Hunt for Former Wife Leads to Execution Style Murders

A man accused of fatally shooting four children ages 4 to 14 and their parents after entering their suburban Houston home disguised as a FedEx delivery man while looking for his former wife was charged with capital murder on Thursday.
Ronald Lee Haskell, 33, went to the home searching for…