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New York will send National Guard to subways after a string of violent crimes 03/06/2024 09:57pm • New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans Wednesday to send the National Guard to the New York City subway system to help police conduct random searches of riders' bags for weapons following a series of high-profile crimes on city trains. Hochul, a Democrat, said she will deploy 750 members of the Family speaks out after viewing body-worn camera footage that shows Suitland man's death 03/06/2024 09:43pm • A family is demanding justice and accountability after viewing the body-worn camera video of last month's deadly shooting of Melvin Jay, 31, by a Prince George's County police officer. "We demand justice for Melvin," said Leonard Lee, first cousin of Jay who was killed by a single police gunshot 3rd suspect arrested in fatal Mother���s Day shooting of DC 10-year-old 03/06/2024 09:16pm • A third D.C. man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the fatal shooting of 10-year-old Arianna Davis that happened on Mother's Day last year. D.C. police said 25-year-old Charles Owens was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder while armed. Owens was already in custody Progressive Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc��n advances to runoff 03/06/2024 08:05pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� One of the country���s most progressive prosecutors, George Gasc��n, has advanced to a runoff in his reelection bid for Los Angeles County���s district attorney, surviving a primary race that pit him against 11 challengers. Gasc��n will compete in November against the second hig A California county ditched its vote counting machines. Now a supporter faces a recall election 03/06/2024 07:31pm • REDDING, Calif. (AP) ��� Voters in Northern California's rural Shasta County have twice voted for Donald Trump by wide margins while electing staunch conservatives to the local county board. They've even booted out some who weren't deemed conservative enough. But that string of victories at the ball Republican Garvey will target independents, soft Democrats, in bid against Schiff for Senate seat 03/06/2024 07:31pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey calls himself a ���conservative moderate��� who shouldn't be buttonholed into conventional political labels, a self-styled description that provides a window into how he hopes to win over independents and soft Democratic voters in his Montgomery County Executive defends vetting process while search for new Fire Chief continues 03/06/2024 07:31pm • Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich wanted a veteran of the county's Fire and Rescue Service to become the next chief. But 34-year veteran and MCFRS Division Chief Charles Bailey saw his name abruptly withdrawn from consideration this week. It's not the first time a pick for a top job in t Politicians seek new alliances to lead Haiti as gangs take over and premier tries to return home 03/06/2024 06:35pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) ��� Haitian politicians started pursuing new alliances Wednesday, seeking a coalition that could lead the country out of the gang violence that has fueled lawlessness, closed the main airport and prevented embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry from returning home. Haiti rem Chicago's top cop says police are getting training to manage protests during the DNC 03/06/2024 05:33pm • chicagos-top-cop-says-police-are-getting-training-to-manage-protests-during-the-dnc Georgia House passes bill requiring jailers to identify and hold immigrants after student's killing 03/06/2024 05:03pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia House Republicans are backing a bill that would require every eligible police and sheriff���s department to help identify undocumented immigrants and detain them for possible deportation. The House voted 97-74 on Thursday for House Bill 1105 after police accused a Venezuelan 4 are charged with concealing a corpse, evidence tampering in Long Island body parts case 03/06/2024 04:37pm • BABYLON, N.Y. (AP) ��� Four people were charged Wednesday with concealing a human corpse and tampering with evidence in connection with the discovery of body parts in parks on Long Island. The four ��� Amanda Wallace, 40, Jeffrey Mackey, 38, Steven Brown, 44, all of Amityville, and Alexis Nieves, 33 Mourners honor woman who was raped and killed in Poland's capital after fleeing Belarus 03/06/2024 04:28pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) ��� Mourners in Poland paid tribute Wednesday evening to a young Belarusian woman who died after being attacked and raped on the streets of Warsaw last month, a crime that has shocked the country. In recent years, the Polish capital has become a hub for Belarusians fleeing repres Activists and members of Serbia's LGBTQ+ community protest reported police harassment 03/06/2024 03:00pm • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ��� Rights activists and members of LGBTQ+ community in Serbia on Wednesday held a protest following a reported case of police harassment of a young gay man and a bisexual woman. The protest in Serbia's capital Belgrade was called after police rejected a complaint against the How Putin's crackdown on dissent became the hallmark of the Russian leader���s 24 years in power 03/06/2024 02:45pm • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) ��� When charismatic opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down on a bridge near the Kremlin in February 2015, more than 50,000 Muscovites expressed their shock and outrage the next day at the brazen assassination. Police stood aside as they rallied and chanted anti-govern New attacks by IS-linked group in Mozambique leave over 70 children missing. Thousands have fled 03/06/2024 02:41pm • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) ��� A surge of new attacks by an Islamic State-affiliated group in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province has left more than 70 children missing, with fears they may have drowned in a river or been kidnapped by militants as thousands of families fled, local authorities and a