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1 killed, 1 wounded in Prince George's Co. shooting 12/26/2023 07:17pm • A D.C. man is dead and another person is wounded after a shooting that happened during the predawn hours of Tuesday in Oxon Hill, Maryland, police said. Prince George's County police said 41-year-old Tracy Williams Jr. was found dead around 12:45 a.m. Tuesday in the 5100 block of Deal Drive. Poli Alabama agency completes review of fatal police shooting in man's front yard 12/26/2023 06:27pm • DECATUR, Ala. (AP) ��� The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said Tuesday that it has completed an investigation into a fatal police shooting where a man was killed in his front yard during a dispute with a tow truck driver. The state agency did not announce any findings but said its investigative file A top Brazilian criminal leader is isolated in prison after he negotiated his own arrest 12/26/2023 06:03pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ��� One of Brazil's top criminal leaders was locked up in a 6-square-meter (65-square-foot) isolation cell at a maximum security prison to avoid being killed by rivals, authorities said Tuesday. Luiz Ant��nio da Silva Braga, the boss of the largest militia group in the state of R North Dakota Republican leaders call on state rep to resign after slurs to police during DUI stop 12/26/2023 05:39pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) ��� Republican leaders have called on a North Dakota lawmaker to resign after he lashed out at police with homophobic and anti-migrant remarks during a traffic stop earlier this month in which he was arrested for drunken driving. Republican House Majority Leader Mike Lefor said T Luton manager says Carlton Morris was target of alleged racist comment 12/26/2023 03:37pm • SHEFFIELD, England (AP) ��� An alleged racist comment was made by a fan toward Luton player Carlton Morris during his team's Premier League match against Sheffield United. Luton manager Rob Edwards said the police had talked to Morris after the game at Bramall Lane, which Luton won 3-2. ���There wa DC crime lab appears to regain partial accreditation after losing ability to process evidence in 2021 12/26/2023 03:11pm • D.C. has been unable to fully utilize its crime lab since 2021, when, after months of scrutiny and evidence errors, the city's Department of Forensic Sciences lost its accreditation to perform forensic testing. However, that problem appears to be entering the embattled agency's rearview mirror. T Colombia's ELN rebels say they will only stop kidnappings for ransom if government funds cease-fire 12/26/2023 03:09pm • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) ��� The head of Colombia���s largest remaining rebel group said on Monday it would only abide by a recent agreement to suspend the kidnappings of civilians for ransom if the government keeps its promise to finance projects that could provide the rebels with alternate sources of Officer fatally shoots man who shot another person following crash in suburban Detroit 12/26/2023 03:02pm • GARDEN CITY, Mich. (AP) ��� A man who reportedly fired a gun at people and vehicles following a traffic crash Tuesday morning has been fatally shot by a police officer in suburban Detroit. State police said the man exited his vehicle about 9 a.m. at an intersection in Garden City after colliding wit Man dies after being hit by vehicle along Reston Parkway 12/26/2023 01:30pm • A man is dead after being hit by a vehicle in Reston, Virginia, Tuesday morning, according to authorities. Fairfax County police said they responded to the crash just before 7:15 a.m. at Reston Parkway and Stratford House Place in Reston. The man, who was a pedestrian, was taken to the hospita Widower of metro Phoenix's ex-top prosecutor suspected of killing 2 women before taking his own life 12/26/2023 01:26pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� The widower of metro Phoenix���s former top county prosecutor was suspected of fatally shooting a woman he was in a relationship with and her mother on Christmas Eve before taking his own life. Phoenix police say 47-year-old David DeNitto is believed to have killed 47-year-old Marya Woman sentenced in straw purchase of gun used to kill Illinois officer and wound another 12/26/2023 01:20pm • URBANA, Ill. (AP) ��� A woman has been sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison after taking part in the straw purchase of a handgun that was used to kill one central Illinois police officer and wound another during a shootout. Regina Lewis, 28, of Normal, Illinois, engaged in a conspiracy to buy and tran Man dead after shooting near L'Enfant Plaza Metro station 12/26/2023 01:19pm • A man is dead after being shot near the L'Enfant Plaza Metro station Tuesday morning in Southwest and D.C. police have released a photo of a suspect in the fatal shooting. D.C. police said officers responded to the 600 block of Maryland Avenue in Southwest after receiving a call at around 4:25 a. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene targeted by failed Christmas swatting attempt 12/26/2023 11:40am • Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was the target of a swatting attempt at her Georgia residence on Christmas morning, the congresswoman and local police said, marking the latest instance of someone calling in a fake emergency to draw armed officers or SWAT teams to her home. The Rome Polic Baltimore's new approach to police training looks at the effects of trauma, importance of empathy 12/26/2023 09:36am • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� A three-minute viral video shows an irate Baltimore police officer berating a teenager because he ignored orders to stop skateboarding and called the officer ���dude.��� ���Obviously your parents don���t put a foot in your butt quite enough because you don���t understand the meani 4 young children and their mother were killed in their French home. The father is in custody 12/26/2023 09:03am • MEAUX, France (AP) ��� Four children between nine months and 10 years old and their mother were killed in their apartment east of Paris, in what local authorities called an exceptionally violent crime. The children���s father was arrested Tuesday and is the primary suspect. Neighbors spotted a pool