
Public Safety
Philly officer to be fired and could face charges after shooting, killing 12-year-old
A Philadelphia cop who shot and killed a 12-year-old that allegedly shot at police will lose his job. Philadelphia’s police commissioner calls the shooting a tragedy.
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‘Some kind of terrible dream’ for Ukrainian women refugees
The number of refugees reached 2 million on Tuesday, according to the United Nations, the fastest exodus Europe has seen since World War II.
3 years ago
U.S. banning Russian oil imports as Biden warns of ‘costs’
The move follows pleas by Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy to U.S. and Western officials to cut off the imports, which had been a glaring omission of massive sanctions.
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Effort to relieve encircled Ukrainian port put in jeopardy
The Russian onslaught has trapped people inside cities that are running low on food, water and medicine amid the biggest ground war in Europe since World War II.
3 years ago
Investigators still reviewing Philly cops who shot 12-year-old last week
The use of force is being questioned in the case of Philly police officers who shot and killed a 12-year-old after their car was fired upon last week.
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Crisis deepens, Ukraine accuses Moscow of ‘medieval’ tactics
A third round of talks between the two sides ended with a top Ukrainian official saying there had been minor, unspecified progress toward establishing safe corridors.
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Russian attacks halt plans to evacuate Ukrainian civilians
A second attempt to evacuate civilians from a besieged city in southern Ukraine collapsed Sunday as Russian attacks stopped plans to create a humanitarian corridor.
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Distribution of white supremacist propaganda is increasingly coordinated, ADL says
Last year's numbers were the second highest since the Anti-Defamation League began tracking such incidents in 2017 and represented increasing levels of coordination.
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At Urban Navigation, Philly kids can learn music production and engineering — or how to disarm a gun
“We’re teaching them how to respect the weapon,” a co-founder said of the safety training.
3 years ago
At least 45 people are killed in bombing of Shiite mosque in Pakistan
Peshawar Police Chief Muhammed Ejaz Khan said the violence started when two armed attackers opened fire on police outside the mosque in Peshawar’s old city.
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Tatiana Poladko and her family of six live near Kyiv. Since the bombing began, they have been on the move, by car and train.
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Listen 3:37Russians besiege crucial Ukrainian energy hub and seacoast
Ukrainian leaders, meanwhile, are calling on citizens to rise up and wage guerrilla war against the invaders.
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Police shot and killed a 12-year-old boy in South Philadelphia on Tuesday night after their unmarked police vehicle was struck by gunfire.
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Most of the world lines up against Moscow, attacks intensify
The escalation of attacks on crowded cities followed initial talks between Ukraine and Russia on Monday that resulted in only a promise to meet again.
3 years ago
FDA warns against using another powdered baby formula after a 2nd death
The FDA now cautions against using a specific lot of Abbott Nutrition's Similac PM 60/40 after a second infant dies. Abbott voluntarily recalled the specialty product on Monda
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