ATLANTA – Authorities say two suspects were wounded by gunfire during a late-night shootout with Atlanta police. Police say they tried to stop a car after reports that passengers inside were waving guns, but the driver sped away from officers late Tuesday night. Police pursued the suspects, who jumped from …
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DETROIT – A suburban Detroit official is trying to extinguish the use of personal flamethrowers, which are being sold online by two Midwest companies, in his city. The companies, located in the Detroit area and Cleveland, claim their devices can be used for recreation or to control weeds and insect …
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AUSTIN, Texas – The regulatory agency overseeing Texas’ oil and gas industry has determined that a series of small earthquakes in North Texas likely wasn’t caused by drilling operations by an Exxon Mobil subsidiary. The preliminary findings mark the first decision by the Texas Railroad Commission since it was authorized …
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WASHINGTON – U.S. officials say hundreds of military and diplomatic family members near Incirlik air base in southern Turkey are being told they can leave the country. This message comes as the Turks become more active in the fight against Islamic State militants and attacks are being launched increasingly from …
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Top officials at one of the nation’s premier federal laboratories say an extensive review has turned up violations in how the lab has handled hundreds of containers of radioactive waste during the past decade. The latest revelations are on top of the permit violations the Los Alamos …
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LINCOLN, Neb. – A 1974 University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate has sent $100 to pay off his old parking tickets at the college. The Lincoln Journal Star (http://bit.ly/1L4abfy ) reports that Kent Broyhill had tried to pay the fines more than 40 years ago before graduation, but an officer told him …
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Jurors hearing the federal trial of an Alabama police officer who slammed an Indian grandfather to the ground have deadlocked, but will continue deliberating after a night’s rest. The jury has been asked to return to continue deliberations Friday morning in the trial of Madison police officer …
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A man was shot and killed in Washington, D.C. on Monday, just hours after President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of the city’s police department. The victim was foundin the 1200 block of 12th Street NW in Washington, D.C.’s Logan Circle neighborhood around 7 p.m., a Metropolitan Police Department …
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As Americans continue to witness senseless violence throughout their communities, the rise of nihilistic violence is raising alarms for law enforcement as officials try to prevent attacks that often come without warning following a mass shooting in New York City that left four dead last month. The concept of nihilistic …
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Tired of dragging your bins to the curb and waking up to the roar of garbage trucks? A new robot called HARR-E could change that routine. Built by American manufacturing giant Oshkosh Corp., this autonomous trash collector comes to your door when you call it, just like a rideshare. Sign …
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