IRISH AMONG SIX DEAD IN CALIFORNIA BALCONY COLLAPSE

The police chief said it took patrolmen about two minutes to arrive on the scene... READ MORE›

CLINTON VOICES CONFIDENCE IN RAHM EMANUEL AS CHICAGO MAYOR

In Iowa, the Democratic front-runner also called for a deeper look into the nation's visa waiver program following the shootings in San Bernardino... READ MORE›

WHITE HOUSE MEMO OBAMA LOWERS HIS GUARD IN UNUSUAL DISPLAYS OF EMOTION

President Obama, whose cool, no-drama style has for years set him apart from the extroverted politicians so common in Washington, has been getting emotional lately... READ MORE›

A SECRETIVE PATH TO RAISING US FLAG

When the Cubans suggested going out for dinner after their talks, the White House aides demurred, fearful of being spotted... READ MORE›

CITIES IN U.S. INCREASE SECURITY AFTER PARIS ATTACKS

New York City's Empire State Building and World Trade Center was ordered lit in blue, white and red in solidarity with the French people... READ MORE›

Dr Craig Spencer A doctor recently returned from Guinea is in isolation at a New York city hospital... READ MORE›

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WILL INVESTIGATE PRACTICES OF CHICAGO POLICE

McCarthy and Mayor Rahm Emanuel in Chicago on April 21, 2014... READ MORE›

51% OF CHICAGOANS SAY MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL SHOULD RESIGN

Poll 51 percent of Chicagoans say Mayor Rahm Emanuel should resign... READ MORE›

CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER SUES VICTIM'S FAMILY OVER SHOOTING

His lawyer, Basileios Foutris, said Mr Rialmo's lawsuit was a new low even for the Chicago Police Department ... READ MORE›

BLACK LIVES MATTER IS MOUTHY, OFFENSIVE  AND SPOT ON

A postscript There is one Black Lives Matter chapter outside the U.S., in Toronto, where racially tinged police shootings have occurred... READ MORE›

GUNMAN IN OREGON COLLEGE MASSACRE COMMITTED SUICIDE

Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin told a news conference on Saturday the state medical examiner had determined that the gunman, Christopher Harper-Mercer, took his own life... READ MORE›

CHICAGO NEEDS COPS WHO AREN'T AFRAID TO DO THEIR JOB

Chicago needs a fair and just police force -- and also an effective one that isn't afraid of doing its job... READ MORE›

FBI JOINS PROBE INTO 'SUSPICIOUS' CIRCUMSTANCES' OF YOUNG BLACK WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN TEXAS POLICE CELL

Sandra Bland FBI joins probe into 'suspicious' circumstances' of young black woman found dead in Texas police cell... READ MORE›

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES CHICAGO POLICE PROBE

Emanuel on Wednesday said he welcomed the Justice Department investigation that he said will ultimately create a stronger, better police department... READ MORE›

CHRISTIE TALKS CRIME ON SAME DAY AS OBAMA VISITS NEW JERSEY

As Obama visits Newark, New Jersey's largest city, to push education for former inmates, Christie was in Camden to tout his tough-on-crime policies... READ MORE›

NEW YORK, OTHER U.S. CITIES BEEF UP SECURITY AFTER PARIS ATTACKS

Chicago police were following developments in France to determine whether to bolster city security but was not aware of any immediate threats... READ MORE›

OBAMA DIRECTS US GOVERNMENT TO ACCEPT 10,000 SYRIAN REFUGEES

White House press secretary Josh Earnest made the announcement during Thursday's press briefing... READ MORE›

CHICAGO COPS' STATEMENTS IN LAQUAN MCDONALD CASE AT ODDS WITH VIDEO

But he told investigators that he did not see who fired, according to police documents... READ MORE›

CHICAGO VOTER TELLS OBAMA 'DON'T TOUCH MY GIRLFRIEND' OBAMA STAYS SUPER SMOOTH

Chicago voter tells obama don't touch my girlfriend obama stays super smooth... READ MORE›

VIDEOS SHOW TEEN RUNNING FROM CHICAGO COPS WHEN HE'S SHOT

In addition to the video footage, police also released 911 dispatch calls from before and after the shooting... READ MORE›

OBAMA HECKLED AT LGBT WHITE HOUSE EVENT

The US president has faced hecklers on the road including when delivering speeches in Chicago and Las Vegas last year... READ MORE›

MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL TAPS HIGH-PROFILE OFFICER TO ADVISE CHICAGO POLICE

CHICAGO -- Mayor Rahm Emanuel has hired one of America's high-profile, big-city law enforcement officers to advise the embattled Chicago Police Department on civil rights issues... READ MORE›

MEXICO OFFERS $3.8M REWARD FOR 'EL CHAPO'

Guzman, through his Sinaloa cartel, is the major supplier of narcotics in Chicago, said Bileck, a retired director of training for the city police department... READ MORE›

QUESTIONS REMAIN OVER APPARENT SUICIDE AS STATE SENATOR CALLS FOR REVIEW OF PRISONS

Sandra Bland Questions remain over apparent suicide as state senator calls for review of prisons... READ MORE›

VIDEO OF CHICAGO POLICE FATALLY SHOOTING BLACK TEEN LAQUAN MCDONALD RELEASED

Some threw plastic water bottles at officers and sat behind a police vehicle, refusing to move... READ MORE›

'CHILLING' VIDEO SHOWS POLICE OFFICER SHOOTING BLACK TEENAGER 16 TIMES

The mayor of Chicago has publicly appealed for calm after the city released video footage that showed a white police officer shooting dead a black teenager... READ MORE›

U.S. TO FUNNEL TRAVELERS FROM EBOLA-HIT REGION THROUGH FIVE AIRPORTS

Only three Ebola cases have been diagnosed in the United States Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan, who died on Oct... READ MORE›

DEMOCRAT SANDERS COURTS BLACK VOTERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA

It was the Vermont senator's first visit to the state since announcing his candidacy in late April in a challenge to Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton... READ MORE›

HILLARY CLINTON TREADS CAREFULLY IN WELCOMING IRANIAN DEAL

Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton welcomed the nuclear deal with Iran but emphasized that enforcement would be crucial adding she had concerns about Tehran's bad behavior... READ MORE›

NIGHT OF PROTESTS ACROSS THE US

In each city, protesters had their own example of police brutality... READ MORE›