amphotora/iStock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Florida’s largest sheriff’s office had its law enforcement accreditation revoked over its response to two deadly mass shootings, but the office’s new leader said it’s unfair to punish his team for the “previous administration’s mishandling.” The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation voted 13-0 to revoke the Broward County Sheriff’s Office of …
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Jul 03
Stowaway groundhog prompts ‘check engine’ light
Dedham Police Department(DEDHAM, Mass.) — Mechanics at a local repair shop in Dedham, Massachusetts, were surprised by what they found under the hood of a customer’s car brought in due to a “check engine” light on Tuesday morning. A groundhog was “tucked away” in the vehicle’s engine compartment, according to the Dedham Police Department. “This …
Jul 03
Firefighters find body after explosion levels home in North Carolina
slidezero.com/iStock(CHARLOTTE, S.C.) — A body has been found underneath debris left behind by a large house explosion in North Carolina on Tuesday. Firefighters also discovered an injured man who was airlifted to a local hospital after he became trapped in the rubble, officials said. The explosion occurred in the wealthy suburb of Ballantyne, just south …
Jul 02
Protesters demand the closure of immigrant detention centers
Rawpixel/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Protesters nationwide were bringing attention to the issue of immigration and demanding the closure of migrant detention facilities along the U.S.-Mexico border. The #CloseTheCamps protests on Tuesday were organized by MoveOn and other public policy and immigration advocacy organizations, including United We Dream, American Friends Service Committee and Families Belong Together. According to …
Jul 02
Airline apologizes after placing unaccompanied 14-year-old on flight to wrong country
VictorHuang/iStock(NEWARK, N.J.) — A couple in Raleigh, North Carolina, are breathing a sigh of relief — and still awaiting answers from two airlines — after their 14-year-old son was accidentally placed on the wrong flight to a different country following a layover at Newark Liberty International Airport this weekend. Bound for Stockholm, Sweden, Christer and …
Jul 02
Asylum seekers waiting in Mexico to cross into the U.S. face devastating conditions
Hundley_Photography/iStock(MEXICO) — Migrants in Mexico are facing massive shortages of shelter, food and water, and are exposed to serious crimes — including kidnapping, sexual assault and violence, according to a report released on Tuesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The Mexican government said some 15,000 people who have claimed asylum at the U.S. border have …
Jul 02
Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher found not guilty of killing ISIS fighter in Iraq
Pattanaphong Khuankaew/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Former Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher was found not guilty on Tuesday on charges of killing an ISIS prisoner during a deployment in Iraq, though he was convicted on a lesser charge of wrongfully posing for an unofficial picture with a human casualty. Gallagher was facing a court-martial on charges of murdering …
Jul 02
Former federal prisons worker Mark Manteuffel arrested in string of ‘horrific’ 1990s sex attacks in Sacramento: Police
Prathaan/iStock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A former Federal Bureau of Prisons worker and college lecturer was arrested for a series of “horrific” sex attacks in the Sacramento area in the 1990s — thanks to a novel DNA technique, authorities said. Mark Manteuffel, 59, was arrested at his home in Georgia on Friday, Police Chief Daniel Hahn said …
Jul 02
30-year-old Honduran man dies in ICE custody
iStock(HOUSTON) — A 30-year-old Honduran man who was in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has died at a Texas hospital. Yimi Alexis Balderramos-Torres was found unresponsive in his dormitory at the Houston Contract Detention Facility in Houston, Texas, on Sunday morning. After unsuccessful attempts to revive him, Balderramos-Torres was transported to a …
Jul 02
Nike pulls July 4 sneaker over Betsy Ross flag design
code6d/iStock(NEW YORK) — Nike has decided to pull a sneaker it had planned to release to commemorate the Fourth of July. The Air Max 1 sneaker featured an early American flag on the back with 13 stars in a circle, a design former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, a Nike endorser, reportedly found offensive. Citing people …