You Are Here: Riding Along With the Cops in Murdertown, U.S.A.

You Are Here: Riding Along With the Cops in Murdertown, U.S.A.

You Are Here: Riding Along With the Cops in Murdertown, U.S.A.

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 07:40 PM PDT

Can a badly depleted police force clean up the mean streets of Flint, Mich.?

Egypt puts top ex-ministers on trial in graft crackdown

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 01:14 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt put two former top ministers on trial on Sunday, widening a crackdown on graft as the ruling generals seek to show their seriousness about ending the corruption that led to President Hosni Mubarak's ouster.

Protesters and police clash in northern Iraq, 35 wounded

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 12:10 PM PDT

ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - At least 35 people were wounded, including seven policemen, in clashes between protesters and security forces in Iraq's northern city of Sulaimaniya Sunday, police and hospital sources said.

Cubans welcome Castro call to limit leaders' terms

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 12:15 PM PDT

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cubans mostly welcomed President Raul Castro's call at a Communist Party congress this weekend to limit the terms of island leaders, saying on Sunday it would bring new blood to the government the Castros and their aging colleagues have ruled for 52 years.

Cuban court studying appeal from U.S. contractor

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 12:35 PM PDT

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's highest court has received an appeal by U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross seeking to overturn a 15-year jail sentence handed down last month for crimes against the Cuban state, the head of the court said on Saturday.

Dozens dead as storms batter southern US

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Storms and tornadoes leave trail of devastation across southern states and more than 200,000 without electricity.


Finnish anti-euro party makes election gains

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 12:14 PM PDT

Success of nationalist and anti-immigration True Finns party in general election may disrupt EU bailout of Portugal.


Trains delayed by signal problem

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 12:18 PM PDT

Hundreds of rail passengers suffer delays after a signalling problem disrupts services between Cardiff and Newport.


Cuban court studying appeal from U.S. contractor

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 12:35 PM PDT

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's highest court has received an appeal by U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross seeking to overturn a 15-year jail sentence handed down last month for crimes against the Cuban state, the head of the court said on Saturday.

Cubans welcome Castro call to limit leaders' terms

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 12:15 PM PDT

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cubans mostly welcomed President Raul Castro's call at a Communist Party congress this weekend to limit the terms of island leaders, saying on Sunday it would bring new blood to the government the Castros and their aging colleagues have ruled for 52 years.

Protesters and police clash in northern Iraq, 35 wounded

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 12:10 PM PDT

ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - At least 35 people were wounded, including seven policemen, in clashes between protesters and security forces in Iraq's northern city of Sulaimaniya Sunday, police and hospital sources said.

Chicago News Cooperative: Emanuel Gets Boost, and Challenges, in Schools Bill

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 11:59 AM PDT

An education bill passed by the Illinois Senate gives Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel a weapon to improve schools.

Protesters and police clash in northern Iraq, 35 wounded

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 12:10 PM PDT

ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - At least 35 people were wounded, including seven policemen, in clashes between protesters and security forces in Iraq's northern city of Sulaimaniya Sunday, police and hospital sources said.

Protest in Hong Kong over Ai Weiwei detention

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 11:45 AM PDT

One person held after supporters of the mainland Chinese artist and activist push through police barricades.


Nadal triumphs in Monte Carlo

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 10:46 AM PDT

Spaniard seals seventh straight Monte Carlo Masters title with 6-4, 7-5 win over compatriot David Ferrer.


Protest in Hong Kong over Ai Weiwei detention

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 11:45 AM PDT

One person held after supporters of the mainland Chinese artist and activist push through police barricades.


Adele knocked off chart top spot

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 11:01 AM PDT

US band Foo Fighters end Adele's record-breaking 11-week stay at the top of the UK album chart, according to the Official Charts Company.


Malaysia's Ruling Coalition Wins Key State Vote

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Malaysia's ruling coalition won an important state election, though an opposition party also increased its seats in the Sarawak state legislature—a development that could complicate Prime Minister Najib Razak's decision on whether to call early national elections in the racially charged country.


Deaths reported as protests continue in Syria

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 01:09 PM PDT

Two people reportedly killed near the city of Homs, a day after the president vowed to lift emergency law within a week.


Witnesses: Dozens hurt at Yemen protests

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 11:23 AM PDT

Dozens of protesters were injured Sunday by Yemeni security forces as thousands packed into anti-government demonstrations, witnesses and medical personnel said.

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