Javier Murillo was charged with murder by fatally shooting a 9-year-old boy, authorities say.

In connection with the drive-by shooting death of a 9-year-old kid who was at his grandmother’s birthday party in a suburb of Chicago, Javier Murillo has been charged with first-degree murder, according to police. According to a news release from Franklin Park police, Javier Murillo, 37, of Melrose Park, has been charged in connection with the … Read more

Jordanian security forces in a gun battle: 3 were confirmed killed, including 2 prisoners

Three people, including two, escaped prisoners, were murdered by Jordanian security forces in a gunfight in a remote part of the nation, according to reports released on Sunday.   According to the Public Security Directorate, the two inmates had just lately escaped from custody, sparking a search that resulted in the gunfight. The third victim … Read more

Tulsa race massacre survivor yearning for the opportunities taken from them

According to court records, an Oklahoma judge dismissed the reparations claim brought by the final Tulsa race massacre survivors on Friday.   The three Tulsa race massacre survivors had been embroiled in a years-long legal struggle with the City of Tulsa and other groups and officials over opportunities lost when the city’s Greenwood area was burned down in … Read more

Family of Melissa Perez filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city and three officers.

The suit claims that the San Antonio Police Department’s “formal and informal policies were the driving force behind” the 46-year-old woman’s death. It also asserts that Melissa Perez’s death was caused by the police department’s actions on mental health calls and the mental health unit. The complaint claims that the department’s “consistent failure to discipline … Read more

Controversial firearms training center in Vermont will be closed due to multiple complaints by neighbors, judge says.

A judge in Vermont ordered the owner of a contentious firearms training center to be detained until he can verify that elements of the 30-acre site have been removed or dismantled. Slate Ridge is a property with various structures and two fire ranges on the terrain the size of 30 football fields (12 hectares). The town of … Read more

Nicaraguan government is called to investigate the killings of two more of Nicaraguan’s indigenous residents, UN announces.

The UN Human Rights called some attention to the murders of another two indigenous citizens on Nicaragua’s Atlantic coast. The Nicaraguan government’s attention is called. The Human Rights Office asked the Nicaraguan government to investigate and prosecute the killers. However, the Nicaraguan government has yet to confirm or comment on the killings. “The communities in … Read more

North Dakota Universities on Minnesota’s free college tuition plan: “This has catastrophic implications”

Minnesota will offer free college tuition to low- and middle-income students. This is bad news for North Dakota universities and colleges, which have long relied on the funds brought to the state by students: “This has catastrophic implications,” North Dakota State University president David Cook remarked at a recent State Board of Higher Education meeting. … Read more

Child care cost: Additional college community funds to reduce college dropout, Local administrator says

Since 1993, the state has provided funds to the community college system to assist students in affording child care. The state Senate’s budget proposal would provide an additional $1.2 million in recurring funds to the program over the following two years.   However, more is required to make an impact on students with child care … Read more

Debate on New Zealand’s Rent Control Policies: the Green Party proposal

By Tuesday morning, the prime minister had explicitly ruled out rent control policies as part of a hypothetical Labour-Green government after the election: “International experience suggests […] a restricting effect on the number of rentals accessible,” he stated. The ACT Party’s housing spokesperson stated the legislation “attacks landlords,” while the Property Investors Federation’s vice-president predicted a … Read more

Interim Chief of Police Ashan Benedict says Washing DC will mobilize more police officers to maintain public safety.

WASHINGTON (AP) — With visitors and tourists coming, officials in the nation’s capital are deploying more police officers and hundreds of civilian peacekeeping teams in an effort to keep soaring violent crime rates from ruining the holiday weekend. According to the interim police chief for the Metropolitan Police Department Ashan Benedict, the safety of citizens … Read more