Commander defends probe of Illinois cop’s death
ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. (AP) - Authorities are defending the time it took to conclude that an Illinois police officer killed himself and was not killed by others. Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Commander George Filenko told reporters Wednesday that police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz elaborately staged a crime scene, scattering his pepper spray,…
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As scientists worry about warming world, US public doesn’t
Fewer than one in four Americans who were surveyed said they were extremely worried or very worried about climate change
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Trump’s latest book is on the shelves
Trump is using the book to make the case that he has the experience and business savvy to accomplish things that traditional politicians can't
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Ex-sheriff: Deputy used unapproved firearm in fatal shooting
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A former Oklahoma sheriff says a reserve deputy fired an unapproved firearm that he wasn't qualified to use when he fatally shot an unarmed man. The Tulsa World reports that former Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz acknowledged to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies that Robert Bates was carrying…
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