Analysis: LAPD still shoots people holding ‘edged weapon’ in a crisis

The Los Angeles Police Department has long sought to curb police shootings of people in crisis armed with knives, machetes or other sharp objects. Despite rolling out policies to prevent shootings in such encounters, a Times analysis of LAPD data shows that there have been more shootings this year than there have been in all […]

Newsom praises Biden, shoots down post-debate questions about replacing him

President Biden's lackluster performance in the first 2024 debate with former President Trump ended with a tough question about whether Biden should end his campaign, a question that California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the president's top surrogate in Atlanta, was forced to answer. “I think it's unhelpful and it's unnecessary,” Newsom told MSNBC after Thursday's debate. […]

Apache County, Arizona, deputy shoots, kills dogs during welfare check

As they arrived at the rural property, they were approached by an Arizona sheriff's deputy. Behind a chain-link fence was a pack of starving dogs, some sleeping, others barking and wagging their tails, as body camera footage showed officers placing food and water to corral the animals. “This is the worst,” he says. The police […]

Police officer from Maricopa Community College shoots suspect

According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the suspect pointed a gun at passing vehicles. PHOENIX — A suspect has died after being shot by a Maricopa Community College police officer near 48th Street and Van Buren Avenue, authorities said Thursday. Phoenix Police received a report of a suspect pointing a weapon at passing […]

Pima deputy shoots, kills man with sword, department says

arizona daily star A Pima County sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man who came toward the officer while giving a sworn statement, according to the sheriff's department. The Pima County Sheriff's Office explained in a news release Sunday: Deputies were dispatched to the 4800 block of South Palo Verde Saturday around 10 p.m. A […]

US Fighter Aircraft Shoots Down Houthi Cruise Missile Flying Toward Navy Ship

The military said Sunday that a U.S. fighter jet shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels at a U.S. Navy destroyer. The interception took place nearby U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on the coast of Al Hudaydah, a major port city in Yemen Said In a statement. Initial reports said the aircraft […]