Miami-Dade police chief was handcuffed hours before suicide attempt, bodycam video shows
Hours before Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez attempted suicide last week, he was confronted and handcuffed by police officers at a hotel following reports of a man threatening self-harm. Ramirez, however, was ultimately released after telling officers he had no plans to harm himself or anyone else. Tampa police المزيد
Heat that hit over 80% of the world’s population in July unlikely without climate change, analysis shows
During a record-hot July, more than 80% of the world’s population saw heat that was statistically unlikely if not for human-caused climate change, according to a new analysis. The new research, by the nonprofit research group Climate Central, calculated the climate’s shift this July in comparison to a world unaffected المزيد
Body camera footage shows Texas family held at gunpoint after police typo IDs car as stolen
Texas police held a Black family at gunpoint earlier this month after a typo lead police to wrongly believe their car was stolen. During the incident, an officer admitted to identifying the family’s license as being from Arizona, rather than their home state of Arkansas. The incident, which unfolded on المزيد
Video shows moment bumbling Ohio burglar falls from bank roof into trash can — just as police arrive
A not-so-stealthy Ohio burglary suspect appeared to be stunned as he dropped from a bank’s roof into a trash can — only to then find officers awaiting his arrival, according to police body camera footage. The suspect was released from jail Friday following his early Wednesday arrest on multiple allegations, المزيد
North Korea’s Kim shows off banned missiles to Russian minister
SEOUL — Russia’s defense minister accompanied North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to a defense exhibition that featured the North’s banned ballistic missiles as the neighbors pledged to boost ties, North Korean state media reported on Thursday. The Russian minister, Sergei Shoigu, and a Chinese delegation including a Politburo member المزيد
A mysterious 2,000-year-old Iron Age warrior was female, a new study shows
LONDON — Experts puzzling over the remains of an ancient warrior found in a 2,000-year-old grave off the coast of Britain have concluded the buried person was female. Mystery has surrounded the Iron Age figure interred on Bryher, one of the Scilly Isles southwest of mainland Britain, since it was المزيد
Arizona teen who went missing nearly 4 years ago shows up at Montana police station
A major search for a 14-year-old girl who disappeared from the Phoenix area over three years ago came to a happy end when the now-18-year-old reported to a police station in Montana, officials said Wednesday. Alicia Navarro went the small town near the Canadian border recently and said she is المزيد
Trans man punched by L.A. deputy, video shows, then asked to show genitals at jail
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after a deputy threw a transgender man to the ground, punched him and held him down as the man called for help. During the encounter, which was caught on recently released surveillance video, the man could be heard telling the deputy that المزيد