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Former Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald said Sunday he’s a whistleblower who was fired within hours of meeting with the FBI about city hall corruption.

Desperation mounted in the Bahamas on Tuesday as hurricane survivors arriving in the capital by boat and plane were turned away from overflowing shelters. As government officials gave assurances at a news conference that more shelters would be opened as needed, Julie Green and her family gathered outside the headquarters of the island’s emergency management agency, seeking help. “We need...

New Haven Police Captain Anthony Duff was on his way to the hospital where his first grandchild was born when he witnessed a shooting and stepped in.

The chief of a California police department says she left her gun in a restroom and it was immediately stolen and now officials are looking for a man seen in restaurant surveillance video leaving shortly after the weapon vanished.

The chief of a California police department says she left her gun in a restroom and it was immediately stolen and now officials are looking for a man seen in restaurant surveillance video leaving shortly after the weapon vanished.

Before the rise of social media, Border Patrol agents gathered in parking lots at the end of their shifts for what was known as “choir practice” — a chance to share what they saw that day and anything else on their minds. T.J. Bonner, who led the National Border Patrol Council during much of his 32-year career as an agent,...

The acting director for the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday he has directed an “immediate investigation” following ProPublica’s report into a secret Facebook group for agents that included sexually explicit posts about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and questioned the authenticity of a recent photo of a father and daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande. Kevin McAleenan tweeted that such...

Competing demonstrations spilled into the streets of downtown Portland on Saturday, with fights breaking out in places as marchers clashed. At least three groups had planned rallies or demonstrations at different sites in the city, including members of the so-called Proud Boys and anti-fascist groups that include “antifa,” and the fights occurred when participants of the opposing groups met, according...

Competing demonstrations spilled into the streets of downtown Portland on Saturday, with fights breaking out in places as marchers clashed. At least three groups had planned rallies or demonstrations at different sites in the city, including members of the so-called Proud Boys and anti-fascist groups that include “antifa,” and the fights occurred when participants of the opposing groups met, according...

The 37-year-old Staten Island mother found dead along with her two toddler sons in their smoke-filled home over the weekend, allegedly at the hands of her boyfriend, was a U.S. military member who moved to the city from Russia — and became an American citizen during a 2012 ceremony at the White House.

The 37-year-old Staten Island mother found dead along with her two toddler sons in their smoke-filled home over the weekend, allegedly at the hands of her boyfriend, was a U.S. military member who moved to the city from Russia — and became an American citizen during a 2012 ceremony at the White House.

More than 20 years after a barely 2-year-old New Jersey boy vanished near his home, prosecutors reissued a call Monday for information from the public in hopes of cracking the now decades-old cold case.

More than 20 years after a barely 2-year-old New Jersey boy vanished near his home, prosecutors reissued a call Monday for information from the public in hopes of cracking the now decades-old cold case.

A man was charged Sunday in the deaths of his girlfriend and her two young sons in their Staten Island home, police said.

A man was charged Sunday in the deaths of his girlfriend and her two young sons in their Staten Island home, police said.

A mother and her two kids were found dead in a “smoke-filled” home on Staten Island in an incident police are investigating as a homicide.

The man accused of firing close to 20 bullets into a Hillcrest restaurant while customers and employees were inside could face a 374-year sentence if he is convicted of all 13 counts he is facing.

The commander of a Minneapolis police precinct has been replaced following the uproar over Christmas tree decorations that the mayor said amounted to a “racist display.” Minneapolis Police spokesman John Elder confirmed Monday that inspector Aaron Biard had been removed as commander of the Fourth Precinct on the city’s north side. Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said in a statement that...

Several Watertown and Belmont homes were targeted in a series of break-ins recently, leaving residents feeling worried. Police are asking residents to stay vigilant after three homes on School Street and Winsor Avenue in Watertown were broken into on Tuesday. Officials are continuing their search for the person responsible for the break-ins and say they believe he or she is...

Manchester, New Hampshire Police Chief Carlo Capano’s daily stroll through city parks led to the arrest of a man found drinking on a bench.