Archives for February 2023

Two Boston police officers who opened fire on a man who had what appeared to be a real gun near a city hospital three years ago, and who was later shot and killed by police following a car chase, were justified in their use of force and should not face criminal charges, according to the results of an investigation released Monday. … [Read more...] about Report: Officers justified in shooting at man near hospital

The three objects shot down over the weekend are "very different" from the Chinese surveillance balloon that was taken out after it journeyed across North America earlier this month, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said. … [Read more...] about Recovery continues for floating debris from crafts shot down by U.S. jet fighters

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Monday told attendees at the National Association of Counties that government infrastructure projects should be done by teams of workers that look like the neighborhood of color in which they work. … [Read more...] about Buttigieg calls for racial labor equity with infrastructure projects

A Kansas City police officer was hit by gunfire and wounded at the department's headquarters shortly after the Chiefs won the Super Bowl, authorities said Monday. … [Read more...] about Kansas City officer shot after Chiefs’ Super Bowl win

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle demanded answers Monday from an out-of-sight President Biden about the unprecedented U.S. takedown of four objects in North American airspace, including three in the past four days. … [Read more...] about Biden’s silence on flying objects shot down by military tests transparency pledge