By Greg Schreier Associated Press ATLANTA — Police agencies across the U.S. are on edge and on guard after receiving threats and calls for violence against them on social media in the aftermath of the killings of two black men and the sniper attack that left five officers dead in Dallas. Some departments ordered officers […]
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Obama calls for greater respect, understanding in US
By Darlene Superville and Kathleen Hennessey Associated Press MADRID — President Barack Obama called Sunday for greater tolerance, respect and understanding from police officers toward the people they are sworn to protect, as well as from individuals who think the police are too heavy-handed and intolerant, particularly toward people of color. "I'd like all sides […]
Police arrest over 120 people during Baton Rouge protests
By Michael Kunzelman and Rebecca Santana Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — A prominent Black Lives Matter activist, three journalists and more than 120 other people have been taken into custody in Louisiana over the past two days, authorities said Sunday, after protests over the fatal shooting of an African-American man by two white police […]