Obama Rolls Out 'Common-sense' Gun Control Actions
WHITE HOUSE—President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced a series of new "common-sense" measures meant to reduce gun violence, bypassing...
Chicago Mayor: More Training, Tasers for City's Police
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, listens to Police Superintendent John Escalante during a news conference about new police procedures...
The US Justice Department will open an investigation into Chicago police: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department will open an investigation into the Chicago Police Department after protests over how...
Chicago police force needs a cultural change: mayor
Chicago's 12,000-member police force, one of the biggest in the country and one of the most prone to use lethal force, needs a cultural...
Chicago police chief out, review launched over black teen's death
Chicago's police chief was ousted on Tuesday after days of protest over a white officer's shooting of a black teenager 16 times and the...
Opposition mounts to genetic modification of human embryos
A group of U.S. scientists and activists on Monday called for a global ban on the use of new tools to edit the genes of human embryos, in...
Chicago Officer Charged with Murder, City Braces for Video of Shouting
A white Chicago policeman on Tuesday was charged with murdering a black teenager, with authorities hoping to stave off a fresh burst of...
