A week after this largely peaceful sit-in in New York City’s financial district began, the Occupy Wall Street protest turned violent on Saturday when demonstrators clashed with cops, leading to dozens of arrests.
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Street Stops and Weed Raids: 7 Dramatic Drug Busts from This Year
Is it because of better policing? Maybe the sluggish economy is driving more people to risk a life of crime. It could even be that some people just aren’t very good criminals. Whatever it is, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has …
Overcrowded Ship Sinks Near Tanzania, Killing Dozens
The death toll continues to climb as rescuers pull bodies from the ship’s wreckage off the coast of Tanzania in eastern Africa.
Are ‘Flash Robs’ Giving Flash Mobs a Bad Rap?
Flash mobs, the social network and text-message organized groups comprised mainly of youths, are nothing new.
Originally, they came together for very quick performance art in public places. But whereas the clusters used to get …
Anders Breivik Re-enacts Norway Island Killing for Police
Anders Behring Breivik, the man who took responsibility for the July 22 attacks in Oslo, has told the police everything they needed to know. And he even embarked on a field trip to make the point.
‘Worst Social Unrest in Decades’: London’s Riots in 9 Papers Around the World
Newspapers around the world, compiled by Newseum in Washington, D.C., showcase the London riots after three days of chaos.
‘That’s My Car on Fire’: The Top 8 Tweets from London’s Riots
It’s ugly out there in London, where some of the worst riots in recent memory continue to play out following the fatal shooting by police of 29-year-old Mark Duggan. Have a look at what people are saying, as well as some of the …
London Riots: See Videos of the Chaos
After a weekend marked by riots in London, videos depicting the chaos have begun to emerge.
Unearthed Skull Solves 132-Year-Old Murder Mystery
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would have penned this murder mystery if he’d been around in the century it happened. Oh wait. He was.
Afghan Car Owners Refuse to Have the Number 39 On Their Plates
Afghanistan’s car industry may seem like an unlikely target for superstitious rumors, but it turns out the number 39 is causing quite a stir for car dealers and drivers in Kabul.
Hockey Fans Turn Vancouver Into Riot Central
It all started with an overturned car. Then some fire. And then more overturned cars and more fires. Oh, and don’t forget all the looting and fighting either.
Angry Birds: Crows Attack Police in Everett, Wash.
Fear the birds. The Everett Police Department’s north precinct parking lot may possibly be the least safe place in Everett, Wash.