crime
The president’s tough talk won’t fix Chicago
February 22, 2017Trump is fixated on the “carnage” going on in Chicago, saying he’ll “send in the feds.” Jobs and opportunity, not force, are the recipe for fixing the city’s problems.
Read moreMurder epidemic halts Colombia’s peace process
March 23, 2016Paramilitaries and armed thugs have long sullied politics in Latin America, most notably in Colombia and recently in Honduras.
Read moreEast Saint Louis, hit by hard-times, down but not out
August 12, 2015At its height in the 1950's, East Saint Louis had a population of 82,366. Only about one-third remain today.
Read morePresident Obama, at federal prison, calls for new approach to crime
July 17, 2015The president said there must be a distinction between young people "doing stupid things" and violent criminals.
Read moreNine dead after hate crime in historic S.C. black church
June 18, 2015The gunman stayed for nearly an hour at the prayer meeting Wednesday night before shooting the victims - six females and three males.
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