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The city of Chicago won’t renew its contract to use controversial ShotSpotter technology, announcing that the equipment will be decommissioned later this year. According to a press release from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office, the city’s contract with the company that manufactures and operates ShotSpotter will not be renewed when it expires on Friday. The city originally installed the equipment

A U.S. Capitol Police officer has been indicted on obstruction of justice charges for allegedly helping hide evidence of a participant's involvement in the Jan. 6 riot.

Driving the news: Officer Michael A. Riley, 50, is accused of telling the unidentified participant, referred to as "Person 1," in the Jan. 6 riot to delete posts from Facebook, which showed them in the Capitol during the

A man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a sheriff's deputy and the wounding of another during a traffic stop last week in eastern Tennessee has been apprehended, authorities said. Kenneth DeHart, 42, was taken into custody Tuesday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced. No immediate details on his capture were provided. Deputy Greg McCowan, 43, was killed in the

A man from Maine died this weekend after falling during a hike in Arizona. The 79-year-old man, who was visiting from North Berwick, was hiking Pyramid Trail in Sedona with his wife on Saturday, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office. Witnesses said he was struggling on the hike before he fell. They said he appeared to slip and fell 30 to 35 feet, hitting his head multiple times. The