Texas Trucker is Named 'Highway Angel' for Stopping to Rescue a Police Officer Pinned in Vehicle
Truck driver Gary Wilburn was named a Highway Angel for offering aid to an injured Arkansas state trooper pinned in his car after a crash.
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Denver's Program to Dispatch Mental Health Teams Instead of Police is So Successful it is Expanding 5-Fold
After dispatching mental health pros, instead of police, to 911 emergency calls, Denver boosts successful pilot program with more funding.
Taxi Driver Goes Out of His Way to Save Elderly Woman From Being Scammed Out of $25,000
This California cab driver refused to let a 92-year-old woman withdraw her life savings in order to pay off a phony IRS scam.
Kyoto Passes Law to Protect Traditional Geisha From the Obnoxious Tourist 'Paparazzi'
Citizens of Kyoto, where geisha and their understudies are most often found, have also taken it upon themselves to enforce Japanese etiquette.
IRS Collected Half a Billion Dollars in Back Taxes From Delinquent Millionaires in 2023, Sentencing Some to Prison
The Internal Revenue Service collected $482 million from wealthy tax cheats last year, in a continuing effort to step up their enforcement.
Singapore's 30 Year Ban on Cats in Government Housing is Lifted, Providing Millions of Felines with Citizenship
The Times speculates that it was a recent survey among government housing occupants in which 9 out of 10 said cats make good indoor pets.
Read the Adorable Job Application That a 7-Year-old Boy Sent to His Local Police Department
This youngster's job application to his local police department may be the most effective cover letter ever received by the force.
McDonald's Employees Save Woman From Domestic Abuser After She Secretly Sought Their Help
Thanks to quick action by these Lido, California fast food employees, a woman was rescued from her domestic abuser last month.
Austrian Government to Turn Hitler's Birth Home into Police Station to Deter Neo-Nazi Pilgrims
Legislators are now holding an architectural redesign competition in order to ensure that the building is transformed into a more appropriate civil space.
Another Police Department Starts Collecting Canned Food in Lieu of Parking Ticket Fines
More and more police squads are parking fines to collect donations for important community initiatives—and this Ohio department is no exception.
After Boy Calls Police to Order 'Happy Meal' for His Sister, Officer Teaches Him About 911 - and Brings Him the Food
Even though the little boy didn't actually manage to call McDonald's, the Mesa Police Department was more than happy to deliver-both the food and a lesson.
Texas Residents Defend Their Local Mall After Looting is Threatened
After their peaceful protest, Killeen Texas residents Reshard Hicks and Jonathan Hildner organized 75 people to defend the mall from potential looting.
26-0 Vote Passes the 'Breonna Law' Banning No-Knock Police Raids in Kentucky
Louisville Kentucky Metro Council passed the Breonna Law - a ban on no-knock police raids after one such raid killed resident EMT Breonna Taylor.
Chattanooga Police Updates Policy to Require Officers to Intervene in Cases of Brutality and Report It
Chattanooga, TN Police Chief David Roddy has updated his department's Code of Conduct, saying his officers have a duty to intervene—and to report brutality.
Colorado Senate to Vote on Sweeping Police Accountability Act
Colorado's new police accountability act reforms policing in Colorado—and it has made it through committee to be brought to a vote in less than a week.
Hero Teen is Rewarded for Returning $135,000 He Found Next to ATM
Albuquerque teen Jose Nuñez Romaniz found a huge bag of cash sitting next to an ATM and called police who honored his honesty along with local businesses.
Police Are 'Happily Surprised' to Report Zero Roadside Busts for Drunk Driving On New Year's Eve
In a city of 517,000 people, police were delighted to report that none of the motorists who passed through their road strops were driving while impaired.
Convict Learns Law, Wins Own Release, Now Works in Court of Appeals
An innocent man doing time in prison is now clerking for a federal court after a fellow inmate told him to "stop playing basketball" and start learning law.
No More Robocalls for Many in the US
20,000 people complain to the Federal Trade Commission every month about robocalls, those annoying and persistent automated phone calls that are actually illegal but, until now, never-ending. The FTC announced a contest last year offering $50,000 to anyone who could come up with a way to stop the calls. Today one of the co-winners, Aaron Foss, who is a software programmer, launched his new service called Nomorobo.
New Proposed Legislation in US House Would End Police Doctrine of 'Qualified Immunity'
Qualified immunity, which protects police officers from legal prosecution, would be repealed under a proposed bill from Amash (L-MI) and Pressley (D-MA).
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