Washington - Missing from the White House: One flak jacket owned by press secretary, needed for protection against hostile reporters. It has been a fixture since 1977 when then-President Gerald Ford's ...

Perhaps the single stupidest saying in politics, especially in common Idaho politics, is what I’ll term The Law of Flak: “When you’re taking flak, you’re over the target.” As the ...

Police said a suspect escaped out of a window as a SWAT situation unfolded in McKeesport.It began around 11 p.m. Thursday and continued into early Friday morning.Inspector Wesley McClellan ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — SWAT officers responded to a possibly barricaded suspect in north Fort Worth, police said. Police responded around 7 a.m. Sunday in the 3800 block of North Terry Street ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A SWAT standoff has ended following a heavy police presence in East Austin. According to police, the SWAT call was prompted by a barricaded subject in the 5800 block of ...

It’s a bonding moment. They’re laughing and pumping their fists and geared up and ready to go – helmets, flak jackets, goggles, guns. Then, a hard cut to a pre-dawn setting: a tranquil ...

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The Columbus Blue Jackets fell short of the playoffs despite a surprising and emotional season. The team set offensive records but inconsistencies and defensive struggles hindered their playoff push.

The Santa Cruz Police Department SWAT team arrested the suspect without incident. Due to the suspect's age, his identity is being withheld.

At a scene where patrol and SWAT officers responded in Boulder, police safely took a suspect into custody without injury to anyone, according to the Boulder Police Department. The suspect had ...