- Ukraine says 100,000 Russian troops near border
- A rapid Russian build-up of tanks and troops with tough talk from President Vladimir Putin raises fears war with Ukraine could be imminent
- Russian annexation of Ukraine's Crimea illegal: UN General Assembly
- Ukraine faces hard road to economic recovery with Moscow pushing back—"Price Ukraine pays for Russian gas to rise 80 pct."
- Yanukovich calls for referendum on each Ukrainian region: Report
- Recordings, Posted Online, Rattle Officials in Turkey—"A recording was posted on YouTube in which officials were heard discussing a plot to establish a justification for military strikes in Syria." NYT
- Turkish foreign minister calls Syria security leak a declaration of war
- PM Erdogan plotted sex tape to topple opposition leader, audio leak reveals
- Turkey moves to block YouTube access after 'audio leak'—EFF says Tor has been blocked too.
- Turkish Court Overturns the Government's Ban on Twitter—"It was not immediately clear whether the ruling would be appealed or circumvented by a new court order." NYT
- UN human rights report slams US for torture, NSA spying
- After seven years, exactly one person gets off the gov't no-fly list—"New report on terrorism 'blacklists' suggests it won't be easier the next time."
- T.S.A. Calls for Armed Guards at Airport Checkpoints—"The agency is recommending several new security measures in response to a fatal shooting last year at Los Angeles International Airport." NYT
- Editorial: Washington's anti-terrorism handouts—"Federal funding is sweet manna from heaven, as far as local and state officials are concerned. The dollars bolster budgets and support special projects without requiring cuts to other programs that, the public is assured, are far too important to sacrifice. It’s free money."
- Law enforcement in the United States: Armed and dangerous—"No-knock raids, assault weapons and armoured cars: America's police use paramilitary tactics too often."
- Paramilitary police: Cops or soldiers?—"America’s police have become too militarised."
- Communities grow weary of militarized police
- 4 shocking examples of police militarization in America's small towns—"Research shows that the number of SWAT teams in municipalities smaller than 50,000 is up more than 300 percent." Salon
- Officers being 'warriors' modern policing problem
- Man chases a $20 down a storm drain, gets stuck underground for two days
- Colo. Man to Go to Trial in May Over $42 Girl Scout Cookie Purchase
- Gambler sues, says he lost $500,000 playing drunk
- Jessica Dutro murder trial: Motive for Tigard killing was 4-year-old's perceived homosexuality, prosecutors say
- Tulsa Women With Dead Toddler In Car Found Guilty Of Murder—"The Assistant District Attorney said 19-month-old Zamontay Green was basically tortured to death with long-term abuse.... 'He had been kicked, he had been punched, he had been struck with cords, he had been struck with belts.'"
- 3 Children Found Starving in Home Had 'Hardly Eaten for Months'
- Man left baby in car, went into strip club for hours, police say
- Man gets 16 years for putting infant in freezer
- Minneapolis man, 32, punches 8-year-old, steals iPad
- Razor blades glued to playground at IL park
- Surveillance Video Shows Burglar Firing Into Home But Police Still Charge Resident For Shooting Back!
- Houston area father kills boy he found in daughter's bedroom—"The father then went into the girl's bedroom and discovered the 17 year old male in bed with his 16 year old daughter. The daughter denied knowing who the boy was. [...] The 16 year old girl later admitted to investigators that she did know the boy and had let him into the home." Looks like she's at fault.
- Uptown family concerned by lack of 911 response after break-in, several calls to authorities—A lot could have happened in during that two-hour delay.
- Two families of victims killed by Texas 'affluenza' teen reach settlement—A injured boy's family is filing a civil suit.
- At Least Two Dead After Car Crashes Into Crowd At SXSW—Up to three now. The driver was reportedly drunk and fleeing the police.
- Manslaughter charge sought for deputy sheriff—"A Maricopa County sheriff's deputy was driving at a rate more than twice the speed limit moments before his Chevrolet Tahoe T-boned a Nissan Cube in December, killing the 63-year-old driver."
- California Senate's Top Gun Control Advocate Arrested In Firearms Trafficking Plot
- Open-carry gun lawsuit claims Flint Township police improperly jailed man Christmas Eve
- Supreme Court upholds gun ban for domestic violence +
- Life in a 'dog cage': Manhattan's secret tenement offers hell for $10 a night
- Malaysian couple to hang for starving Indonesian maid to death
- An Underworld of Male Slaves Comes to Light in the U.K.
- Trucker Kept Sex Slaves, Including Fla. Relative: Deputies
- Video: Daily Record man tells of scenes of fear and desperation as he goes undercover at the rat-infested Bellgrove dosshouse
