Two Phoenix police officers were fired and arrested after an unreported traffic stop in which they assaulted a man and woman and shocked them with a Taser, the city's police chief said.
NYTimes – US The officers are accused of beating a couple and shocking them with a stun gun during an unreported traffic stop this month.
NYTimes – US The officers are accused of beating a couple and shocking them with a stun gun during an unreported traffic stop this month.
BBC News – World Kyle Kirkwood won the Freedom 250 IndyCar race on the streets of downtown Washington DC, securing his second victory of the season. US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump took a ceremonial lap before Trump waved the green flag to start the race. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser served as grand marshal. The event was part of festivities marking the United States' 250th birthday.
NYTimes – US More than 10,000 residents in northwest Indiana remained without power on Aug. 24, two weeks after storms struck the region on Aug. 11. The storms killed at least seven people, displaced about 1,000 and caused record flooding. Gov. Mike Braun called on the local utility to "match the urgency" of residents in Gary, where full restoration was not expected until the following week.
A fast-growing wildfire known as the Hawk Fire forced thousands of residents to evacuate near Reno, Nevada. The blaze began Saturday and grew to more than 13,000 acres by Sunday, fueled by strong winds, low humidity and dry vegetation. Flames pushed from the Sierra foothills toward central Reno and threatened hundreds of homes near the University of Nevada campus. Nearly 42,000 residents were evacuated.
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