Category: 1. Iran

By Sara Jean Green
The Seattle Times

SEATTLE — Seattle mayor-elect Katie Wilson announced Wednesday she will keep police Chief Shon Barnes and three other public-safety leaders when she takes office next…

By Ryan Stanton
mlive.com

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — After over four years of talks, Ann Arbor now has a model for an unarmed response program that could launch in 2026, using social workers instead of police to…

By Samuel B. Parker
Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.

CAROLINE COUNTY, Va. — Virginia State Police say a state trooper and multiple civilians on Friday saved a Maryland man from a burning vehicle in Caroline…

Iran is taking its first faltering steps to boost its dismal soft power abilities, spotting a slim opening to improve regional relations after Donald Trump’s June bombing campaign and Israel’s attack on Hamas negotiators in Qatar unsettled…

Water, and its absence, has become Iran’s national obsession. In the mosques of northern Tehran the imams have been praying for rain, while the meteorologists count down the hours until the weather is forecast to break and rain is finally due…