Does an increased homicide rate increase the need for police in American cities?
The homicide rate decreased by an average of 7 percent in 45 of America’s biggest cities between the fourth quarters of 2021 and 2022.
The homicide rate decreased by an average of 7 percent in 45 of America’s biggest cities between the fourth quarters of 2021 and 2022.

It takes a special kind of evil to prostitute and traffick a child for sex, and yet this evil walks among us every minute of every day.
Remember how the FBI said, a week before the 2016 election, that there was no clear link between the Donald Trump campaign and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin?
Iran’s theocratic government is violating every grain of human rights to an extent that transcends the pale of barbaric and beastly behavior in brazen defiance of Islam’s teachings.
Kihei Clark, the fifth-year who started alongside Jerome on the 2019 national-championship team, made a best case for himself to get an NBA camp invite.

Even though Ukraine cannot join NATO, it makes a plausible argument that it is performing NATO’s mission: defeating Russian aggression.
Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine is a war crime.
How do you trust a government that continuously sidesteps the Constitution and undermines our rights? You can’t.
From news to sports and politics to crime, here’s a look at what you read most in 2022. With more than 3.1 million readers in the calendar year, and individual stories racking up more than 15,000 reads, we’ve compiled the most-read stories of 2022, in case you missed them.
The number of people without enough food increased from 281,406 to 434,197 in Virginia from 2021 to 2022.
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