By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Tuesday it has been unable to distribute aid in the Gaza Strip from the Israel-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing because of lawlessness and panic among hungry people in the area, despite Israel’s daytime pause in military activity. Israel’s military said on Sunday there would […]
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Even as Violent Crime Drops, Lawlessness Rises as an Election Issue
WASHINGTON — In mid-2020, the country was reeling from a surge in violent crime and civil upheaval after the killing of George Floyd by the police — a knife’s-edge national crisis that President Donald Trump made a central issue in the run-up to Election Day. Trump portrayed himself as the “law and order president” standing […]
Special Report-Destruction, lawlessness and red tape hobble aid as Gazans go hungry
By John Davison, Michelle Nichols, Emma Farge, Emily Rose and Farah Saafan CAIRO (Reuters) – In mid-March, a line of trucks stretched for 3 kilometers along a desert road near a crossing point from Israel into the Gaza Strip. On the same day, another line of trucks, some 1.5 kilometers long, sometimes two or three […]
Claims of ‘lawlessness’ on New York City subways increase danger, critics say
A high-profile string of violent crimes on New York City’s subway in 2024 has been used “as a political tool” by pundits and politicians, transit advocates say, leading to a false perception of spiraling underground crime, which could create more danger in the future. Crime in the subway system, one of the world’s most used […]
In Mexico, a once glittering lake is being sucked dry by development, drought and lawlessness
VALLE DE BRAVO, Mexico (AP) — Once a glittering weekend getaway for wealthy residents of Mexico City, Valle de Bravo has been reduced to a shrinking, increasingly polluted patch of mud flats and water by a combination of drought, water transfers to the capital, bad planning and lawlessness. Residents said Thursday that Valle — as […]
Florida to deploy state troops during spring break to deter ‘lawlessness’
Florida’s rightwing Republican governor Ron DeSantis will deploy state troops to help with crowd control during the spring break season, warning that the Sunshine state will not “tolerate lawlessness”. About 140 state troopers will be sent across Florida to assist 17 law enforcement agencies, as thousands of college students make their way en masse to […]