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Andrea Noble was a crime and public safety reporter for The Washington Times.

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Louisiana moves to make targeting police a hate crime

Louisiana is set to become the first state in the nation where prosecutors can bring hate crime charges against individuals who target police officers or firefighters — a move some call an overreaction to fear of attacks on law enforcement.

May 18, 2016
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said sending federal troops into Chicago will set back police-citizen relations. (Associated Press

Homicides on the rise in many major U.S. cities

Major cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, Memphis and Las Vegas have seen a spike in homicides in the first three months of 2016, an uptick that prompted FBI Director James Comey this week to revive his assessment that police might be patrolling less aggressively as a result of the "viral video effect."

May 13, 2016
FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2016 file photo, Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted by soldiers to a waiting helicopter at a federal hangar in Mexico City, after he was recaptured from breaking out of a maximum security prison in Mexico. A Mexican judge said on Monday, May 9, 2016 that Guzman's extradition to the U.S. can move ahead, but the country’s foreign ministry must still approve it and the defense can appeal. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

‘El Chapo’ extradition to U.S. may proceed, Mexican judge says

The extradition of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States has received initial approval from a Mexican federal judge, The Associated Press reported Monday, kicking off what could still be a lengthy process to transfer the cartel leader into American custody.

May 9, 2016
A New York State University police officer walks by McLean Hall at the State University of New York College at Brockport, N.Y., on Sept. 29, 2012. As colleges around the country review their safety plans in the wake of the latest campus shooting in Oregon, officials on New York’s public campuses say training and communication is key. Each campus in the State University of New York system has a full-time, armed police force and every campus is required to have a plan for active shooters. (Associated Press/Democrat & Chronicle, Marie De Jesus) **FILE**

Feds push colleges to downplay applicants’ criminal backgrounds

The U.S. Department of Education is encouraging colleges to reconsider how they ask applicants about their criminal histories, suggesting questions about prior convictions or arrests may not be necessary at all or that they be delayed until a later part of the admissions process.

May 9, 2016
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew sent a letter to House Speaker Paul D. Ryan advocating passing legislation that would require companies to disclose their sources of funding lest they get around tax laws and commit finance crimes. (Associated Press)

Banking transparency reform likely to be costly to U.S.

Proposals to enhance transparency in the U.S. banking system are likely to be contentious and costly despite public support for the Obama administration's efforts being spurred by a massive leak of data from a Panama-based law firm that has spotlighted the widespread use of shell companies to hide assets, banking and tax experts say.

May 8, 2016