Being approached by a US Coast Guard boat when you're on the water is normally not a good thing. But when you're with the crew of the M/V OCEARCH shark research vessel, it feels as if anything can happen.
Victor Ortiz, a 16-year-veteran with the New Jersey Transit Police, had worked the overnight shift. He was ready to clock out and start a Caribbean vacation when what started as a small incident ballooned into a terrifying and life-changing event.
Chief official White House photographer Pete Souza is known for his coverage of President Obama's administration, but he first worked for government in the Reagan years.
As a second night of protests rent the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, a police officer from another town feeling the pain of an officer-involved shooting wrote an emotional and compassionate plea on Facebook.
Violent protests erupted overnight in Charlotte, North Carolina, after a police officer fatally shot a black man while trying to serve a warrant for a different man at an apartment complex.
Protesters clashed with police in Charlotte for a second night Wednesday -- a day after violence erupted in the city over the killing of an African-American man by an officer.
Retired NBA star Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues, formerly of the Charlotte Hornets, still lives in the North Carolina city. But after violent protests broke out this week, he said he doesn't recognize the city he loves.
The video of the fatal shooting of Terrence Crutcher is graphic, violent and difficult to watch. Now that we know he was unarmed and, in hindsight, seemingly not an actual imminent threat, the case appears heartbreaking.
