While they can cause serious injuries, “nonlethal” weapons are regularly used in the United States to disperse public ...

Foam rounds are softer and bigger than traditional bullets, but that doesn't mean they're completely harmless.

The state of California has sued the Trump administration for its activation of the state’s National Guard.

Firing rubber bullets is just one of the crowd control tactics being used by authorities at the demonstrations against ...

Protests in Los Angeles appeared to quiet overnight, but new ones are popping up in other cities. Trump has deployed more ...

So-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting ...

The court heard that emotions flared up when police fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades at workers who were on their way to the "koppie" (hill). The miners started to attack police officers, ...

Ruben Vives is a general assignment reporter for the Los Angeles Times. A native of Guatemala, he got his start in journalism by writing for The Times’ Homicide Report in 2007. He helped uncover the ...

Police fired tear gas, baton-charged, and hurled sound grenades at teachers and students of Jagannath University (JnU) on Wednesday during their march toward the residence of the chief adviser, ...

Charlottesville Police Chief Al Thomas on Tuesday pushed back against criticism that the use of tear gas at a KKK rally over the weekend was excessive, saying that protesters had become agitated ...