Judge shot dead in Ecuador while heading to gym without her bodyguards

An Ecuadoran judge was fatally shot during a state of emergency that had been declared to combat organized crime, Ecuador’s judicial oversight body said. It called the killing of Lady Pachar a “serious attack against justice and the rule of law in Ecuador” in a statement released Monday. Pachar was shot that day while traveling … Read more

Two men attacked San Francisco mayor’s bodyguards, authorities say

SAN FRANCISCO — Two men attacked a pair of police officers who were serving as bodyguards for San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, officials said. Lurie was unharmed. The suspects, who were taken into custody, were part of a group blocking Lurie and his security team’s vehicle Thursday evening in the troubled Tenderloin neighborhood. The men … Read more