100 police killed in Rio, on pace to be worst year in decade

Author: Richard Fairburn By Renata Brito and Peter Prengaman Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Military police on Sunday buried the 100th officer to be killed in Rio de Janeiro state this year, a 39-year-old who was shot multiple times while off duty and visiting his father. The grim milestone underscores a surge in violence in Rio, Brazil's signature city that just a year ago hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics. Authorities acknowledged in recent months that drug trafficking...