In the wake of the 2019 death of Elijah McClain and the 2020 murder of George Floyd, there has been an increased focus on racial justice in cases of suspected police brutality.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge overseeing the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer accused in the death of George Floyd on Monday paused jury More
March 8, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The fate of a former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck as the Black man said he... More
March 8, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis city officials on Monday canceled plans to hire "social media influencers" to post information during the upcoming trial of More
March 1, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several witnesses have been subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury considering charges against former Minneapolis police More
February 24, 2021
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ELANA SCHOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in the nation’s capital on Monday arrested the leader of the Proud Boys,... More
January 5, 2021
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police shot and killed a 27-year-old Black man on a Philadelphia street after yelling at him to drop his knife, sparking violent More
October 27, 2020
By BRUCE SCHREINER, REBECCA REYNOLDS YONKER and PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police files released Wednesday show More
October 7, 2020
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — A 24-year-old white man accused of firing shots into the home of a Black suburban Detroit family who put a Black... More
October 1, 2020
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — An arrest has been made in connection with vandalism and shots fired into the home of a Black suburban Detroit family... More
September 30, 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The curfew has been lifted in Louisville, where many people have been charged with refusing to stop their nighttime protests after More
September 28, 2020
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Black man was shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies after he was... More
September 1, 2020
Wearing a “Black Lives Matter” face mask, actor Cuba Gooding Jr. appeares in a Manhattan courtroom to hear lawyers argue over what restrictions to place... More
August 14, 2020
By JIM SALTER Associated Press CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County’s top prosecutor announced Thursday that he will not charge the former police officer More
July 30, 2020
