Tag: Law and order
South Africa’s ex-leader Zuma urges court to stop his arrest
NKANDLA, South Africa —
Former South African president Jacob Zuma...
UK court quashes convictions of 3 Black men in ’70s case
LONDON — Britain’s Court of Appeal has exonerated three Black men who were convicted of robbery nearly 50 years ago, the latest in a...
Judge letting Indiana’s governor sue to block emergency law
INDIANAPOLIS — A judge is letting Indiana’s governor proceed with a lawsuit challenging the increased power state legislators have given themselves to intervene during...
EU vows to help Lithuania amid flow of migrants from Belarus
VILNIUS, Lithuania — The European Union promised Tuesday to help bloc member Lithuania handle an influx of migrants from the Middle East and Africa,...
Nicaragua arrests 6 more opposition figures; EU weighs move
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan police arrested a half dozen more opposition figures, including the sixth presidential hopeful to have been arrested in a crackdown...
Rittenhouse attorney wants to show victim was sex offender
MADISON, Wis. — Kyle Rittenhouse's attorney wants a judge to allow him to argue that one of the men his client fatally shot during...
R. Kelly’s lawyer wants trial delayed due to jail quarantine
NEW YORK — R. Kelly’s new lawyers are asking a judge to postpone his Aug. 9 sex trafficking trial in New York City, arguing...
Black lawmakers seek DOJ review of Louisiana State Police
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana's Black state lawmakers said Tuesday they are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the patterns and practices...
White man who pushed Black neighbor in racist rant arrested
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — A white man who is seen in video footage pushing a Black neighbor with his chest and using racist slurs...
LA cop cleared of wrongdoing for George Floyd ‘Valentine’
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles police officer who shared a photo of George Floyd with the words “you take my breath away” in...
