Tag: Police brutality
Despite growing chorus, DOJ is limited in police probes
CHICAGO — The only way for 13-year-old Adam Toledo to get justice, activists say, is with a federal probe into the Chicago police officer...
Flashpoint of 1992 LA riots becomes a place of celebration
LOS ANGELES — Two Black men. Two big cities. Two horrifying videos. Two different verdicts.
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Floyd verdict sparks hope, inspiration for activists abroad
PARIS — The guilty verdict in the trial over George Floyd's death was not just celebrated in America. It signaled hope for those seeking...
After Floyd, Congress ready to plunge into policing laws
WASHINGTON — Bolstered with new momentum, Congress is ready to try again to change the nation’s policing laws, heeding President Joe Biden’s admonition that...
California deputy charged with manslaughter in shooting
MARTINEZ, Calif. — A sheriff's deputy in the eastern San Francisco Bay Area was charged Wednesday with manslaughter and assault in the fatal shooting...
California deputy charged with manslaughter in shooting
MARTINEZ, Calif. — A sheriff's deputy in the eastern San Francisco Bay Area was charged Wednesday with manslaughter and assault in the fatal shooting...
In Minneapolis, a fortified city awaits Chauvin verdict
MINNEAPOLIS — Just outside the entrance to Smile Orthodontics, in a Minneapolis neighborhood of craft breweries and trendy shops, two soldiers in jungle camouflage...
Crowds react with joy, wariness to verdict in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS — Crowds nationwide reacted with jubilation Tuesday but also with deep awareness of the progress left to be made after a jury convicted...
Leaders hail verdict in Floyd death, say much work remains
The nation watched as former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin went on trial for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee, and news...
Video: Louisville officer punches protester during arrest
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A police officer in Kentucky was seen on video repeatedly punching a protester in the head while the man was face...
