Tag: Violence
Public reaction to killings at Atlanta-area massage parlors
Reactions to the shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors that left eight dead, mostly women of Asian descent:
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China ‘deeply concerned’ about anti-Asian violence in US
BEIJING — China called on the U.S. to take measures to stem violence against people of Asian heritage after eight people were killed at...
Suspect in Wisconsin grocery warehouse killings identified
OCONOMOWOC, Wis. — A man suspected of killing two co-workers at a Wisconsin grocery distribution warehouse before fatally shooting himself was a 41-year-old from...
With striking of Black juror, Floyd activists see racism
MINNEAPOLIS — A prospective juror who once lived in the neighborhood where George Floyd was arrested told the attorney for an ex-officer charged in...
UN rights chief: Justice at stake in trial over Floyd death
GENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief said Friday that the U.S. trial over the killing of George Floyd presents a “crucial, defining opportunity...
No charges for Texas officer in killing of college student
DENTON, Texas — A grand jury has declined to indict a North Texas police officer in the fatal shooting of a college student who...
Lawsuit: NJ prison guards kicked, punched transgender woman
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey prison guards punched and kicked a transgender woman during an attack on inmates in January and struck her so...
Collaboration with police divides social workers across US
CHICAGO — Rayshard Brooks was killed last June when Atlanta police responding to a report of a man asleep in a car blocking a...
House expected to pass two bills aimed at bolstering women
WASHINGTON — With a nod to Women’s History Month, the Democratic-led House is expected to pass two measures Wednesday, one designed to protect women...
China blasts US ‘evil past of genocide’ at UN rights body
GENEVA — China on Wednesday blasted the United States' human rights record, citing what it called U.S. failures against COVID-19 that cost “hundreds of...
