Tag: Police
Floyd verdict won’t remove blocks to police accountability
The guilty verdicts in the George Floyd murder case felt like a watershed moment to many Americans. President Biden called the verdicts a “giant...
Feds accused Georgia sheriff of civil rights violations
ATLANTA — An Atlanta-area sheriff is accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his agency's custody by ordering that they be...
Chauvin sentencing in Floyd death pushed back to June 25
MINNEAPOLIS — Sentencing for former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in George Floyd's death has been pushed back to June 25, according to online...
Minnesota Legislature finally funds Chauvin trial security
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Legislature on Tuesday approved $7.8 million to help cover the extra security costs that the state racked up...
Houston-area sheriff is named to lead immigration agency
HOUSTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated the sheriff of one of the nation's most populous counties to lead the agency that deports...
Man killed by Tennessee police was wanted in slaying
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The man fatally shot after charging at a Tennessee police officer with knives drawn was a fugitive suspect in a slaying...
Man killed by LA police had been shot by officers before
LOS ANGELES — A man who was shot and killed by Los Angeles officers over the weekend had been previously shot by police in...
Analysis: A reckoning on racism? Not for many leaders of GOP
NEW YORK — If the nation is in the midst of a historic reckoning on racism, most leaders of the Republican Party are not...
Tributes to French police official stabbed by extremist
RAMBOUILLET, France — Masked and in silence, hundreds of police officers, family members and others paid homage Monday to a French police official killed...
Family of Black man shot by deputy seeks release of audio
SPOTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE, Va. — The family of a Black man shot by a Virginia sheriff's deputy last week demanded the release of additional audio...