The cities, states and countries finally putting an end to police neck restraints
Police departments around the world are moving to ban neck restraints in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and the widespread protests that…
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5 things to know for June 16: LGBTQ rights, North Korea, protests, police, Covid-19
Are people traveling again yet? United Airlines has seen a modest bump in demand. Its July flight schedule is down 75% from a year ago, which is…
Continue Reading NYPD finds no wrongdoing by Shake Shack employees after officers got sick from milkshakes
Three New York City Police Department officers have been released from the hospital after getting sick when they drank milkshakes from Shake Shack…
Continue Reading Protests in Los Angeles cost LAPD $40 million in overtime expenses but officers won’t be paid
Protests in Los Angeles, first over stay at home orders and then the death of George Floyd, have resulted in large amounts of overtime work for…
Continue Reading Charges dropped against black pastor who was assaulted; now 5 people are charged with hate crimes
Five people have been charged with hate crimes in Virginia and the black pastor they are accused of attacking is no longer facing charges for pulling…
Continue Reading Veteran missing for a month found dead in stairwell at VA hospital
The body of a missing veteran was found in a stairwell on the campus of a Massachusetts VA hospital one month after he was reported missing. The…
Continue Reading China’s new coronavirus outbreak sees Beijing adopt ‘wartime’ measures as capital races to contain spread
Beijing is reintroducing strict lockdown measures and rolling out mass testing after a fresh cluster of novel coronavirus cases emerged from the…
Continue Reading Chinese appliance billionaire He Xiangjian held hostage in kidnapping attempt
A home appliance billionaire and one of China’s richest people was held hostage with his family for hours in a dramatic kidnapping attempt in…
Continue Reading A community seeks answers after a young black man is found hanging from a tree in Los Angeles County
Dozens of people gathered at Palmdale city council chambers Friday as officials held a press conference on the death of a 24-year-old black man who…
Continue Reading A NASCAR driver raced in a ‘Back the Blue’ car in support of police
Days after NASCAR’s only full-time black driver raced in a Black Lives Matter-themed car, a competitor drove with a symbol of Blue Lives Matter…
Continue Reading Roger Goodell encourages NFL teams to sign Colin Kaepernick
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told ESPN Monday that he would support and encourage a team interested in signing Colin Kaepernick. “Well,…
Continue Reading Rayshard Brooks’ widow: ‘Do they feel sorry for what they took away?’
Of all the things still unclear about the night Rayshard Brooks was shot to death by Atlanta police, there’s one thing his widow wants to know…
Continue Reading 10 SWAT members in South Florida resign from unit, saying they feel unsafely restrained by politics
Ten South Florida police officers have resigned from their city’s SWAT unit amid concerns about safety, including their feeling that…
Continue Reading Family and officials say Rayshard Brooks didn’t have to die
Rayshard Brooks, shot while running from police, didn’t have to die, his family says. The mayor of Atlanta agrees. On Monday, she called…
Continue Reading There could be 36 communicating intelligent civilizations in our galaxy, study says
Earth has proven unique in its ability to host life in the universe so far, leading us to question if we’re truly alone. Maybe we’re not.…
Continue Reading Rayshard Brooks was killed a day before he planned to celebrate his daughter’s birthday
Rayshard Brooks’ 8-year-old daughter had her birthday dress on Saturday morning waiting for her dad to come pick her up and take her skating to…
Continue Reading New Jersey attorney general orders law enforcement agencies to publish list of disciplined officers
Every state, county and local law enforcement agency in New Jersey will be required to publish a list of officers who were fired, demoted or…
Continue Reading Father arrested after two children die in hot truck in Oklahoma
Oklahoma father Dustin Dennis, 31, has been arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree murder after police say he left his two young…
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University of Texas president to meet with students on athletes’ demands
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The interim president of the University of Texas said Monday he is scheduling meetings with student groups after dozens of…
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In landmark case, Supreme Court rules LGBT workers are protected from job discrimination
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects LGBT people from discrimination in employment, a…
Continue Reading NYPD reassigns roughly 600 plainclothes officers, closing a chapter on stop-and-frisk
The New York Police Department underwent a “seismic shift” in its culture Monday, according to Commissioner Dermot Shea. Roughly 600…
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Over 40,000 pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart, other stores recalled due to E. coli concerns
SWEDESBORO, New Jersey — A New Jersey company is recalling nearly 43,000 pounds of raw ground beef products because they may be contaminated…
Continue Reading Local officials in Denver’s Stapleton neighborhood want to change its name because of a former mayor’s KKK ties
A Denver neighborhood is moving to change its name to remove its ties to a former mayor who was active in the Ku Klux Klan. The Stapleton…
Continue Reading Protesters pelt St. Cloud police building after rumors cops shot someone, but it was the other way around
A Minnesota police officer could have shot an armed teen early Monday, and though the officer would’ve been completely justified, he held his…
Continue Reading Black Lives Matter activist found dead one week after she went missing in Florida
A 19-year-old Black Lives Matter activist from Florida has been found dead one week after she went missing. Tallahassee police found the bodies of…
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Several Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans players test positive for coronavirus
Several players for the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans have tested positive for the coronavirus, sources tell NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and…
Continue Reading Hundreds of surfers paddle out to protest police brutality and honor black lives
Surfers around the world are paddling out to sea in support of the Black Lives Matter movement to protest injustice and pay tribute to black lives…
Continue Reading What Georgia law says about when police can use deadly force
When is a police shooting a crime? When is a police shooting justified? And when is a police shooting neither? Those are the questions prosecutors…
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