Violence mars Portland protests, frustrates Black community
PORTLAND, Ore. — Protesters in this liberal, predominantly white city have taken to the streets peacefully every day for more than five weeks to decry police brutality. But violence by…
New Jersey seeks to oust officer in Floyd reenactment video
New Jersey’s Department of Corrections says it has filed removal proceedings against an officer seen in a video with people mocking George Floyd’s death as protesters passed by By DAVID…
NYPD officer charged in swift test of state’s chokehold ban
A New York City police officer who was suspended after putting a man in what authorities said was a banned chokehold now faces criminal charges By TOM HAYS and MICHAEL…
New law lifts secrecy from Garner officer’s complaint file
After years of secrecy, a leak and a recent change in state law, New York City’s police watchdog on Monday disclosed the complaint history for the police officer fired for…
Family seeks answers after deputy kills Missouri woman
The father of a Missouri woman who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy during a weekend traffic stop says he doubts officials’ reports that she threatened to shoot the…
Officer charged in Floyd’s death eligible for pension money
The Minnesota agency that represents retired public workers says former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is eligible to receive pension benefits during his retirement years even if he’s convicted of…
Police union head apologizes for post on accused officers
The president of a Fraternal Order of Police chapter along Florida’s Space Coast is apologizing for a social media post over the weekend that encouraged officers linked to departments accused…
London may remove statues as Floyd’s death sparks change
LONDON — London’s mayor announced Tuesday that more statues of imperialist figures could be removed from Britain’s streets after protesters knocked down the monument to a slave trader, as the…
Virus, racial unrest force Trump campaign to recalibrate
WASHINGTON — Less than five months before voters will decide his fate, President Donald Trump is confronting a vastly different political reality than he once envisioned. For starters, if the…
Thousands of LA protesters won’t be charged over curfew
Los Angeles prosecutors say they won’t charge thousands of protesters arrested for violating curfew and other police orders By BRIAN MELLEY and JOHN ANTCZAK June 8, 2020, 9:58 PM 4…