By Neil Vigdor A Texas inmate who spent nearly 40 years on death row and was at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that exempts people with intellectual disabilities from being executed was granted parole on Monday. The inmate, Bobby Moore, had been […]
A Hennepin County judge is ordering the Minneapolis Police Department to stop using all neck restraints and chokeholds when dealing with suspects. The plan was first approved by Mayor Jacob Frey and the city council late last week, in cooperation with the state Department of […]
A prominent branch of the U.S. Armed Forces has taken aggressive action that calls for an early American symbol’s abolition, which many equate with white supremacy and the enslavement of blacks. The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) is considered by military experts to be the most […]
(CNN)Family and close friends will gather in Houston on Tuesday for the funeral of George Floyd, two weeks after he died at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. The private funeral will take place at The Fountain of Praise Church at 11 a.m. local time. The service […]
By SIMONE WEICHSELBAUM and NICOLE LEWIS Minneapolis city council members made an historic pledge over the weekend when they vowed to dismantle the local police department and shift money to community-based strategies. The pledge to develop a new system of public safety— supported by a veto-proof majority — follows […]
Racial tensions between police and communities of color have reached a tipping point following the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police officers last week. The incident, which was captured on video, has incited a string of ongoing […]
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