Teen pleads guilty to robbery in NYC college student death
One of the three teenagers charged in the stabbing death of a college student in New York has pleaded guilty to robbery …
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Florida officer who shoved protester was reviewed over force
Personnel files show a police officer who was suspended for pushing a kneeling black woman to the ground at a George Floyd demonstration in Florida has been under review numerous times for pointing guns and using…
Cop in Floyd case got medals for valor and drew complaints
A Minneapolis police officer who used his knee to pin down George Floyd’s neck before his death had a record that included both medals for bravery and 17 complaints against him …
Atlanta police chief walks tightrope as she handles protests
Atlanta’s police chief was quick to condemn the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis …
UN envoy holds cease-fire talks with Libya’s eastern forces
The United Nations says its top envoy in Libya held talks with a delegation from Khalifa Hifter’s eastern-based forces to follow up on the agreement by the country’s warring parties to resume cease-fire negotiations …
Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday for the removal of an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E …
Police: California man had hammer, not gun, when killed
Police in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Vallejo say a man suspected of stealing from a pharmacy amid national protests was fatally shot by officers who thought he was carrying a firearm but actually…
Universities, archdiocese named in lawsuit over Katrina aid
Two New Orleans universities, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and a government contractor are defendants in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging fraud involving more than $100 million in Hurricane Katrina aid …
Autopsy report shows Floyd had tested positive for COVID-19
A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, has been released and provides several clinical details, including that Floyd had previously tested positive for COVID-19 …
Minneapolis police face civil rights probe over Floyd death
The state of Minnesota has launched a civil rights investigation against the Minneapolis Police Department in hopes of forcing widespread changes following the death of George Floyd …
Police shove, make AP journalists stop covering protest
New York City police officers forced two Associated Press journalists to stop covering protests Tuesday, surrounding them, shoving them and cursing at them while yelling at them to go home …
Court to hear arguments on Dayton gunman’s school records
The Ohio Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a case filed by news media groups seeking school records about the man who gunned down nine people in Dayton last August before being killed by…