Police searching for suspects in series of muggings in NYC
The most recent incident took place early March 31 when they threatened to stab a man a stole his cellphone and wallet, police said.
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The most recent incident took place early March 31 when they threatened to stab a man a stole his cellphone and wallet, police said.
New York City Council approved a law that ends qualified immunity for NYPD police officers. Qualified immunity shields officers from liability, even if the conduct is illegal. This law has been in place since the late 1960s. Ending this law makes it easier for citizens to sue police officers who violate citizens' Fourth Amendment rights. Critics say the law protects officers and allows them to do their jobs. New York City Council speaker Corey Johnson joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss why the law needs to end.
The new book "Children Under Fire: An American Crisis" takes a close look at how guns are affecting kids and teens in America. Author John Woodrow joined CBSN to talk about the conversations he's had with children who have been impacted by guns and the bipartisan laws that could help reduce the rates of gun violence in the U.S.
The first week of the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin concluded with the questioning of the city's longest-serving officer. Minneapolis filmmaker and community activist D.A. Bullock spoke with CBSN's Tom Hanson about the trial and his work with the police abolition advocacy group Reclaim the Block.
Officer William "Billy" Evans, an 18-year veteran of the Capitol Police force, was killed when a man drove a car into a street barricade in Washington D.C.
William "Billy" Evans was described as a kind person with a sense of humor.
Florida Republican Matt Gaetz is at the center of an investigation into whether he violated federal sex-trafficking laws, and as Major Garrett reports, the heat is being turned up on one of the most outspoken members of Congress.
An emotional week of testimony ended with prosecutors moving to a new stage in the Derek Chauvin murder trial. Prosecutors are expected to introduce experts next week who are likely to say that Chauvin's knee pressed onto George Floyd's neck caused his death. Jamie Yuccas reports.
There are renewed questions over security in Washington, D.C., after a U.S. Capitol Police officer was killed and another injured when a suspect rammed a vehicle into a security barricade just steps from the Capitol building on Friday. The suspect emerged from the car with a knife and was shot and killed. Jeff Pegues reports.
An officer was killed after a man rammed into a police barricade on Capitol Hill. The suspect was shot and killed after later charging at officers with a knife, police said. CBS News chief justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.