City of Fort Bragg, California exploring name change
It's named for the same Confederate general as the vast North Carolina military base and drawing the same controversy.
Police Reform & Racial Justice
2 public employees arrested for vandalizing Black Lives Matter sign
The large sign displaying the letters "BLM" has been tampered with multiple times since May.
Jail barred officers of color from guarding Derek Chauvin
Eight Ramsey County corrections officers have filed discrimination charges with the state's Department of Human Rights.
The historic tension between black and blue
Police officials, activists and researchers discuss relations between law enforcement and black communities, and how demands for wholesale changes in policing – to "defund the police" – may shift responsibility from cops to social services
Trump holds first campaign rally in 110 days
6 members of the president's advance team in Tulsa tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the rally.
Pence wouldn't say "black lives matter" in interview on Juneteenth
The vice president said "all lives matter in a very real sense" when asked to say "black lives matter."
Protesters in D.C. topple statue of Confederate general
President Trump called for the protesters to be "immediately arrested."
"Make Black Wall Street great again": Tulsa commemorates Juneteenth
Thousands celebrated Juneteenth in Tulsa's historic Greenwood District on Friday.
Colorado passes sweeping police reform bill
Among other regulations, the bill ended qualified immunity at the state level, making Colorado one of the first states that holds police officers liable for misconduct.
12-year-old "I Just Wanna Live" singer signs record deal with Warner
Keedron Bryant's song about the heartbreaking realities of being a young Black man went viral in the wake of George Floyd's death.
George Washington statue toppled by protesters
Nation's first president was slave owner, and demonstrators for racial ljustice and police reform target his statue in Portland, Oregon.
In Africa, toppling statues is just a first step in addressing racism
"The debate over statues is always a debate about more than statues," says Professor Achille Mbembe. It's about "where we want to go."
U.S. protests inspire calls to "defund the police" in the U.K.
"It's really powerful that this discourse has entered the mainstream conversation here in the U.K., and it's inherently connected to the conversations that are happening across America," activist says.
Cops charged in Rayshard Brooks' fatal shooting turn themselves in
Garrett Rolfe was charged with felony murder, along with 10 other charges, and Devin Brosnan was charged with aggravated assault and four oath violations.
New York City Council passes series of police reforms amid protests
In addition to showing badge numbers, cops will be prohibited from "sitting, kneeling or standing on a suspect's chest or back in the course of effecting an arrest."
N.J. congressman on how Camden revamped its police force
Congressman Donald Norcross explains how Camden was able to disband and rebuild its police in 2013.
Not all black people are African American. Here's the difference.
In most cases, it's OK to just say "black."
Trump on George Floyd video: "It doesn't get any worse than that"
The president expressed a different view on the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta.
Deputies kill half-brother of black man found hanged in park
Robert Fuller's half-brother was stopped just north of L.A. by deputies tracking him for numerous alleged crimes including kidnapping and opened fire, authorities said.
Atlanta police officer fired after fatally shooting black man
Rayshard Brooks, 27, was fatally shot by police at a Wendy's drive-thru after officials said he resisted arrest and stole an officer's Taser.
Black Lives Matter creates $12 million fund to fight racism
Foundation has received more than a million donations since protests erupted over the death of George Floyd.
Some white people are sharing their experiences with cops to highlight disparities
"The system that lets me live and murders Rayshard Brooks is a broken system that must change. Stop defending it," said the showrunner for "Grey's Anatomy."
Senate Republicans unveil police reform bill, setting vote for next week
The bill is the Senate's response to nationwide protests calling for police reform and an end to racial violence.
Woman apologizes after viral confrontation with resident
She called cops on Filipino man for creating "Black Lives Matter" sign in front of his own home in wealthy San Francisco neighborhood, drawing slew of backlash online.
NYPD to release bodycam footage of shootings, mayor says
"Body-worn cameras are only as powerful as the transparency that comes with them," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Crime
Investigation
Stats don't support Flock's claim of solving 1 million crimes
Christa Pike's execution temporarily halted
Video shows chaos inside Israel-bound plane
Lindsay Clancy's lawyer shocks court
Details emerge in Cornell rape case
Shocking revelation by Cornell rape case DA
Flight to Israel diverted after pilot fight
New details in alleged Cornell gang rape
