WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats introduced a large police reform bill on Monday after kneeling for eight minutes and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd, whose death sparked nationwide protests. The “Justice in Policing Act of 2020” aims to increase transparency and limit abuses after unrest over Floyd’s May 25 death when Minneapolis Police Officer…
June 8, 2020 | 12:28pm Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar went beyond calls to defund the police following the death of George Floyd, instead calling for dismantling the Minneapolis Police Department because it is “rotten to the root.” Omar, whose congressional district includes Minneapolis and its suburbs, recalled past efforts to reform police departments, to increase…
37"March to the Vigil" remembers George FloydProtests against police brutality following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis are planned throughout New Jersey over the next several days.There have been more than 100 protests against police brutality in New Jersey over the last 10 days, as rallies and marches over Floyd’s death have continued to…
Bloody Chicago recorded 18 murders on May 31, making it the city’s deadliest day in 60 years.The dubious milestone was reached on a day Chicago was roiled by another round of protests and looting following the Memorial Day death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis.The 18 deaths tallied by the University of Chicago…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…