June 26, 2020 | 12:11pm | Updated June 26, 2020 | 2:58pm The Minneapolis City Council on Friday unanimously approved a measure to abolish the city’s police department — a radical proposal amid nationwide efforts by activists to defund local law enforcement agencies. The 12-0 vote will not automatically dismantle the department, but is a…
The killing of George Floyd by police has sparked ongoing protests calling for the city to defund the Minneapolis Police Department. On Friday, the city council took the first of many steps to make that a reality. Kerem Yucel /AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kerem Yucel /AFP via Getty Images The killing…
The crowd at the June 7 rally where Minneapolis City Council members pledged to begin dismantling the city's police department. Adrian Florido/NPR hide caption toggle caption Adrian Florido/NPR The crowd at the June 7 rally where Minneapolis City Council members pledged to begin dismantling the city's police department. Adrian Florido/NPR When, on June 7, nine…
New details on police reform in MinnesotaMinneapolis' City Council unanimously passes a resolution laying the foundation for dismantling the police department and transforming the city’s public safety system; Matt Finn reports.Minneapolis City Council members voted unanimously to amend the city's charter Friday to remove the mandate for a police department-- the first step toward disbanding…
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…