Editors, USA TODAY Published 4:21 a.m. ET June 24, 2020 | Updated 8:35 a.m. ET June 24, 2020CLOSESenate Dems plan to oppose GOP police reform billSenate Democrats are expected to block a Republican police bill Wednesday, leaving the parties to decide whether to take on the hard job of negotiating a compromise or walk away…
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf suggested on Tuesday that police officers should be replaced by public employees who can respond to traumatic scenes and other situations she described as unrelated to law enforcement."We are excited, as many cities are, to reimagine public safety," Schaaf said during a call with three other mayors and Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., "and that means…
President Trump signed an executive order encouraging police departments to adopt stricter standards. Plus, a look at Camden, New Jersey, where the police department was disbanded then rebuilt.WATCH NIGHTLINE EPISODES:https://abc.go.com/shows/nightlineALSO AVAILABLE ON HULU: https://hulu.tv/2wSmSrZ#Nightline #PresidentTrump #PoliceReform #ExecutiveOrder #Politics
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…