A lot happened during Howard’s news conference; here are the biggest developments: Charges filed: Former officer Garrett Rolfe faces 11 charges, including felony murder. If convicted, Rolfe faces life in ...
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Charges in Rayshard Brooks shooting: Former Atlanta officer Garrett Rolfe, who shot and killed Brooks, faces 11 charges, including felony murder, the Fulton County district attorney announced. Devin Brosnan, the other ...
Read More »Pelosi : police ‘chokehold is a lynching’ and Republicans will agree to ban them
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi referred to police chokeholds as “a lynching” Monday evening and said she’s confident Republican lawmakers will agree to ban them. Her comments come as Democrats ...
Read More »Police have detained individuals involved in Albuquerque protest shooting
The Albuquerque police and its emergency response team have detained “individuals” after a person was shot during a protest in Albuquerque’s Old Town, the police said. “Police used chemical irritants ...
Read More »UN Human Rights Council to hold urgent debate on “systematic racism and police brutality”
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will hold an urgent debate on human rights violations, “systematic racism, police brutality and violence against peaceful protests” on Wednesday, the organization said ...
Read More »The wife of Rayshard Brooks wants the officers involved in the fatal shooting of her husband to go to jail
In a preview of an interview airing Monday on CBS This Morning, Tomika Miller, the wife of Rayshard Brooks says she wants the officers involved in the fatal shooting of ...
Read More »The black man carryies an injured white man to safety in London protest
The image of Patrick Hutchinson’s selfless act has now spread across the globe. Hutchinson told CNN Sunday it was the first Black Lives Matter protest he attended, and he helped ...
Read More »Atlanta police chief resigns after officer shoots and kills a black man
Less than 24 hours after a white police officer shot and killed an African-American man outside a fast-food restaurant, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta announced on Saturday that the ...
Read More »Seven Minneapolis police officers have resigned since George Floyd’s death
At least seven Minneapolis police officers have resigned from the department since unrest began over the death of George Floyd last month, and more than half a dozen are in ...
Read More »Trump says he’ll leave office peacefully if he loses in November
President Donald Trump sought to brush aside fears he might not leave office willingly if November’s election doesn’t go his way. “Certainly, if I don’t win, I don’t win,” he ...
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