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Trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin

Daily News Lesson May 28 2025

The legacy of George Floyd's death five years later

Hear from George Floyd's uncle on the legacy of Floyd and the protest movement that followed

Parents of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley taken into custody, in Detroit

Daily News Lesson March 18 2025

Why police still lack training to effectively respond to people with disabilities

Learn about what can be done to help protect Americans with disabilities during mental health crises.

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Daily News Lesson July 11 2024

Decades-old lawsuit against the gun industry may soon end

Learn about how changing laws in Indiana may close a 25-year lawsuit effort to reduce gun violence in Gary, Indiana

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Lesson Plan February 08 2024

Lesson plan: Design an invention to keep first responders safe

As first responders keep our communities safe, learn how to help keep them safe through new inventions.

School shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas

Daily News Lesson June 01 2022

Questions persist over police response to Uvalde shooting

Hear the latest on investigations into the response to the Uvalde, Texas school shooting

Shooting reported near elementary school in Uvalde, Texas

Daily News Lesson May 30 2022

Grief courses through Uvalde, Texas, as police response to the massacre is scrutinized

Hear how Uvalde Texas struggles to recover from a deadly school shooting

Members Of New York Police Department Receive Covid-19 Vaccine

Daily News Lesson October 31 2021

Why police, firefighters are fighting vaccine mandates

Find out why some city workers are reluctant to get vaccinated, and what that means for city services

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Daily News Lesson June 14 2021

High school students in L.A. help divert millions of law enforcement funding

Student Reporting Lab's Julia Escobar reports on the recent cut to funding for L.A. school resource officers

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Daily News Lesson June 10 2021

U.S. Capitol Police officer shares firsthand account of Jan. 6 attack

Learn more about a first-hand experience of the Jan. 6 riot on the capital.

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Daily News Lesson April 19 2021

Brooks & Capehart on police shootings and Afghanistan

Discuss the roles of US police and the military at home and abroad.

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