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... with her daughter in the back of a police cruiser. In November 2016, Yanez was charged with manslaughter; he was acquitted of all charges in June. A month later, the St. Anthony police department removed Yanez from the force. The former officer was bought out for $48,500, plus up ...
... Dominic Casciani writes. 2. The family of a 30-year-old pregnant woman fatally shot by Seattle police is filing a wrongful death lawsuit On June 18, two Seattle police officers responding to a report of an attempted burglary shot the woman who had called them for help. In audio ...
... for deportation have them questioning equality and the promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness in the United States. Filmmaker Chris Phillips of Ferguson, Missouri, says he likely will attend a family barbecue just like every Fourth of July. But the 36-year-old black man says he ...
he city paid $1.5 million to settle the suit. What's next? Ferguson, currently under a consent decree with the Justice Department, reported this week that the city was making progress in its reform for the police department, citing improvements in guidelines over use of force and police accountability ...
... is really traumatic,” she said. “It’s the only way I’m able to talk about a lot of the things that have happened in Ferguson and continue to happen in St. Louis.” Recent marches such as the Women’s March on Jan. 21 and the March for Science on ...
... round of balloting but Republicans are hoping to keep him below the majority needed to win outright, which would create a two-person runoff on June 20. Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, who leads the House Republicans' campaign arm, said Ossoff's best chance of claiming the seat is to ...
As the impact of the ruling took hold, President Donald Trump lashed out on Twitter early Saturday morning, referring to U.S. District Judge James Robart as "this so-called judge" and calling his decree "ridiculous."
White House spokesman Sean Spicer released a statement late Friday saying they "will file an emergency stay of this outrageous order and defend the executive order of the President, which we believe is lawful and appropriate." Soon after, the White House sent out a new statement that removed the word "outrageous."
Of those who were fatally shot, nearly two dozen were killed in ambush attacks often fueled by anger over police use of force involving minorities.
As police-involved shootings have increased tensions between police and black communities across the country, some law enforcement agencies have put out similar calls for help in hopes of recruiting a more diverse force as one way to re-establish community trust.
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