Nation Oct 19 Mississippi attorney general says officer's force was justified in death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley By Sophie Bates, Jack Brook, Associated Press
Nation Sep 22 Mississippi grand jury finds no cause for charges in the July death of Nolan Wells A grand jury determined that there wasn't evidence to warrant charges in the death of Nolan Wells, a Black college student whose body was found after a July 4 boating trip and party on an island off the Mississippi Gulf… By Sophie Bates, Claudia Lauer, Dave Collins Jackson, Associated Press
Nation Jul 22 What to know about the Nolan Wells independent autopsy results A preliminary independent autopsy for Nolan Wells released Wednesday could not provide an explanation for his death, and called for further investigation. By Maria Ramirez Uribe
Nation Jul 22 WATCH: Crump announces 'undetermined' results of Nolan Wells' independent autopsy An independent autopsy commissioned by the family of Nolan Xavier Wells found the 18-year-old's cause and manner of death to be “undetermined" pending further investigation. By Jake Offenhartz, Laura Bargfeld, Associated Press
Nation Jul 13 Watch 7:32 Nolan Wells' family presses for transparent investigation into his death Family members are pressing for answers about the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. He disappeared during a Fourth of July trip with three high school friends to an island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast. Wells, who is Black, was the only… By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant
Jul 10 What we know about death of Nolan Wells, Black teen who went missing on Mississippi boat trip By Maria Ramirez Uribe The family of Nolan Wells, a Black teenager who was found dead after going missing on an island in Mississippi, made an emotional plea Friday for an honest, thorough investigation in a case that has captured national attention over its… Continue reading
Jul 10 WATCH: Nolan Wells' family calls for deeper probe into teen's death with attorney Ben Crump By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Attorneys for the family of a Mississippi 18-year-old who was found dead after a July 4 boat trip with friends to an island off the Gulf Coast say many of the details they're discovering are “not adding up.”… Continue reading
Aug 01 Family of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were taken for research, settles with company that profited By Lea Skene, Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press The family of Henrietta Lacks is settling a lawsuit against a biotechnology company it accuses of improperly profiting from her cells. Continue reading
Mar 17 7 deputies face murder charges in death of Black Virginian Irvo Otieno By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press Attorneys for the family of a Black Virginia man who died in law enforcement custody say video of the incident shows seven sheriff's deputies pushing down "every part of his body" with "absolute brutality."… Continue reading
Oct 06 Henrietta Lacks estate sues company using her 'stolen' cells By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The estate of Henrietta Lacks sued a biotechnology company on Monday, saying it's been selling her cervical cells without her knowledge or consent. Continue reading