

Nation Sep 19

The hearing is set to begin at 10 a.m. ET. Watch live here.
By Laura Santhanam
Nation Aug 22

In the years since Eric Garner's death, use-of-force complaints against the NYPD have fallen sharply, but residents say officers are finding new low-level targets.
By Verena Dobnik, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
World Aug 19

In our news wrap Monday, the white police officer involved in the 2014 death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, has been fired. New York's police commissioner said Daniel Pantaleo could no longer perform his job effectively, but Garner’s…
Arts Aug 19

Portland, Oregon, has a troubling history of racial discrimination and tensions between police and African American communities. But now, a theater company is attempting to change the city’s racial ecology through the arts -- and perhaps create a model for…
By Cat Wise
Aug 19

By Associated Press
The New York City mayor said Monday he hopes Commissioner James O'Neill's decision to fire Officer Daniel Pantaleo "brings some small measure of closure" to the family of Eric Garner.
Aug 19

By Tom Hays, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
Police Commissioner James O'Neill's announced at a midday news conference that he had fired Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who is white, based on a recent recommendation of a department disciplinary judge.
Aug 13

By Judy Woodruff, Kate Grumke
Bill de Blasio has been mayor of New York City since 2014. He is one of the latest entrants into the 2020 Democratic presidential contest but has been ramping up his campaign since, delivering one of the most memorable lines…
Aug 02

By Associated Press
An administrative judge has recommended firing the New York City police officer accused of using a chokehold in the 2014 death of Eric Garner.
Jul 17

By Karen Matthews, Associated Press
Speaking on the year anniversary of her son's death, Eric Garner's mother urged the New York City police commissioner to fire the officer involved, saying the family has "been failed by every other source."…
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