Dec 21 Gunman Ismaaiyl Brinsley wanted revenge for recent police killings By Carey Reed The man who shot and killed two New York Police Department officers in Brooklyn Saturday expressed anger against the government for the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown on social media and had previously attempted suicide, officials said Sunday. Continue reading
Dec 21 New York City mourns NYPD officers slain in Brooklyn ambush By Carey Reed Flags flew at half staff around the city of New York on Sunday, as residents mourned the killings of two New York Police Department officers in what was characterized by Police Commissioner Bill Bratton as an assassination. Continue reading
Dec 20 Gunman ‘assassinates’ two NYPD officers in Brooklyn ambush By Andrew Mach Two New York City Police Department officers were shot and killed in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn on Saturday, and the gunman also died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Continue reading
Dec 05 Chicago, NY, Hawaii compete to host Obama library By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Three U.S. cities that President Barack Obama once called home are trying to outdo one another as the competition to host his future presidential library comes to a close. Continue reading
Dec 05 AG nominee Loretta Lynch to also lead inquiry into Eric Garner case By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — As the Justice Department opens a civil rights investigation into the chokehold death of an unarmed man in New York City, the prosecutor in charge of the probe is juggling another high-profile role: designated heir to Eric Holder… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 5:46 Will outrage over Garner, Ferguson grand jury verdicts trigger systemic changes? – Part 4 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 3:58 Definitions of justice diverge over Eric Garner on Staten Island – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 5:11 How will NYPD handle minor offenses after Eric Garner’s case? – Part 3 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 04 NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announces retraining of NYPD officers By Justin Scuiletti New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is scheduled to speak momentarily. Watch live here… Continue reading