Nation Aug 13 Ohio police officer charged with murder in shooting of pregnant Black woman who was accused of shoplifting By Patrick Orsagos, John Seewer, Associated Press
Nation Aug 01 Teen brother of airman killed in his home by Florida deputy shot to death near Atlanta The killing of Senior Airman Roger Fortson made global headlines in May. Now, the family is grieving the killing of his 16-year-old brother, Andre Fortson. By Jeff Martin, Associated Press
Politics Jun 30 Watch 3:24 News Wrap: New poll shows decline in voter confidence in Biden after debate In our news wrap Sunday, a new post-debate poll shows a jump in voters who say Biden should not be running for re-election, Hurricane Beryl strengthened to a Category 4 storm in the Atlantic, the family of a 13-year-old boy…
Nation May 16 Sheriff deputy’s killing of Black airman in Florida renews debate on police killings and race The death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson has community leaders including the NAACP asking whether unconscious bias led the deputy to shoot the young service member simply because he was a young, Black male and ask what, if anything, can… By Tara Copp, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press
Politics May 02 Biden to visit North Carolina to meet families of law enforcement officers killed on the job The Biden visit comes just a week after he sat down with the grieving relatives of two cops killed in Upstate New York. By Colleen Long, Steve Peoples, Associated Press
Jan 05 Former Alabama police officer charged with murder in shooting of Black man By Kim Chandler, Associated Press A former Alabama police officer has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man in front of his own home during a dispute with a tow truck driver. Continue reading
Nov 06 August trial date set for Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichols killing By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press During a short hearing on Monday, Shelby County Criminal Court Judge James Jones Jr. announced the Aug. 12 trial date in the cases of Emmitt Martin, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith. Continue reading
Oct 30 Former police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in flawed, fatal raid goes on trial again By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press Brett Hankison is charged with violating Taylor's civil rights during the botched 2020 raid. The trial will mark a second attempt by prosecutors to convict Hankison for his actions on the night Taylor was shot to death by police. Continue reading
Oct 13 Arizona tribe is protesting the decision not to prosecute Border Patrol agents for fatal shooting By Associated Press The tribe's executive office called the decision not to file charges "a travesty of justice." Raymond Mattia was shot the night of May 18 outside a home in the reservation's Menagers Dam community near the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Sep 07 Ta’Kiya Young, killed by Ohio police in a parking lot, had big plans for her growing family By Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press Ta’Kiya Young planned to move her growing family into a place of her own, and was just steps away from achieving that goal. Continue reading