Dec 04 Stopping police violence starts long before the courtroom By Rebecca Oh Legal experts say that reforming police policy and training are much more effective than prosecutions in reducing instances of police uses of force. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 4:21 News Wrap: No criminal charges for officer who fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, the North Carolina police officer who fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott in September will not face criminal charges. The prosecutor said there was evidence that Scott, a black man, was holding a gun and ignored… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch 8:25 News Wrap: Trump meets with Scott Brown, Mary Fallin By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, President-elect Donald Trump continued meetings at Trump Tower with potential cabinet members. Also, several cities are on edge after a series of attacks on police. In San Antonio, Texas, authorities searched for a man who… Continue watching
Nov 20 San Antonio police officer shot dead during traffic stop By Michael D. Regan A gunman pulled up behind the officer's squad car as he was writing a traffic ticket. Continue reading
Nov 03 Officer’s caught-on-camera actions in the death of Walter Scott ‘flat out wrong,’ S.C. solicitor says By Joshua Barajas Attorneys delivered opening statements Thursday in the trial of a South Carolina police officer Michael Slager over the 2015 death of Walter L. Scott, an unarmed black man. Continue reading
Oct 22 Minneapolis officers cleared in shooting death of Jamar Clark By Michael D. Regan Two Minneapolis police officers will not face discipline for the fatal shooting last year of Jamar Clark, the department's police chief said. Continue reading
Oct 08 Suspect arrested in shooting death of Palm Springs police officers By Michael D. Regan Two police officers were fatally shot and another was wounded in Palm Springs, California on Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 4:22 News Wrap: Winds top 140 mph as Hurricane Matthew bears down By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, Hurricane Matthew, one of the strongest Atlantic storms in recent years, is battering Jamaica and Haiti. Also, U.S. relations with Russia hit a new low when Washington called off talks with Moscow on the Syrian… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 3:23 News Wrap: Teen shot in Milwaukee protests; 33 dead in Nepal after bus falls off cliff By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, on the second night of protests in Milwaukee, an 18-year-old was shot and seriously injured. The protests were in response to the fatal shooting of Sylville Smith, a black man authorities say was carrying a… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 2:32 News Wrap: Chicago police release video from fatal shooting of unarmed black teen By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, authorities in Chicago released video footage of a car chase and altercation between police and black teenager Paul O’Neal, who was fatally shot. Reports indicate O’Neal was unarmed. Also, in South Africa, the African National… Continue watching