police use of force

WATCH: Police union head says officers in suffocation death followed training

By Carolyn Thompson, Michael Hill, Associated Press

Locust Club President Michael Mazzeo says the officers were in a difficult position, trying to help someone who appeared to have mental illness. He says they didn't intend to harm Prude.

Federal task force kills Portland shooting suspect during arrest

By Associated Press

The man, Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, was killed as a federal task force attempted to apprehend him near Lacey, Washington, about 120 miles (193 kilometers) north of Portland.

Biden meets Jacob Blake’s family to start Wisconsin trip

By Bill Barrow, Will Weissert, Associated Press

Biden believes he can use his trip Thursday for community leaders to find common ground. He plans a public discussion with business figures, civic leaders and law enforcement.

Video shows police putting hood on Black man who died of asphyxiation

By Michael Hill, Associated Press

Daniel Prude died March 30 after he was taken off life support, seven days after the encounter with police in Rochester. Police body-camera video of the arrest was only released Wednesday.

Los Angeles sheriff’s office says Black bicyclist fatally shot by police had dropped a gun

By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

Authorities say a Black man who deputies said was stopped for riding his bicycle in violation of vehicle codes was fatally shot when he dropped a bundle of items that included a gun.

2 shootings, 2 days: In Kenosha, a microcosm of U.S. strife

By Jennifer Peltz, Russell Contreras, Associated Press

The police shooting of a Black man, followed by the deaths of two protesters shot by a white teenager, have made Kenosha, Wisconsin, a microcosm of a nation wracked over racial inequity, policing and public safety.

NYPD to adopt guidelines for disciplining officer misconduct

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

The New York Police Department is unveiling a discipline matrix that will guide decisions on officer punishment similarly to how sentencing guidelines are used in criminal cases.

Tensions grow as Bosnian authorities crack down on migrants

By Sabina Niksic, Associated Press

Tensions are growing in northwestern Bosnia as local authorities crackdown on thousands of Europe-bound migrants stranded there, including through a series of measures described by human rights activists as "discriminatory and reckless."…

Lions skip practice after discussing shooting of Jacob Blake

By Larry Lage, Associated Press

Lions coach Matt Patricia opened the team's morning meeting by allowing players to share their thoughts on the shooting of Jacob Blake, who is paralyzed from the waist down.

Judge lifts veil on New York City police discipline records

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

With scores of disciplinary records already online, a federal judge on Friday lifted a temporary restraining order that had barred New York City's police watchdog agency, police department and other entities from making such information public.