police use of force

Minneapolis police reform plan would require insurance for officers

By Amy Forliti, Mohamed Imbrahim, Associated Press

Several advocacy groups are presenting their own recommendations to reform law enforcement in Minneapolis, a day after the majority of the City Council signaled support for abolishing the police department.

France to abandon police chokeholds amid George Floyd protests

By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

France's interior minister says police in the country will no longer be allowed to conduct chokeholds during arrests. The minister says the immobilization technique is now banned after it came under renewed criticism following George Floyd's death in the United…

Read the full text of Democrats’ ‘Justice in Policing Act’

By Candice Norwood

Democrats in the House and Senate on Monday introduced a bill aimed at curbing police misconduct and use of force amid nationwide calls for reform.

WATCH: Memorial service and visitation for George Floyd takes place in Houston

By Juan A. Lozano, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

The last chance for the public to say goodbye to George Floyd has drawn thousands of mourners to a church in his native Houston.

California police must stop training officers to use neck hold, governor says

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state police training program to stop teaching officers how to use a hold that can block the flow of blood to the brain.

De Blasio faces criticism for downplaying rough police treatment of NYC protesters

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday said he had personally seen "no use of force around peaceful protests," belying social media posts and witness accounts of officers moving on demonstrators without provocation and hitting them with batons.

WATCH: Buffalo Police hold news conference after officers suspended for use of force

By John Wawrow, Associated Press

Prosecutors are investigating after a video captured police in Buffalo, New York, shoving a 75-year-old man who then fell and cracked his head.

Amid protests, cities rethinking presence of school police officers

By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

Portland Public Schools, Oregon's largest school district, on Thursday cut its ties with the Portland Police Bureau and joins a handful of other urban districts from Minneapolis to Denver that are mulling the fate of such programs.

Demonstrators vow to sustain momentum until change happens

By Sudhin Thanawala, Brian Mahoney, Associated Press

Protesters stirred by the death of George Floyd are vowing to turn an extraordinary outpouring of grief into a sustained movement as demonstrations shift to a calmer, but no less determined, focus on addressing racial injustice.

Some Louisville police stage protest, walking out on mayor

By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press

Some Louisville police officers have staged their own protest. They walked out on the mayor to express their frustration amid demonstrations in the Kentucky city over police interactions with African Americans.