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DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — An Atlanta-area prosecutor said Thursday he plans to seek an indictment of a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed naked man last year. DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James said he would ask a grand jury to indict Officer Robert Olsen of the DeKalb County Police Department, who shot Anthony […]
CHICAGO (AP) — The mother of a black woman found dead in a Texas jail cell after a traffic stop in July said Thursday that a perjury charge against the white state trooper who pulled her over is “not justice.” An emotional Geneva Reed-Veal told reporters in Chicago that the trooper should have been charged […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says his final State of the Union address will focus on the “big things” he thinks will make the country stronger and more prosperous. At the risk of echoing leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, whose campaign slogan is “Make America Great Again,” the White House on Wednesday released […]
Jury selection in Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson's trial is set to begin on Monday in the Freddie Gray case.
Philadelphia's new Police Commissioner Richard Ross is a 26-year veteran of the force.
"I'm the first person to see him and when I saw him, I thought it was a dummy gun, but then I saw the bullet clip in his hand and the bullets were shining," the pastor told CNN.
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency in Flint on Tuesday over problems with lead in the city’s drinking water, the same day federal officials confirmed they’re investigating the matter that prompted a local public health emergency. Snyder’s action follows emergency declarations by the city and Genesee County, which requested […]
"I think it's quite sad that LeBron hasn't spoken out about my son," Rice said.
WASHINGTON (AP) — With his emotional plea for America to embrace some gun control, President Barack Obama on Thursday thrust the contentious issue to the forefront of the 2016 presidential campaign just weeks from the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses. Speaking in the East Room at the White House Tuesday, Obama defended his executive actions to […]
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A standoff at a motel outside Atlanta that involved a number of children ended Tuesday morning with the suspect stabbing himself but no one else injured, police said. Authorities had surrounded the motel as the man refused to leave a room, prompting concerns about the safety of several children inside. The […]
CHICAGO (AP) — A top city of Chicago lawyer stepped down after a federal judge accused him of hiding evidence in a fatal police shooting, the latest allegation of wrongdoing amid ongoing scrutiny of how the city deals with such cases. Separately, the city agency that investigates police shootings vowed greater transparency, saying Monday that […]
After making controversial statements about black quarterbacks, former NFL player Dexter Manley apologized when a joke he made offended others. Here’s his apology: — Original story posted January 4th If you know anything about former NFL player Dexter Manley, you’re not going to be surprised to learn why he’s in hot water today for running […]
