Radio host, author and political commentator D.L. Hughley joined Chris Cuomo on CNN’s New Day to discuss the recent police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille. Hughley is widely known for his stance on police violence and its effects on the African-American community. “Every black or brown parent I know has a conversation with their […]
UPDATE: FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on a police shooting in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota (all times local): Authorities have identified the two police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a black Minnesota man during a traffic stop. The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension names them as Officer Jeronimo Yanez and Officer […]
Six. That’s the number of bullets that may have been pumped into Alton Sterling by two Baton Rouge, Louisiana police officers who shot Sterling to death while he was pinned to the ground. Sterling, 37, should not have died. He was selling CD’s in a store parking lot and police said they were told Sterling […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Latest on the police shooting of a Baton Rouge man that sparked protests (all times local): Hundreds of protesters, mourners, friends and family of a Louisiana man shot and killed by Baton Rouge police have gathered in front of the convenience store where the shooting occurred. A vigil for […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — There will be no trial by jury for the highest-ranking police officer charged in the death of a young black man whose broken neck inside a police van caused civil unrest in Baltimore. Lt. Brian Rice has chosen to be tried instead by a judge, his lawyers said Tuesday — the same […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — The defense rested Friday in the trial of a Baltimore police officer charged with murder in the death of a black prisoner whose neck was broken in a transport van — a case in which prosecutors charged six officers but have yet to win a conviction. As testimony concluded on the trial’s […]
CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the release of videos and other materials by the Chicago agency that investigates police misconduct (all times local): 11 a.m. The Chicago agency that investigates police misconduct cases has released more than 300 video clips from 101 incidents it has investigated, along with recordings of 911 calls and original […]
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge ordered the appointment of a special prosecutor Thursday to handle the case of a white Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager 16 times after the embattled Cook County state’s attorney asked to step aside. Officer Jason Van Dyke is charged with first-degree murder in the 2014 killing of […]
Yesterday’s announcement of the Baltimore cop charged in the death of Freddie Gray brought about mixed emotions. The ladies of The View weighed in on the controversial decision and former Prosecutor Sunny Hostin seem to ruffle a few feathers with her comments regarding Edward Nero’s acquittal. Mediate.com reports: Whoopi Goldberg announced that they had just received […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Latest on the trial for an officer charged in the arrest of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died a week after he was critically injured in police custody (all times local): 11:50 a.m. The Baltimore Police Department says that although an officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray […]
It’s now a done deal, reportedly. The auction for the gun George Zimmerman used to kill Trayvon Martin has closed and the winning bid was north of $120k, according to TMZ. We’re told roughly 7 verified users participated in the bidding war. Zimmerman has to verify the winner and his or her funds before the […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Latest on the trial for Officer Edward Nero, who is facing charges stemming from the arrest and subsequent death of Freddie Gray: 12:15 p.m. The defense has rested its case after calling eight witnesses in a trial for a Baltimore police officer charged in the arrest of Freddie Gray. Closing arguments […]
