Missouri school board that previously rescinded anti-racism resolution drops Black history classes

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A conservative-led Missouri school board has voted to drop elective courses on…

Lawyers and prosecutors make final arguments in trial of 3 Washington state officers

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Lawyers for three Washington state officers charged in the death of a…

Two Indiana police officers are acquitted of excessive force in 2020 protesters’ arrests

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Indianapolis police officers were acquitted early Saturday of using excessive force to…

Texas prosecutor drops charges against 17 Austin police over tactics used during 2020 protests

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments against more than 20 Austin…

Inmate who stabbed George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin 22 times charged by prosecutors

The inmate who stabbed ex-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin 22 times at the federal prison in Arizona…

Defense digs into Manuel Ellis’ drug use at trial of Washington officers accused in man’s death

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A lawyer for one of three Washington state police officers charged in…

Officer charged in Elijah McClain’s death says he feared for his life after disputed gun grab

DENVER (AP) — A police officer charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the 2019…

4 in 5 Black adults see racist depictions in the news either often or sometimes, says new study

NEW YORK (AP) — In a new study, Black Americans expressed broad concerns about how they…

Derek Chauvin to appeal to the US Supreme Court after Minnesota’s high court declines to review his state murder conviction | CNN

CNN  —  Derek Chauvin, the man who killed George Floyd, will take the appeal of his…

Illinois is first state to eliminate cash bail, a penalty affecting low-income communities most

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail…