Fatal Risks: Sedatives and police restraints
The practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts. Read more
America in Turmoil
The latest about racial injustice and sexual abuse, spurred by the #MeToo movement, mass shootings and police violence in light of George Floyd’s death.
Paramedic convicted in Elijah McClain’s death avoids prison
Jeremy Cooper had faced up to three years in prison after being found guilty in a jury trial last year of criminally negligent homicide. Read more
Police: Maryland athletic director used AI to frame principal with racist remarks
Authorities said the case appears to be among the first of its kind in the country and called for new laws to guard against the technology. Read more
Police tangle with Texas and California students amid Gaza protests
At the University of Texas at Austin, hundreds of local and state police — including some on horseback and holding batons — clashed with protesters, pushing them off the campus lawn and at one point sending some tumbling into the street. Read more
Man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse dies
The man, who police said recently traveled from Florida to New York, had not breached any security checkpoints to access the park. Read more
Election workers face flood of threats, but charges are few
Thousands of U.S. election workers who have received threats since the 2020 election Read more
3 shot, 5 in custody after gunfire at Philadelphia Eid event
The annual Eid al-Fitr event, held outside a large mosque in the city’s Parkside neighborhood, came to a sudden end when some 30 shots rang out at about 2:30 p.m., Philadelphia police said. Read more
Ex-Mississippi officers sentenced in state court in torture case
The state sentences did not add time to the federal prison terms the defendants had already received, but the victims’ supporters hailed the yearslong sentences. Read more
Police fire 96 rounds in 41 seconds in fatal Chicago traffic stop
Five officers from a tactical unit who were in an unmarked police vehicle surrounded an SUV last month driven by Dexter Reed, allegedly for failing to wear a seatbelt. Read more
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Parents of Michigan school shooter sentenced to at least 10 years
They are the first parents in the country to be convicted over the deaths caused by their child in a mass shooting. Read more
Anonymous users spreading false election information in online forums
Social media accounts that shield the identities of the people or groups behind them have come to dominate right-wing political discussion online even as they spread false information. Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. questions Jan. 6 prosecutions
The statement came a day after Kennedy came under fire for a fundraising email that painted a sympathetic portrait of the rioters as “activists” who were “stripped of their constitutional liberties.” Read more
Police say use of racial slur toward Utah team clearly audible
Police said they are still reviewing evidence from the March 21 incidents, but it appears that a racial slur was used more than once. Read more
Capitol attack orchestrator gets more than 7 years in prison
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth said videos captured Taylor James Johnatakis playing a leadership role during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. Read more
Trump repeats ‘blood bath’ rhetoric on migrants
Trump reiterated his baseless claim that other countries were sending “prisoners, murderers, drug dealers, mental patients and terrorists, the worst they have” to the U.S. Read more
UNLV releases video of campus shooter killed by police after 3 professors shot dead
The gunman, Anthony Polito, was armed with a legally purchased 9 mm handgun, carried nine bullet magazines, and had a target list of names. Read more
Tragic Toll: More than 1,000 deaths from police non-lethal force
Every day, police rely on common tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing them, such as physical holds, Tasers and body blows. Read more
Suspect charged after stabbing spree leaves 4 dead in Illinois
Court and jail records show Soto appeared in court briefly this afternoon and remains held without bond. Read more
4 killed, 5 wounded in Illinois stabbings; suspect in custody
Three people died at the scenes. The fourth died at a hospital. Read more
Kamala Harris tours bloodstained site of 2018 Parkland massacre
The halls and classrooms inside the three-story structure remain strewn with shoes left behind by fleeing students and wilted Valentine’s Day flowers and balloons. Read more
Ex-Mississippi officers get sentences of 10 to 40 years in racist torture case
U.S. District Judge Tom Lee called the culprits’ actions “egregious and despicable” and gave sentences near the top of federal guidelines to five of the six men. Read more
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