Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the murder of George Floyd, is expected to be held at a maximum-security prison in Minnesota for the next eight weeks as he awaits sentencing. The nation reacted Tuesday after a panel of jurors found Chauvin guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter […]
A majority of Americans on Tuesday said they agreed with the guilty verdict in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, according to a USA Today-Ipsos poll. The online survey, which questioned 1,000 U.S. adults in the three hours following the verdict announcement, found that about […]
Michael Brown Sr. and Ferguson, Mo., activist Tory Russell, the founder of the International Black Freedom Alliance, demanded $20 million from Black Lives Matter after revelations that the organization brought in $90 million last year. Brown’s son, Michael Brown Jr., an 18-year-old Black teen, was killed in a police-involved shooting in the city in 2014, […]
Cleveland Indians owner Paul Dolan said Monday an “awakening or epiphany” after the death of George Floyd was a part of the reason why the team name will eventually change. Dolan and the organization announced it officially started the process of changing the team’s name but it will likely stay as the Indians through the […]
KENOSHA, Wis. – A Wisconsin court commissioner on Monday set bail for an Illinois 17-year-old accused of killing two people during a protest at $2 million, setting aside pleas from one victim’s father to double that amount. Kenosha County prosecutors have charged Kyle Rittenhouse of Antioch, Illinois, with fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber […]
With tensions already running high over the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old Black man by sheriff’s deputies, protests this weekend in Vancouver, Washington, devolved into reported vandalism of businesses and fights between demonstrators demanding justice and members of right-wing groups that converged in the city. Kevin Peterson Jr. was shot to death on Thursday evening […]
A New Orleans police officer was shot Friday in the city’s popular French Quarter, police said. The officer was shot around 4:30 p.m., NOLA.com reported. Paramedics were called to the scene but the officer already had been taken to a hospital. The severity of the officer’s injuries was unknown. City police have not commented on […]
A Miami street will be renamed to honor Trayvon Martin, the teenager whose 2012 death sparked a nationwide reckoning with racial injustice and police brutality and has helped inspire the Black Lives Matter movement. The street will be located outside of Martin’s former school Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High. Martin was in the 11th […]
The damage from riots and looting across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd is estimated to be the costliest in insurance history – between $1 billion and $2 billion. Insurance Information Institute (or Triple-I) compiles information from a company called Property Claim Services (PCS), which has tracked insurance claims related to civil disorder […]
A $100,000 reward was offered Sunday in the hunt for a gunman who brazenly walked up to a parked patrol SUV and shot two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies multiple times in what officials described as an ambush-style attack. Both sheriff’s deputies were initially “fighting for their lives” at St. Francis Medical Center in Los […]
A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy was declared “medically deceased” after being shot in the face by a career criminal Thursday, according to reports. Ryan Hendrix, 35, an eight-year veteran of the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, was dispatched to a Hendersonville home shortly before 3 a.m. on reports of a man breaking into a vehicle when […]
Kansas City Chiefs fans booed players during a moment of silence “dedicated to the ongoing fight for equality” on Thursday, during the NFL’s season opener. Players on the Chiefs and the Houston Texans gathered in the middle of the Arrowhead Stadium field just ahead of kickoff, linked arms and asked for “a moment of silence […]
