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Three Tacoma police officers cleared of all charges in 2020 death of Manuel Ellis. Three police officers in the US state of Washington have been found not guilty of all charges in the 2020 killing of a Black man whose death drew comparisons with the murder of George Floyd. Christopher Burbank, 38, and Matthew Collins, […]

A jury in the United States on Thursday acquitted three Washington state police officers of all charges in the 2020 death of an unarmed Black man in Tacoma. The case of Manuel Ellis, who was shocked, beaten, and held face down on a sidewalk as he struggled to breathe, paralleled the murder of George Floyd that […]

Story Highlights Black adults less confident in local police than White adults, 56% vs. 74% Black Americans less optimistic about fair and courteous police interactions Black adults’ support for police reform 20 points higher than adults’ overall WASHINGTON, D.C. — Black Americans’ perceptions of policing in their communities remain substantially less […]

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday approved sweeping new powers that allow police to arrest migrants who illegally cross the U.S. border and give local judges authority to order . . .

TACOMA: Lawyers for three Washington state police officers charged in the 2020 death of a Black man told the jury on Tuesday that his death was the result of drug use, not excessive force that included officers choking, shocking and holding him facedown. Manuel Ellis was addicted to methamphetamine, and it caused him to be […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer crashed his family’s SUV through a hospital emergency room bay and then drove 70 miles before slamming into a squad car as he was being chased by police, killing a sheriff’s deputy who was laying down a tire deflation device, according to authorities […]

 LIVES LOST  Learn their stories. Say their names. STEPHON CLARK, March 18, 2018 In March of 2018, Stephon Clark, a 22-year old unarmed black man, was shot and killed by police in his grandmother’s backyard in Sacramento, California. Police fired 20 shots, hitting him eight times, presuming he had a weapon. All he was carrying […]

Three people were killed and one person was wounded in a shooting on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, campus Wednesday afternoon, police said. The suspect was killed by officers who rushed to the scene at UNLV and there was no ongoing threat to the community, police said later on Wednesday. Two law enforcement sources […]

LONDON — While protests erupt across the U.S., crowds have taken to the streets of Britain. Many carry banners bearing George Floyd’s name and face — but there have been British names on placards too. Speaking on Sky News, Marcia Rigg — whose brother Sean Rigg died after being arrested in 2008, said, “I welcome […]

The struggle to protect black Brazilian youths from police violence and deliver justice for the victims of the past remains as vital and relevant as ever, Amnesty International said on the 25th anniversary of the Candelária massacre, in which eight young boys were killed by off-duty police officers in Rio de Janeiro. The murder of […]


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