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March 2, 2023

After Lightfoot loss, Chicago mayoral finalists split on crime strategy

After Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s defeat, Tuesday's two top voter getters, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson, head to a runoff election April 4 and take different approaches on crime.

March 1, 2023

New York City could pay Black Lives Matter protesters $21K each over rights 'violations' in 2020

New York City could pay Black Lives Matter protesters arrested in 2020 thousands of dollars each as part of a proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit.

March 1, 2023

NYC doles out millions to Floyd protestors claiming police assaulted them

New York City agreed to pay several million dollars in a legal settlement over alleged assault, abuse, and entrapment by police during the 2020 George Floyd protests.

March 1, 2023

Atlanta homeless man indicted in deadly stabbing of grandma in Buckhead enclave pushing to secede over crime

Antonio Brown, a homeless man with a lengthy rap sheet, was indicted for the murder of 77-year-old Eleanor Bowles at her home in Buckhead, an Atlanta neighborhood pushing to secede.

February 28, 2023

Kansas man gets 25 years for shooting at police during Floyd demonstration

Henry Parker, 30, of Wichita, Kansas, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting at police during a protest over the death of George Floyd.

February 7, 2023

Father sues Wisconsin school district for using Floyd-esque knee restraint on daughter

An Illinois man is suing a Wisconsin school district over an incident in which an off-duty police officer knelt on his daughter's neck during a fight.

February 1, 2023

Trial for final Minneapolis officer indicted in Floyd killing nears its end

The deadline for final arguments in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao, who was charged for his role in the police-involved death of George Floyd, passed Tuesday.

January 31, 2023

Tyre Nichols: Tim Scott blames Dems for failed police reform meant to ensure ‘only the best wearing the badge'

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Monday called out Democrats like Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., for opposing the Justice Act and other federal level police reform over the past eight years.

January 31, 2023

Memphis cops reportedly gave Tyre Nichols 71 commands in 13 minutes: 'So far out of the norm'

A New York Times analysis of footage released by the city of Memphis revealed officers issued 71 commands for Tyre Nichols within 13 minutes, orders which were “often contradictory.”

January 29, 2023

Tyre Nichols: Jim Jordan says 'no amount of training' could change what 5 Memphis cops did on video

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, argued “no amount of training” could change the caught-on-video actions of five Memphis officers against Tyre Nichols.