January 29, 2023 Tyre Nichols beating by 5 Black cops reveals America's 'biased police culture,' Crump, ex-Ferguson chief say Tyre Nichols’ beatdown by five Memphis police officers demonstrates America’s “biased police culture,” according to attorney Ben Crump and former Ferguson police chief Jason Armstrong.
January 22, 2023 Atlanta mayor rebukes those claiming anti-police riots aren’t violent: ‘Domestic terrorism’ Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens condemned claims the anti-police riots seen overnight were not violent, noting how protesters had explosives and would face domestic terrorism charges.
January 18, 2023 Derek Chauvin appeals conviction in George Floyd murder, arguing trial wasn't fair An attorney representing Derek Chauvin has asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals to throw out the former Minneapolis officer's convictions in the murder of George Floyd.
January 18, 2023 Minnesota court to hear Chauvin appeal An attorney for Derek Chauvin, an ex-Minneapolis police officer convicted in 2021 of murdering George Floyd, is expected to appeal his conviction.
January 12, 2023 Lawyer for Illinois EMTs charged with patient's murder reacts to 'very odd criminal case' The lawyer for two Illinois EMTs charged with the murder of a Black man who was strapped to a stretcher facedown called it a "very odd criminal case."
January 12, 2023 Appeals to Minneapolis officers' sentences over Floyd incident dropped by federal court A federal court accepted a government's request to drop its appeals of the sentences of two Minneapolis officers connected to the police-involved death of George Floyd.
January 10, 2023 George Floyd's family ready to take applications for business grants George Floyd's family is beginning to take applications for business grants funded by their son's wrongful death settlement. The city of Minneapolis gave the family $27 million.
January 10, 2023 So long Fort Bragg, welcome Fort Liberty: The Pentagon's naming commission recommendations take effect The process of removing Confederate names from military bases and replacing them with new ones has started. The military's Naming Commission has announced the first 9 U.S. army bases to be renamed.
January 8, 2023 Biden's FCC nominee Gigi Sohn shared tweet calling Trump a 'raggedy white supremacist president' President Biden's nominee for the Federal Communications Commission retweeted a post in 2020 that called former President Donald Trump a "raggedy white supremacist."
January 3, 2023 MN Gov. Walz addresses state after being sworn in for second term Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz addressed the state in a post-inauguration speech Tuesday, touting education investments and a budget surplus.
