January 5, 2021 Texas Rep. Pat Fallon, former Notre Dame football player, says future of GOP is being more likable, accessible Rep. Pat Fallon, a former Notre Dame football player with a big personality, says the future of the Republican Party will be more accessible, likable and inspirational.
January 2, 2021 Chicago finishes 2020 with 769 homicides as shootings spike According to Chicago police data, the city recorded 769 homicides in 2020, a 55% increase over the same period in 2019.
January 1, 2021 Minneapolis prosecutors in George Floyd trial seek delay, citing coronavirus Prosecutors handling the Minneapolis case involving four former police officers charged in the death of George Floyd have asked that the trial be delayed by three months, citing coronavirus concerns, according to a report.
December 30, 2020 NYC ends 2020 with 41% spike in homicides Heralded as the safest big city in America in recent years, New York City is closing out its bloodiest year in nearly a decade.
December 30, 2020 Police, law enforcement have been hot-button issue in 2020 In one of the more turbulent years of recent memory, America's law enforcement institutions came under increased scrutiny in 2020 amid a racial reckoning that saw widespread backlash against the police followed by calls to slash police budgets and to clamp down on officer misconduct.
December 29, 2020 Protests, riots that gripped America in 2020 Protests ravaged parts of the nation in the days, weeks and months following the Minneapolis death of George Floyd and other Black individuals.
December 20, 2020 Boston body-camera videos prompt probes into alleged police brutality during George Floyd unrest The head of Boston’s largest police union accused the defense attorney who handed over videos allegedly showing officers using excessive force during demonstrations in June following the death of George Floyd of "stitching together" a narrative, arguing the "real enemy" that night were cop-hating anarchists "who showed up to a peaceful protest armed for violence and looking for a fight."
December 20, 2020 Judge in George Floyd case upholds decision to livestream trial against 4 ex-Minneapolis cops A judge in Minnesota is upholding his decision to livestream the trial against the four ex-Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd.
December 19, 2020 Rep.-elect Cori Bush, BLM activist, lands seat on powerful House Judiciary Committee Rep.-elect Cori Bush, the first Black Lives Matter activist to serve in Congress, has landed a high-profile job on the powerful House Judiciary Committee.
December 18, 2020 NYC Mayor de Blasio apologizes for police department's 'excessive force' during George Floyd protests Mayor de Blasio issued an apology over the NYPD’s "excessive force" tactics during the George Floyd protests — but he refused to say exactly what he was sorry for.
