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August 15, 2020

Costs from weeks of protests take financial toll on cash-strapped cities across US

From police injuries to financial losses from looters, the aftermath from weeks of cross-country protests is bringing some cities to their knees.

August 14, 2020

Ex-cop Tou Thao's video captures horror during George Floyd arrest

Newly released body-camera video from a third officer involved in George Floyd’s arrest captures for the first time the growing horror of onlookers who repeatedly pleaded with the officers to get off Floyd.

August 14, 2020

Patrick Mahomes talked to Roger Goodell about social justice initiatives

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was among the NFL stars who were featured in a Black Lives Matter video in the wake of the police-involved death of George Floyd two months ago.

August 13, 2020

Austin City Council just voted to cut up to $150 million from its police department

Austin, Texas became the latest city to defund the police Thursday when the city council unanimously approved a $150 million cut to its police deparment budget -- about 34% of its current total -- and reinvest the funds in other services, The Texas Tribune reported.

August 12, 2020

Salt Lake City PD suspends officer after K9 bites man who says he was complying with orders

The Salt Lake City Police Department has suspended an officer who ordered a K9 to bite into a man’s leg while he was kneeling with his hands up, causing serious injuries and several surgeries.

August 12, 2020

AG in George Floyd case wants to join all four cases in slaying

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison submitted a motion on behalf of the state Wednesday to join the cases of the four former police officers charged in George Floyd’s death into a single trial.

August 12, 2020

Los Angeles memorial of unarmed Black people killed by police to come down this week

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has announced that a memorial honoring more than 100 unarmed Black individuals killed by police in the U.S. must come down by Saturday, according to a Monday report. 

August 11, 2020

Reno police release body-cam video after cop accidentally hit by deputy's Taser, 'unintentionally' shoots suspect

Nevada police released body camera footage on Sunday – exactly two weeks after an officer was struck by a fellow cop’s Taser and fired his gun “unintentionally” at a driver, sending him to the hospital.

August 11, 2020

Seattle Christians confronted by knife-wielding protesters yelling obscenities at Black pastors: leader

Hundreds of Christians in Seattle turned out Monday in the area formerly dubbed Capitol Hill Organized Protest, or CHOP, and were confronted by “violent protesters” who flashed knives, shouted obscenities at local Black pastors and hailed Satan, according to worship leader and political activist Sean Feucht.

August 10, 2020

Seattle City Council approves plan to defund police department, slashes jobs and salaries

The Seattle City Council voted Monday to move forward with a controversial proposal that would begin the process of defunding the police department.