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Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, pleads guilty in tax case
MINNE(DailyNews)OLIS ((DailyNews)) — The former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the 2020 killing of George Floyd pleaded guilty Friday to two tax evasion counts,...
Biden, Black caucus agree on path forward on police reform
WASHINGTON ((DailyNews)) — Members of the Congressional Black Caucus left a meeting Thursday with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris with an...
At Nichols’ funeral, Black America’s grief on public display
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ((DailyNews)) — The sound of the djembe drums started as a low tremble and grew more distinct as the musicians drew closer...
Impassioned calls for police reform at Tyre Nichols’ funeral
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ((DailyNews)) — Tyre Nichols’ family and friends remembered him with songs of faith and heartfelt tributes Wednesday, blending a celebration of his...
Spreading the joy: Longer parade routes OKd for Mardi Gras
NEW ORLEANS ((DailyNews)) — COVID-19 precautions wiped out most New Orleans’ Mardi Gras festivities in 2021, and a shortage of police officers forced the...
Tyre Nichols case revives calls for change in police culture
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ((DailyNews)) — An unarmed Black man dies after a videotaped beating by police. The officers involved are fired. After a thorough review...
Protesters: ‘Cop City’ activist’s killing doesn’t make sense
ATLANTA ((DailyNews)) — Tortuguita’s cautious voice rang out from a platform amid the tall pines the first time Vienna met them: “Who goes there?”...
States struggle with pushback after wave of policing reforms
RICHMOND, Va. ((DailyNews)) — The national reckoning on race and policing that followed the death of George Floyd -- with a Minneapolis police officer’s...
US gathered intel on Oregon protesters, report shows
SALEM, Ore. ((DailyNews)) — U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials in the Trump administration compiled extensive intelligence dossiers on people who were arrested, even...
1 plea, 1 alternate approach avert trial over Floyd’s death
MINNE(DailyNews)OLIS ((DailyNews)) — Another long and painful trial over the killing of George Floyd was averted on Monday after one former Minneapolis police officer...