Rochester mayor promises police reforms following Daniel Prude’s death
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The mayor of Rochester promised reforms are coming to the city’s police department as community elders sought to bring calmer minds to a fifth night of demonstrations Sunday over the...
View ArticleNow that NFL supports Colin Kaepernick’s fight, what’s next
Four years later, the NFL admitted it was wrong and said it now supports Colin Kaepernick in his fight against racial injustice, encouraging players to take a stand – or a knee – for the cause. What...
View ArticleLetters: Backlash against police is shortsighted (9/9/20)
Backlash against police is shortsighted Recently, I saw a car pass a police cruiser and the person inside the car raised his middle finger to the officer. I immediately thought, “Wow, what an ignorant...
View ArticleBroncos’ Courtland Sutton plans to kneel during national anthem in season...
Come Monday night, Courtland Sutton will be kneeling for the national anthem. The Broncos decided to leave peaceful protests up to individual players prior to the season opener against the Titans, and...
View ArticleLetters: Trump’s failure to tell the truth has cost this country (9/11/20)
Trump’s failure to tell the truth has cost this country Re: “Trump admits minimizing COVID-19 in new book,” Sept. 10 news story If the CEO of a company lied regarding its impending bankruptcy “to avoid...
View ArticleRacial injustice themes on display in empty NFL stadiums
Seattle’s Jason Myers kicked the ball through the end zone to open Seattle’s season at Atlanta. No one else on the field moved. Instead, the Seahawks and Falcons dropped to one knee where they had...
View ArticleDenver police officer files ethics complaint against Councilwoman CdeBaca...
A Denver police officer filed a city ethics complaint against Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca alleging the councilwoman belittled officers at a removal of a homeless encampment and tried to inflame...
View ArticleAurora bans emergency responders’ use of ketamine until Elijah McClain...
Aurora City Council on Monday banned the city’s emergency responders from using ketamine until an independent investigation into the death of Elijah McClain is complete. The council voted unanimously...
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Colorado’s CROWN Act, banning natural hair discrimination, goes into effect
A Colorado law aimed at protecting workers and students from discrimination against race-based hair traits went into effect Monday. The law, also known as the “CROWN Act,” was passed by lawmakers in...
View ArticleDouthat: We can’t reasonably blame Trump for America’s libertarianism or the...
Last weekend, I wrote a column arguing that the blundering of the Trump administration, while real and deadly, may not be responsible for the bulk of America’s coronavirus fatalities. A few days later,...
View ArticleLouisville will pay $12 million in lawsuit settlement in Breonna Taylor’s death
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The city of Louisville will pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor and reform police practices as part of a lawsuit settlement months after Taylor’s slaying by police thrust...
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Denver woman who broadcast SWAT raid on Facebook Live says use-of-force was...
Erika Pruiett didn’t know why the Denver police SWAT team was surrounding her apartment, or why they were pointing guns at the building, or why they wanted her and her roommates to come out with their...
View ArticleJustice Department explored possibly charging Portland officials in response...
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department explored whether it could pursue either criminal or civil rights charges against city officials in Portland, Oregon after clashes erupted there night after night...
View ArticleCrowd demands “drop the charges” against Colorado police protest leaders
Standing before hundreds of people with her son’s name printed on her white T-shirt, Glynese Northam said the decision to file criminal charges against Joel Northam will backfire for the police and...
View ArticleSeattle City Council overrides mayor’s veto of policing cuts
SEATTLE — Seattle will reduce the police department’s budget and reallocate some money to community programs after the City Council voted Tuesday evening to override Mayor Jenny Durkan’s vetoes of...
View ArticleLouisville prepares for protests, unrest with Breonna Taylor announcement...
By Dylan Lovan and Rebecca Reynolds Yonker, The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Officials in Kentucky’s largest city were preparing Tuesday for more protests and possible unrest as the public...
View ArticleNo criminal charges for Jeep driver who sped through crowd of Aurora protesters
The driver of a Jeep who accelerated through a crowd marching on Interstate 225 in July to protest the death of Elijah McClain will not face criminal charges unless additional evidence is discovered,...
View Article2 Louisville officers shot amid Breonna Taylor protests
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Anger, frustration and sadness over the decision not to charge Kentucky police officers for Breonna Taylor’s death poured into America’s streets as protesters lashed out at a criminal...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Protesters gather in Denver after no charges filed against police in...
Several hundred people gathered at the Capitol in downtown Denver Wednesday after a Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for the killing of Breonna Taylor. Taylor was killed...
View ArticleNo charges as Denver police continue to investigate driver who struck...
A man who drove into a crowd of protesters in Denver on Wednesday night, striking at least one person, has not been cited or criminally charged, but the investigation is ongoing, Denver police said...
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