Democrats see political peril in replacing Minneapolis police department

George Floyd

Published
October 3, 2021

Democrats see political peril in replacing Minneapolis police department

As a city that has become synonymous with police abuse wrestles with police reform, the effort is sharply dividing Democrats along ideological lines.
Published
September 25, 2021

US police departments clamoring for de-escalation training

Since the death of George Floyd and the protests that followed, police departments around the country are increasingly pushing for de-escalation training
Published
September 16, 2021

Ex-officer convicted of killing George Floyd to be arraigned in separate civil rights case

Derek Chauvin is charged with violating a teenager's civil rights in a case that involved a restraint similar to the one he used on Floyd.
Published
September 14, 2021

Ex-officers accused of violating George Floyd’s rights plead not guilty

Four former Minneapolis police officers were indicted in May for allegedly depriving Floyd of his rights on May 25, 2020, as Floyd, 46, was held face-down, handcuffed and not resisting.
Published
August 8, 2021

New push to disband Minneapolis police after George Floyd’s death

In its place would be a public safety department and licensed peace officers.
Published
July 22, 2021

Review of June 2020 protest describes restraint by Portland police officers amid chaos

Last year's June 1 protest of George Floyd's killing was largely peaceful, but clashes after nightfall posed an unprecedented challenge for police, who could have been better prepared, a report concludes.
Published
June 11, 2021

Pulitzer Prizes awarded for coverage of pandemic, racial injustice protests

The Associated Press and The New York Times each won two Pulitzers, the most prestigious prize in journalism, first awarded in 1917.
Published
June 2, 2021

State seeks 30 years for Chauvin; defense wants time served

The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd.
Published
June 1, 2021

Chauvin makes appearance on federal charges in Floyd’s death

The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder ippears in court for allegedly violating Floyd's civil rights.
Published
June 1, 2021

Biden decries ‘horrific’ Tulsa massacre in emotional speech

His commemoration of the deaths of hundreds of Black people killed by a white mob a century ago comes amid the current national reckoning on racial justice.