Racial equality groups grapple with surge in donations
NEW YORK (AP) — A flood of donations following the death of George Floyd have left racial equality and social…
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Nearly all in U.S. back criminal justice reform, poll shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans overwhelmingly want clear standards on when police officers may use force and consequences for officers who…
Atlanta officer charged with murder for shooting Rayshard Brooks
ATLANTA (AP) — Prosecutors brought murder charges Wednesday against the white Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the…
Ferguson swears in Jones, its first black mayor
FERGUSON (AP) — Ferguson, which became synonymous with the Black Lives Matter movement after the fatal police shooting of Michael…
Second man charged in death of retired police captain
(AP) — A second man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of retired St. Louis police Capt.…
Ferguson-Florissant superintendent leads march
FERGUSON (AP) — Hundreds marched Saturday throughout the St. Louis area to protest the death of George Floyd. One of…
Floyd’s death hastens shift in police pop culture portrayals
NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Phillips, a prize-winning crime novelist from Los Angeles, grew up on TV shows that showed…
Bill would toughen city policy on police use of force
CITY HALL – Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed wants to make sure that city police can’t use the kind…
U.S. police ‘woefully undertrained’ on using force, experts say
BURIEN, Wash. (AP) — Seattle officers hold down a protester, and one repeatedly punches him in the face. In another…
Young people turn out to protest; will they vote?
CHICAGO (AP) — Young adults have filled streets across the country on a scale not seen since the 1960s to…
Latest virus numbers ‘excellent’; SLMPD honors Dorn
CITY HALL – St. Louis’ latest COVID-19 numbers are “really excellent,” Mayor Lyda Krewson said Wednesday in her press conference…
As U.S. faces racial issues, Trump becomes bystander
WASHINGTON (AP) — At a moment of national reckoning over racism in America, President Donald Trump is increasingly becoming a…
Hundreds gather for slain ex-police captain
LEWIS PLACE (AP) — Hundreds of people waited in line outside a St. Louis church on Tuesday to attend the…
Protesters heartened by swift reform but vow broader change
ATLANTA (AP) — In the two weeks since George Floyd’s killing, police departments have banned chokeholds, Confederate monuments have fallen…
Mayor lifts curfew, reports COVID-19 cases down
CITY HALL – Mayor Lyda Krewson had good news on Monday about COVID-19 and the 9 p.m. curfew she imposed…
Democrats propose major police overhaul; Trump criticizes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats proposed on Monday a far-reaching overhaul of police procedures and accountability, a sweeping legislative response to…