Crime

Seven years after Charleston massacre, racial equity group starts work with optimism, suspicion 

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US Atty, DOJ investigating workplace treatment of Black troopers in Maryland 

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Murder conviction overturned after Black jurors excluded

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Man sentenced for racist email

Upstate New York police officer arrests on-duty ambulance worker who allegedly bumped his squad car

A Rochester police officer has been assigned administrative duties after he handcuffed an ambulance worker while she assisted a patient.
/ July 17, 2022

Boxing champion belt given to Mandela stolen in South Africa

Police say the World Boxing Council championship owned by former South African President Nelson Mandela was stolen July 1.
/ July 16, 2022

Man wrongly convicted of murdering Malcolm X sues NYC for $40M 

Lawyers for Muhammad Aziz, who spent two decades in prison for Malcolm X's 1965 murder, filed a civil rights lawsuit…
/ July 15, 2022

D.A. forced to drop about 40 criminal cases over misconduct by investigating officers 

Contra Costa County, California, prosecutors admitted that the cases were "compromised to the point they cannot be salvaged."
/ July 15, 2022

Three accused of placing papers with hate symbols at Black church, other locations 

Each suspect faces over 100 charges of aggravated harassment for dispensing the pamphlets at various sites in Hornell, New York.
/ July 15, 2022

Brittney Griner’s lawyer gave Russian court her doctor’s letter recommending cannabis for pain

A lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner gave a Russian court a U.S. doctor's letter recommending she use medical cannabis…
/ July 15, 2022

Buffalo residents express mixed feelings on Top’s store opening and ‘shopping on people’s blood’

Residents fought for years to win a grocery store on Buffalo's east side. On the other hand, polishing store fixtures…
/ July 15, 2022

Family of slain shoplifting suspect say officer ‘pulverized him’ before a shot to his neck

The family of Roderick Brooks is asking for the body camera footage to be released and for more transparency.
/ July 14, 2022
Gun violence x Philadelphia

More women are getting shot in Philly; most victims are Black and Latino women of childbearing age, data shows

Gun violence appears to be on the rise in Philadelphia, with nine out of 10 of all victims being Black…
/ July 13, 2022
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Kirk Franklin addresses cancellation of R. Kelly’ music

Gospel legend Kirk Franklin addresses outcry to cancel R. Kelly's music in light of his sex trafficking conviction.
/ July 13, 2022

Report: Man was dead in Rikers Island cell, and rigor mortis was setting in before anyone noticed 

One rookie corrections officer has been fired in connection with the incident, and several others have reportedly been suspended.
/ July 13, 2022

RHOSLC’s Jen Shah pleads guilty to wire fraud, money laundering charges

Over a year after being indicted and arrested in a federal telemarketing fraud case, Jen Shah of "The Real Housewives…
/ July 13, 2022