Crime

California authorities seize nearly 100 pounds of fentanyl

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Minnesota school district settles lawsuit alleging elementary teacher physically assaulted, segregated Black students

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EXPLAINER: How South Carolina execution firing squad works

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Pamela Moses

Activist won’t face 2nd trial for illegal voting sign-up

Charges against Black Lives Matter activist Pamela Moses are dismissed. She will no longer face a second trial for registering…
/ April 23, 2022
Cell Block

Tennessee passes bill requiring people to serve 100% of their sentence for some felonies 

The GOP-led legislature of Tennessee passed a new bill that requires persons sentenced for certain felonies to serve 100% of…
/ April 22, 2022

In honor of 4/20, Birmingham mayor pardons those convicted on minor weed charges 

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin used April 20, or 4/20, to announce pardons for people convicted of marijuana possession.
/ April 22, 2022

Justice Department agrees with Jay-Z, Yo-Gotti, deems conditions at Mississippi prison unconstitutional

The Justice Department has wrapped an investigation into inmate conditions at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, also known as Parchman.
/ April 21, 2022

Conn. trooper charged with manslaughter 27 months after firing into boxed-in car 

Trooper Brian North turned himself in this week over two years after Mubarak Soulemane, 19, was fatally shot at the…
/ April 21, 2022

Court halts South Carolina plan for firing squad execution

South Carolina’s highest court issued a temporary stay blocking the state from executing Richard Bernard Moore on April 29 by…
/ April 21, 2022
Jacqueline Avant thegrio.com

Jacqueline Avant murderer sentenced to life in prison

Aariel Maynor, the man convicted of the shooting death of Jacqueline Avant, has been sentenced to 190 years in prison.
/ April 20, 2022

Ex-officer faces $10M lawsuit related to fatal 2020 shooting inside a Walmart 

Jason Fletcher, a former cop, has been sued by the family of Steven Taylor who he killed inside a Walmart…
/ April 20, 2022
A$AP Rocky

A$AP Rocky arrested at LA airport in connection to November shooting

Two-time Grammy-nominated rapper A$AP Rocky was arrested Wednesday at LAX airport in connection to a November 2021 shooting.
/ April 20, 2022

Arbery’s killers scheduled for August hate crimes sentencing

The white men convicted of hate crimes for killing Ahmaud Arbery as he ran in a neighborhood have been scheduled for sentencing…
/ April 20, 2022
Ilhan Omar

Trump supporter pleads guilty to threatening to kill Rep. Ilhan Omar 

David Hannon has pleaded guilty to threatening the life of Rep. Ilhan Omar. He faces a maximum prison sentence of 10…
/ April 20, 2022
Laquan McDonald thegrio.com

Report: Laquan McDonald’s family supported not trying his killer on federal charges

Federal authorities will not criminally charge former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke for the 2014 killing of Laquan McDonald.
/ April 19, 2022