Black Lives Matter

Mayor Quinton Lucas's order, which went into effect Monday, requires Kansas City residents to wear a mask when in public spaces.

Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao have not yet entered pleas for the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

The 12-0 vote is just the first step in a process that could put the question of dismantling the Minneapolis Police Department to voters in November.

Jeremy Christian was found guilty of fatally stabbing two men and injuring another after they confronted him for spouting racist harassment.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order directing the state to potentially prosecute the three white officers accused of killing Elijah McClain in 2019.

The FBI has since concluded that a hate crime did not occur following an investigation.

Julius Jones was convicted in 2002 for the murder of prominent Oklahoma businessman Paul Howell, but Jones has always maintained his innocence and his supporter believe his conviction was marred by racial bias, a flawed investigation and a weak defense. 

The three men have now been formally charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery, who was killed jogging through a neighborhood in February.

The Louisville Police Department stated that Officer Brett Hankinson demonstrated “extreme indifference to the value of human live” in the encounter that left EMT Breonna Taylor dead in her own apartment.

“I don’t know what came across me, but I ripped the door open and just pulled him to safety across the street,” Daylan McLee said after a car accident in Uniontown, Pennsylvania nearly turned fatal for a police officer.