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March 21, 2019

Video shows teen's beating during West Virginia traffic stop

A police dashcam video released Thursday shows a West Virginia police officer kicking and punching a handcuffed teenage boy ...

February 23, 2019

Russia says it will probe Jehovah's Witnesses torture claim

An official of Russia's main criminal investigative body says it is probing allegations that its officers tortured members ...

February 20, 2019

Morocco: Arab Spring anniversary brings reflection, beatings

Moroccan police fired water cannons at protesting teachers who were marching toward a royal palace and beat people with ...

February 15, 2019

PR push for white officer accused of killing armed black man

The attorney for a white police officer charged with fatally shooting an armed black man in Tennessee is calling for legal ...

February 05, 2019

Detroit Lions player arraigned in NYC police assault case

Detroit Lions linebacker Trevor Bates was arraigned Tuesday from a psychiatric ward on charges accusing him of punching a New ...

January 30, 2019

Super Bowl week to feature Bruno Mars, Cardi B, Migos

Travis Scott to Jermaine Dupri are among the music artists who have been criticized for taking part in Super Bowl-related ...

January 30, 2019

Maroon 5 cancels Super Bowl halftime news conference

Maroon 5 has canceled its news conference to discuss the band's Super Bowl halftime performance, choosing to not meet with ...

January 26, 2019

St. Louis officer charged after deadly game with revolver

A male St. Louis police officer was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a female officer ...

January 26, 2019

Entertainers address social injustice issues at Super Bowl

Some entertainers believe social injustice needs to be addressed during the Super Bowl and are ensuring the topic that ...

January 24, 2019

Amnesty says Egypt detained 113 in 2018 for their views

Amnesty International said Thursday that Egyptian authorities detained at least 113 people in 2018 for peacefully expressing ...

January 23, 2019

Zimbabwe's civil servants to strike on Friday over salaries

Zimbabwe faces a new wave of unrest as the group representing government workers announced on Wednesday that roughly 500,000 ...

January 20, 2019

Call for political action after Laquan McDonald cases

Activists and others who were disappointed by the outcome of two historic cases involving the killing of black teenager ...

January 19, 2019

Officer who shot black teen sentenced to nearly 7 years

The white Chicago officer who gunned down a black teenager in 2014 was sentenced Friday to nearly seven years in prison, ...

January 19, 2019

The Latest: McDonald relative calls sentence partial victory

The Latest on the sentencing of the Chicago police officer who fired the shots that killed black teenager Laquan McDonald ...

January 18, 2019

Judge acquits 3 Chicago officers of Laquan McDonald cover-up

A judge on Thursday acquitted three Chicago officers of trying to cover up the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, dismissing ...

December 29, 2018

Bankruptcy leaves Detroit police abuse claims unpaid

Detroit could have been on the hook for millions of dollars in a lawsuit alleging police abuse. Lawyers, however, are closing ...

December 17, 2018

Kenyan police kill 5 after residents resist arrest attempt

Five people were killed in a village in Western Kenya after residents resisted the arrest of a suspect in a domestic abuse ...

December 14, 2018

Army officer charged with murder of Afghan bomber suspect

A former U.S. Army commando is being charged with murder in a long-simmering case alleging he tracked down and killed a ...

December 07, 2018

NYPD officer faces May trial in Eric Garner chokehold death

A New York City police officer accused in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man will face an NYPD disciplinary trial ...