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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 ...

December 01, 2018

Grand jury: Dallas officer's shooting of neighbor was murder

A white former Dallas police officer was indicted on a murder charge Friday, nearly three months after she fatally shot an ...

December 01, 2018

Cases of law enforcement officers charged in shootings

The indictment of Dallas police officer Amber Guyger on a murder charge in the killing of an unarmed black neighbor marks the ...

November 30, 2018

St. Louis officers accused of beating undercover colleague

Three St. Louis police officers were indicted Thursday for allegedly beating an undercover colleague during a 2017 protest ...

November 25, 2018

Chicago officers accused in Van Dyke cover-up go on trial

Dashcam video showing Jason Van Dyke pointing his gun at black teenager Laquan McDonald and firing 16 times was key evidence ...

November 18, 2018

Police killing of Utah hip-hop artist draws protest

Advocates are demanding answers in the killing of a 30-year-old hip-hop artist by Salt Lake City police. KTVX-TV reports that ...