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U.S.Yahoo NewsBlack lawmakers pressure DOJ on police reform: 'Tyre Nichols and other lives depend on it'
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are pushing the Justice Department to follow through more aggressively on President Biden’s 2022 executive order on police reform.
U.S.Yahoo NewsAfter Tyre Nichols killing, a wide majority of Americans favor George Floyd police reform bill
A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that Americans favor every major reform in the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — and that even Republicans support the vast majority of them.
U.S.Yahoo NewsFamily of Amir Locke files lawsuit against city of Minneapolis: 'He will not die in vain'
The family of Amir Locke, the 22-year-old who was fatally shot by Minneapolis police during a predawn, no-knock raid last year, filed a civil lawsuit against the city, alleging that Locke’s civil rights were violated.
U.S.Yahoo News'Nonnegotiable': Advocates push for federal police reform after death of Tyre Nichols
President Biden was expected to meet with the Congressional Black Caucus on Thursday to discuss police reform following the death of Tyre Nichols.
U.S.Yahoo NewsTyre Nichols: What's next for the ex-Memphis police officers charged in his death
Five officers — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith — were fired and charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression.
U.S.Yahoo NewsThe Memphis police killing of Tyre Nichols: The video America didn’t want to have to watch
In the anxious hours before the Memphis Police Department released body camera footage showing the role five officers played in the beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, a palpable sense of dread over what the footage would reveal gripped many Americans.
U.S.Yahoo NewsAttorney who helped firebomb NYPD car during BLM protests sentenced to prison
On Thursday a federal judge in Brooklyn sentenced a corporate attorney who firebombed a police car during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests to a year in jail, arguing that his prestigious education should have rendered him a peacekeeper, not an instigator.
U.S.Yahoo NewsDerek Chauvin sentenced to 21 years for violating George Floyd's civil rights
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted last year in the killing of George Floyd, was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Thursday for violating Floyd’s civil rights.
U.S.Yahoo News'Can't you just shoot them?': Former defense secretary says Trump wanted violence against Floyd protesters
President Donald Trump wanted U.S. troops to shoot protesters during the racial justice demonstrations in 2020, according to a new book from former Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
U.S.Yahoo News'I'm sorry it happened': Kim Potter breaks down while testifying to the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright
The former police officer on trial for killing Daunte Wright testified Friday she “wouldn't have stopped the car” the day that led to the fatal shooting. Instead, the officer she was training made the decision to pull Wright over.
U.S.Yahoo NewsKyle Rittenhouse shooting survivor delivers tearful testimony in teen’s murder trial
Gaige Grosskreutz told the jury he thought "that I was going to die,” seconds before Rittenhouse shot him in the arm following protests over racial injustice in Kenosha, Wis., last summer.
U.S.Yahoo News 360Do election failures mark the end for 'defund the police'?
Minneapolis became the epicenter of the movement to transform policing after George Floyd's murder, but the city's voters just rejected a proposal to dismantle its police department.
U.S.Yahoo NewsNew Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Biden's approval rating falls, as both Republicans and Democrats grow more concerned about crime
Rising worries about crime among both Democrats and Republicans are starting to create a drag on President Biden’s approval rating, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll — and could signal larger challenges for the president’s party ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
CelebrityYahoo NewsAt Derek Chauvin sentencing, George Floyd's daughter delivers heartbreaking message: 'I miss you and I love him'
Gianna Floyd, the 7-year-old daughter of George Floyd, delivered a heartbreaking message at former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin's sentencing on Friday.
U.S.Yahoo NewsFor many Black Americans, George Floyd's murder was just another reminder of uneven standards and expectations for survival
Over the past year, corporations, politicians and many white Americans seemed to wake up to the reality that racism is alive and well in America. But for many Black Americans, George Floyd's murder was just the latest example of a reality they had long suffered under.
U.S.Yahoo NewsHow policing laws have changed in the year since George Floyd died
In the past year, some states and municipalities have passed laws banning police chokeholds, mandating body cameras or eliminating “no-knock” warrants. But some have gone in another direction, passing anti-protest bills and proposing legislation to “back the blue.”
U.S.Yahoo NewsAt Andrew Brown Jr. funeral, Al Sharpton accuses officials of 'con game' in delaying video release
The Rev. Al Sharpton delivered a fiery eulogy at the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, N.C., on Monday, calling on police to release the body camera footage of his death.
PoliticsYahoo NewsBiden to Congress: Pass police reform bill by anniversary of George Floyd's death
During his address to a joint session of Congress, Biden asked lawmakers to “work together to find a consensus” on the bill, which passed the House last summer but didn’t make it out of the Senate.
U.S.Yahoo NewsJudge denies release of police bodycam video in fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
A North Carolina judge ruled Wednesday against the public release of body camera footage showing the fatal police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. for at least 30 days so that authorities can complete an investigation into his death.
U.S.Yahoo NewsAndrew Brown Jr. family autopsy shows he was shot 5 times, once in back of head
Attorneys for the Brown family announced the results of an independent autopsy Tuesday, nearly a week after the 42-year-old Black man was killed in a police shooting.
U.S.Yahoo News 360Would better training prevent police killings?
Optimists say new training programs would provide officers the skills they need to respond without violence, but skeptics say more drastic reforms are needed.
U.S.Yahoo News'Skullduggery' political podcast: 'Guilty, guilty, guilty: Processing the Chauvin verdict' — April 21, 2021
Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman and Victoria Bassetti are joined by Yahoo News reporter Crystal Hill, who covered the Chauvin trial, and then by Nakia Gordon, a neuroscientist and a psychology professor at Marquette University, who talks about the range of emotional responses to what was at the core of this trial: the denial of a person’s humanity.
U.S.Yahoo News 360Is the Chauvin verdict a turning point for U.S. policing?
Will the conviction of George Floyd's killer mark a new era of accountability for law enforcement or will the status quo remain in tact?
U.S.Yahoo NewsWhat's next for Derek Chauvin?
The former Minneapolis police officer is being held in a single cell away from the general population in Minnesota's most secure prison as he awaits sentencing for the murder of George Floyd.
U.S.Yahoo NewsPelosi thanks George Floyd for 'sacrificing your life for justice'
After the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was announced, the House speaker expressed her gratitude for "justice" — by thanking Floyd for “sacrificing” his life.
PoliticsYahoo NewsBiden and Harris celebrate Chauvin guilty verdict: 'A giant step forward'
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris praised the guilty verdict delivered Tuesday by a Minneapolis jury in the murder trial of former Police Officer Derek Chauvin in a joint appearance at the White House.
U.S.Yahoo News'This was accountability, but it's not yet justice': Reactions to Chauvin guilty verdict
Here are some of the reactions that poured in following Tuesday’s announcement of the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin.
U.S.Yahoo News'The right thing': Obama hails verdict in George Floyd's death
Former President Barack Obama weighed in after a Minneapolis jury convicted former Police Officer Derek Chauvin of second-degree murder in the death of George Floyd.
U.S.Yahoo NewsDerek Chauvin found guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on all counts against him in the killing of George Floyd. The jury found Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd's death.
U.S.Yahoo NewsFull coverage: Chauvin found guilty of murder in George Floyd's death
The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd's death.
CelebrityYahoo NewsBiden on Chauvin trial: 'I'm praying the verdict is the right verdict'
Speaking to reporters at the White House, the president said he believes the evidence against the former Minneapolis police officer charged with George Floyd's murder is "overwhelming."
U.S.Yahoo NewsWhat Derek Chauvin is charged with in George Floyd's death
Here's what you need to know about each of the charges and what prosecutors must have proved to the jury in order to convict him.
U.S.Yahoo NewsJudge calls out Maxine Waters's comments on Chauvin murder trial as 'abhorrent'
Just moments after the jury had exited the courtroom on Monday to begin deliberations in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the defense attorney pushed for a mistrial over its coverage.
U.S.Yahoo NewsFull coverage: Jury deliberations begin in Chauvin murder trial
Closing arguments concluded Monday in the trial of the former officer Minneapolis police officer charged with George Floyd's murder.
U.S.Yahoo NewsDaunte Wright's mother: 'There's never going to be justice for us'
The family of the 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop says it is not looking for "justice" after charges were brought against the officer who killed him — just "accountability."
U.S.Yahoo News 360Is it time to take the police out of traffic stops?
Traffic stops are the most common way Americans interact with the police. Does it make sense to have armed officers enforcing traffic laws?
U.S.Yahoo NewsDaunte Wright's family disputes claim officer mistakenly fired gun instead of Taser: 'An accident is knocking over a glass of milk'
The family of Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man fatally shot by police Sunday, dismissed the initial conclusion by officials that the officer fired her gun instead of a Taser by mistake.
U.S.Yahoo NewsPolice say fatal shooting of Daunte Wright appears to be accidental
Officials in Brooklyn Center, Minn., say the female officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop Sunday accidentally drew a handgun instead of a Taser when she killed him.
U.S.Yahoo NewsGeorge Floyd's breathing was so restricted that it was almost as if his lung had been removed, expert says
Derek Chauvin and two fellow Minneapolis police officers had restricted George Floyd's breathing so severely that it was almost “as if a surgeon had gone in and removed” his lung, Dr. Martin Tobin testified Thursday at Chauvin's trial.
U.S.Yahoo NewsWeek 1 of Chauvin murder trial concludes with officer testifying use of force used against Floyd was 'unnecessary'
The first week of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial concluded Friday with testimony from a veteran member of the force who described the force used to subdue George Floyd as “totally unnecessary" and "uncalled for." The testimony came after four days of emotional testimony from eyewitnesses and from other law enforcement officers.
U.S.Yahoo News3 takeaways from day 3 of the Derek Chauvin trial
The third day of testimony at Derek Chauvin’s murder trial revealed more details about the events that led up to George Floyd’s fatal encounter with the then-Minneapolis police officer.
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'Skullduggery' political podcast: Prosecuting the police — March 31, 2021
The trial of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd is underway in Minneapolis, and it represents a moment of grave importance in the fight against police brutality and abuse of power.
U.S.Yahoo NewsMMA fighter who watched George Floyd's death gives emotional testimony at Chauvin trial: 'I witnessed a murder'
The second day of Derek Chauvin’s trial began with emotional testimony from Donald Williams, a student of martial arts, who said he called 911 after pleading with the Minneapolis officer to take his knee off George Floyd’s neck.
U.S.Yahoo NewsChauvin trial opens with 9-minute video of former officer kneeling on George Floyd's neck
The trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of murdering George Floyd, opened Monday with prosecutors showing in court the nine-minute, 29-second video of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck.
U.S.Yahoo NewsGeorge Floyd's family reaches $27M settlement with Minneapolis
The city of Minneapolis has settled a lawsuit with the family of George Floyd for $27 million, attorneys for Floyd’s family said Friday. The settlement comes almost a year after Floyd died in police custody, an event that ignited a summer of protests against police brutality.
“Everyone knows how to fix Social Security. For starters, we can gradually raise the full eligibility age.”
“Raising the retirement age would force seniors to either stay in the workforce longer or accept a greatly reduced benefit.”
“When Social Security launched in 1935, the average life expectancy for Americans was 61. That’s changed.”
“Increasing the age has a short-term effect but isn’t, by itself, a long-term solution.”
“Any politician who expresses concern about Social Security’s finances without being willing to tax the rich is a phony.”
