A police officer was charged with voluntary manslaughter Wednesday for fatally shooting Steven Taylor in a Walmart earlier this year.
Author: N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY
Joe Biden to visit Kenosha; AG Barr says Jacob Blake was committing a felony; LA, Rochester launch protests
Protests continued Tuesday in Portland, Kenosha and Los Angeles after several high profile police shootings in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
Viral videos show Black Lives Matter protesters confronting diners in Washington, D.C.
Black Lives Matter protesters faced online backlash after video captured a group confronting diners at a restaurant in Washington, D.C.
Americans’ confidence in police falls to historic low, Gallup poll shows
White Americans have historically been more confident in the police than Black Americans, but the gap now is the largest it has ever been.
Seattle police chief blames City Council as she steps down after vote to cut $4 million in budget, 100 officers
Carmen Best announced she would be retiring after the city council approved cutting nearly $4 million from the budget and reducing 100 officers.
Air Force general Charles ‘CQ’ Brown makes history as first African American service chief
Gen. Charles “C.Q.” Brown is also the first African American to sit on the Joint Chiefs of Staff since Colin Powell was chairman.
Washington teen found alive 9 days after she ran out of gas and disappeared into the woods
Giovanna Fuda, 18, was found Saturday nine days after she ran out of gas 10 miles from the nearest gas station then disappeared into the woods.
USDA identifies some of the mysterious, unsolicited seeds after all 50 states issue warnings
All 50 states have issued warnings about the packages some of which contain morning glory, hibiscus, roses, cabbage, mustard, mint, sage and rosemary.
23andMe DNA study traces the ‘genetic consequences’ of the trans-Atlantic slave trade
A 23andMe study compared genetic data to historical records of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Key differences shed light on the brutality of slavery.
People in several states mailed unsolicited packets of seeds that may be from China, officials say
Agriculture officials in several states are urging people not to plant seeds they have been mailed unsolicited. The packages appear to be from China.