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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis police have used force against African American men seven times more frequently than white men. That’s according to information it took the city more than a year to turn over after WREG started pushing for it. Every time an officer uses force, grapples with a citizen, uses a stun gun or […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As the nation sees more cases of law enforcement encounters that appear to center around video, Memphis community leaders and officials are speaking out on how effective they think body-worn cameras are. Over the last few years, video of law enforcement encounters with the public have shined a spotlight on cases. In […]

A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death, accusing them of violating his constitutional rights as he was restrained face-down on the pavement and gasping for air.

ATLANTA (NewsNation Now) — Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Thursday night she would not seek re-election for a second term as the city’s mayor. Bottoms was elected in 2017 after a close election against her opponent Atlanta City Councilwoman Mary Norwood. She was the city’s second Black woman executive. Bottoms publicly announced the decision in […]

While mass shootings dropped out of the headlines last year, the guns never went away. In fact, the legal sale of firearms across the country reached a record level. And as the U.S. inches toward a post-pandemic future, gun and gun violence continue to increase.

The defense attorney for Derek Chauvin has filed a motion asking for a new trial for the former police officer who was found guilty in the murder of George Floyd.

One of the jurors who convicted Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd on Monday defended his participation in a protest last summer in Washington, D.C., following online speculation about his motives for serving on the jury and whether it might be grounds for appeal.

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton issued a powerful call for transparency and the release of body camera footage at the funeral Monday for Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and killed by deputies in North Carolina, with the civil rights leader likening withholding the video to a “con” job done […]

Andrew Brown Jr. will be laid to rest Monday afternoon in Elizabeth City, with the Rev. Al Sharpton to deliver his eulogy.

As Andrew Brown Jr.’s family prepares to say their final goodbyes — the community focuses their conversation about what they call necessary changes needed from lawmakers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s presidency is entering a new and more perilous phase where he is almost certain to face stiffer Republican opposition and also have difficulty keeping Democrats united as he pushes for $4 trillion in additional spending on programs that have echoes of the New Deal and the Great Society. Past the 100-day mark, with […]