
Judge Overseeing Chauvin Civil Rights Case Accepts Plea Deal
Both sides agreed Chauvin should face a sentence ranging from 20 to 25 years, with prosecutors saying they would seek 25.
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Both sides agreed Chauvin should face a sentence ranging from 20 to 25 years, with prosecutors saying they would seek 25.
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Authorities say a group of demonstrators had been marching peacefully before a skirmish with police left one officer injured.
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The Supreme Court's majority draft opinion — first published by Politico — in effect states there's no constitutional right to abortion services.
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Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison after being found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
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The union said on Facebook that it "stands with Officer Schurr and will continue to give him and his family whatever support they need."
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, police have identified Christopher Schurr as the officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya three weeks ago.
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The finding by a former Detroit-area medical examiner matches what was seen last week on video released by the Grand Rapids police chief.
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The law contains exceptions if the abortion is necessary to save a mother's life, prevent injury or if the fetus has a fatal abnormality.
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Two lawsuits were filed after the state's Republican-controlled legislature overrode Democratic Gov. Beshear's veto of a restrictive abortion bill.
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A study in The Lancet projects 1.2 million more Americans could die of overdose by the end of this decade.
In Chicago, two Black transgender women — Elise Malary and Tatiana Labelle — were found dead just days apart.
Locke, who was not named in the warrant, was shot seconds after he displayed a gun.
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In Memphis, Tennessee, a local newsroom is dedicated to covering its community in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.
The urgency is heightened because of the deepening impact of the drugs.
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The exchange demonstrates how the accounts of police sometimes present an incomplete or distorted version of their engagement with the public.
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The jury found that police used excessive force against protesters and ordered the city to pay the 12 people who sued.
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On the streets, fentanyl is replacing heroin as the dominant opiate among drug users, but harm reduction programs could help lessen its use.
President Biden is advocating against what his administration calls “dangerous anti-transgender legislative attacks."
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The legislation has pushed Florida and DeSantis, a potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate, to the forefront of the country's culture wars.
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The legislation has pushed Florida and DeSantis to the forefront of the country's culture wars.
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Movements led by young people in the U.S. can date back to the mid 1900s, like the Greensboro Four and Tinker v. Des Moines.
Throughout the day, pockets of employees staged demonstrations at various sites across the country.
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The refusal sparked international attention and briefly landed Kim Davis in jail in 2015.
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Workers plan to walk out because of CEO Bob Chapek's slow response to publicly denounce what critics have dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill.
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If signed into law, it could prohibit discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity inside a classroom for kindergarten through third grade.
Brett Hankison was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment for gun shots that went through Breonna Taylor's apartment into a unit next door.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in a testimony before Congress that the Fed plans to hike rates to address rising inflation.
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Kim Potter was convicted in December of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist.
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Hundreds gathered to mourn the death of 22-year-old Locke, who was shot and killed by Minneapolis police serving a no-knock warrant for someone else.
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The prosecution rested its case in the civil rights trial after nearly three weeks of testimony from doctors, police officers and bystanders.
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