NEW YORK (AP) – A sense of relief is palpable across the United States after a jury found former Minnesota Police Officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in killing George Floyd.
CHICAGO (AP) – Calls have grown for federal investigations into police killings across the nation since President Joe Biden took office and said he believes racial disparities in policing must change.
CHICAGO (AP) – Latino lawyers and community leaders will ask the Department of Justice to investigate the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy by a Chicago police officer.
DIXON, Ill. (AP) – In her first visit to Illinois since taking up residence in the White House, Jill Biden visited a community college to tout their importance to the nation’s economy.
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) – A 71-year-old Waterloo man who caused a long standoff while firing shots at police in 2019 pleaded guilty in the case and was sentenced to a total of 10 years in prison.