Officers J.J. Jefferson and John Painter were good friends, Bridgewater’s president said. Painter was Jefferson’s best man in his wedding this year.
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‘We want 100% justice’: Judge rejects plea deal with man who killed Ahmaud Arbery
A federal judge rejected a plea agreement Monday that would have averted a hate crimes trial for one of the men convicted in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Jury selection begins in trial of 3 officers accused of violating George Floyd’s civil rights
A federal indictment alleges J. Kueng Thomas Lane and Tou Thao deprived George Floyd of his constitutional rights. All three pleaded not guilty.
Museums must return stolen artifacts, experts say. That requires an ‘institutional transformation.’
Individuals and communities for decades have used the legal system to push museums to return stolen cultural objects.
American Girl names first Chinese American doll its ‘Girl of the Year’ in response to anti-Asian hate, violence
The company said its 2022 ‘Girl of the Year’ Corinne Tan is trying to find the “courage to speak up when faced with xenophobic comments.”
‘Devastating’: Coroner identifies 14-year-old girl killed by Los Angeles police in Burlington store
Valentina Orellana-Peralta, 14, died when Los Angeles police opened fire on a suspect Thursday at a Burlington store in California.
At least 4 injured after ‘major industrial accident’ at ExxonMobil facility in Baytown, Texas
Emergency response teams extinguished a fire at an ExxonMobil oil refinery in Baytown, Texas, that left four people injured.
Patients in medical illustrations are usually white. Meet the Black artists trying to change that.
Some Black medical illustrators say the lack of diversity in the images can have a negative impact on patients and providers.
Officials say school threats allegedly posted on TikTok are not credible; districts cancel class, increase security
Schools were increasing security and canceling classes Friday in response to vague threats officials said were made on TikTok.
Medaria Arradondo, the first Black police chief of Minneapolis, to retire next month
Medaria Arradondo became Minneapolis’ first Black police chief in 2017 and led the department amid nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd.