Carmen Best announced she would be retiring after the city council approved cutting nearly $4 million from the budget and reducing 100 officers.
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Cities rocked by violence: 100 arrested in Chicago, dozens shot in Denver, Washington, D.C., explosion in Baltimore
Police clashed with crowds in Chicago and Portland, gunmen injured dozens in Denver and Washington, D.C. and an explosion hit Baltimore since Sunday.
Videos show Black inmate John Neville saying ‘I can’t breathe’ before fatal injury; sheriff apologizes
A North Carolina sheriff apologized before videos were released showing John Neville telling jailers he can’t breathe as he was fatally injured.
Leaked police bodycam video of George Floyd’s arrest, final moments published for first time
A Minnesota court is investigating how a British newspaper obtained police body-camera footage showing the arrest and death of George Floyd.
Scientists genetically alter squids for the first time in ‘game-changing’ breakthrough
The milestone could pave the way for researchers to study squid, octopus and cuttlefish the way they do common lab animals like mice and fruit flies.
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.
Court convicts 93-year-old concentration camp guard in one of the last Nazi trials in history
Bruno Dey was given a two-year suspended prison sentence for more than 5,230 counts of accessory to murder at the Stutthof concentration camp.
Greta Thunberg won a $1.15M humanitarian prize. She’s donating it all to environmental groups.
Some of Greta Thunberg’s $1.15 million in prize money from the
Florida man arrested for spray painting anti-racism messages on 100 stop signs
Police say Zachary Kato, 32, spray painted more than 100 stop signs. He is charged with felony criminal mischief after causing $12,500 in damage.