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January 12, 2022

NC deputy tells 911 dispatch Jason Walker 'jumped' on truck, ‘shattered’ windshield: 'I just had to shoot him'

A recording of a 911 call released Tuesday captures the frantic on-scene moments an off-duty North Carolina deputy tells an emergency operator he shot Jason Walker, who he claims jumped on his truck, ripped off a windshield wiper and began beating the glass in Fayetteville over the weekend.

January 6, 2022

Minneapolis mayor argues schools must stay open to combat violent crime, carjacking surge

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey acknowledged Wednesday that extended school closures during the coronavirus pandemic have at least in part contributed to the rise in violent crime seen citywide, asserting that widespread "boredom" experienced by juveniles is "no excuse for carjacking."

January 6, 2022

Missouri hearing held on McCloskeys' bid to get their guns back

The city of St. Louis has not destroyed guns seized months ago from the couple who made headlines by waving the weapons at racial injustice protesters, and the couple is trying to get them back.

January 4, 2022

George Floyd's niece, 4, shot in Houston apartment on New Year's Day

The 4-year-old niece of George Floyd is recovering after she was struck by gunfire on New Year’s Day while inside a Houston apartment.

December 29, 2021

Police vaccine mandates, trials among the biggest police headlines in 2021: Year in review

The topic of policing and law enforcement was one of many to make headlines over the course of 2021, at times dominating the front pages with stories ranging from the trials of former police officers Derek Chauvin and, most recently, Kim Potter; to the tragic deaths of those who succumbed to Covid-19-related illness. 

December 28, 2021

Time capsule found at Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue site reveals Civil War-era artifacts

Books, money, ammunition, pamphlets, newspapers – these were but a few of the Civil War-era artifacts that conservation experts uncovered in a time capsule found at the site of a Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee monument.

December 28, 2021

2021 protests, riots that gripped US in post-George Floyd era

The widespread protests and sometimes violent demonstrations that became commonplace nationwide following George Floyd's death streamed into 2021 on several occasions.

December 27, 2021

Robert E. Lee monument removal team finds what is believed to be 1887 time capsule

Crews finishing up the removal of a pedestal where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee once stood in the middle of Richmond, Virginia have found what appears to be a time capsule that was buried there more than a century ago.

December 23, 2021

George Floyd removed from consideration for posthumous Texas pardon

George Floyd's name was removed from a list of those recommended for pardon by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

December 17, 2021

Biden commits multiple gaffes in commencement speech, calls VP 'President Harris'

President Biden appeared at the South Carolina State University commencement ceremony Friday to speak to students of the historically Black university, where he committed several verbal gaffes.