Residents of a small Mississippi town respond to a scathing Justice Department report on policing

LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — Some residents of a small Mississippi town where the Justice Department found severe problems with excessive and racially disproportionate policing said they were unaware of the ongoing issues, while others said harassment from officers was a part everyday of life. ...

New Orleans, US Justice Department move to end police department's consent decree

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion Friday in federal court to take steps to end long-standing federal oversight of the city's police department. The city and the federal government had agreed to a reform pact for the New Orleans Police...

Friend says an ex-officer on trial in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols did his job 'by the book'

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer standing trial in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is a kind-hearted, humble person who did his job “by the book,” a friend from the police academy testified Friday. Bryant McKinney, who graduated from the Memphis police...

Who is Eric Adams? The New York City mayor faces charges alleging he took bribes

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing federal charges that he allegedly took bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign sources. The charges marked a stunning fall for Adams, a former police captain who made a commitment to law-and-order a cornerstone of his political...

Justice probe finds pervasive abuse and discrimination by police in small Mississippi city

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in a majority-Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against critics, the Justice Department said Thursday in a scathing report detailing a slew of civil rights abuses by law enforcement in one of America's poorest...

FBI agent says 2 officers accepted accountability in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An FBI agent who interviewed two former Memphis police officers on trial in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols testified Thursday that they accepted accountability for participating. FBI Special Agent Anthony Householder took the stand in the federal trial of...

A Nebraska officer who fatally shot an unarmed man will be fired, police chief says

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s police chief on Wednesday said he is firing an officer who fatally shot an unarmed man while serving a no-knock warrant, a policy that has since been suspended in the city. Omaha Police Officer Adam Vail was part of a SWAT team serving the search...

Appeals court sends back part of Dakota Access oil pipeline protester's excessive force lawsuit

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An appeals court has sent back part of a lawsuit brought by a protester of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, who alleged excessive force by law enforcement officers. Eric Poemoceah, of Oklahoma, filed the federal court lawsuit in 2020 against Morton County,...

Police in small Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force, Justice Department probe finds

Garland says officers' torture of 2 Black men was betrayal of community they swore to protect

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The prosecution of six former law enforcement officers who tortured two Black men in Mississippi is an example of the Justice Department's action to build and maintain public trust after that trust has been violated, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday. ...