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Justice Department, Louisville negotiating federal settlement on city's policing practices

Feb. 20, 2024 17:30 PM EST

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has started negotiations on a settlement with the city of Louisville after federal officials released a report detailing a pattern of racial discrimination by the city's police force. The multiyear federal investigation was...

A man apologizes for a fatal shooting at Breonna Taylor protest, sentenced to 30 years

Feb. 14, 2024 11:53 AM EST

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally shooting a photographer at a protest over the police killing of Breonna Taylor. Steven Lopez apologized for his actions before a judge handed down the sentence Tuesday in Jefferson Circuit...

Michigan case offers an example of how public trust suffers when police officers lie

Jan. 28, 2024 00:09 AM EST

DETROIT (AP) — A Black man who was detained by police during an early morning walk in a quiet community northwest of Detroit says the white officer who threw him against a squad car, cuffed him and accused him of planning to break into a car also told a significant lie. Brian...