Los Angeles mayor picks ex-sheriff to be city's police chief

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former LA County Sheriff Jim McDonnell has been selected to lead the Los Angeles Police Department, taking charge of the force of nearly 9,000 officers as discontent grows among the city's residents over public safety even as violent crime numbers drop, the mayor announced...

Some perplexed at jury's mixed verdict in trial for 3 former officers in Tyre Nichols' death

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Moments after a federal judge read the partial convictions in the federal trial of three former Memphis officers in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, an activist outside the courtroom could not contain his shock. “What the (expletive)?” Hunter Demster...

London police officer charged over death of woman struck by motorcycle during escort for UK royal

LONDON (AP) — A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with causing death by careless driving in connection with the death of an 81-year-old woman, who was killed last year in west London following a collision with a motorcycle that was part of an escort for the Duchess of Edinburgh. ...

Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced for a death that sparked national protests and calls for broad changes in policing. Jurors deliberated...

3 ex-Memphis officers convicted of witness tampering in Tyre Nichols' beating, 1 guilty of civil rights violations

Jury reaches verdicts in trial of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death

Police delivered a 'beatdown' that killed Tyre Nichols, prosecutor says in trial closing

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis police officers who beat Tyre Nichols to death wanted to punish him after he ran from a 2023 traffic stop and thought they could get away with it, a prosecutor said Wednesday during closing arguments in the federal trial of three of the officers. ...

Who are the 2024 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ fellows?

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced Tuesday its 2024 class of fellows, often known as recipients of the “genius grant." The 22 fellows will each receive a grant of $800,000 over five years to spend however they want. They were selected from nominations in a...

Federal prosecutors file new indictment against ex-Louisville police officers

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal prosecutors filed a new indictment Tuesday against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led police to Breonna Taylor’s door before they fatally shot her. The Justice Department's superseding indictment comes weeks...

Video of Kentucky judge's death shown at court hearing for the ex-sheriff charged in the case

WEST LIBERTY, Ky. (AP) — Video showing a Kentucky judge being gunned down in his chambers was played Tuesday during a court hearing for the ex-sheriff who is charged in the killing that stunned their Appalachian community. The short video clip was presented by prosecutors during...