Correction: Ahmaud Arbery-Prosecutor story

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — In a story published Jan. 17, 2025, about a former Georgia prosecutor heading to court as a criminal defendant charged with interfering with police investigating the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, The Associated Press erroneously reported the date of the killling of Arbery, a...

Minneapolis agrees to overhaul police training and force policies after George Floyd's murder

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council on Monday approved an agreement with the federal government to overhaul the city's police training and use-of-force policies in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. The deal incorporates and builds on changes the Minneapolis Police...

DOJ finds Oklahoma City police discriminate against people with behavioral disabilities

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City and its police department have discriminated against people with behavioral health disabilities, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday after releasing the latest in a series of investigations into state and local law enforcement agencies. In...

The family of a teenager fatally shot by police during a no-knock raid sues Alabama city

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The mother of a 16-year-old who was shot by SWAT police during a no-knock, predawn raid in Alabama, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the police officers involved and the city of Mobile, alleging the teenager was “killed in cold blood.” Randall...

NY police force strip searched nearly everyone it arrested, DOJ says

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. (AP) — A suburban New York police department routinely violated residents' civil rights, including making illegal arrests and using unnecessary strip and cavity searches, according to a new U.S. Department of Justice report. The report on a pattern and practice...

Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department and the city of Louisville have reached an agreement to reform the city’s police force after an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor and police treatment of protesters, officials said Thursday. ...

Timeline of events since Breonna Taylor's shooting death by police

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Here is a timeline of events that began with the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was killed by police in her home in Louisville, Kentucky: — March 13, 2020: Officers serving a narcotics warrant fatally shoot Taylor in her home. —...

Things to know about the agreement to reform the police force in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's largest city reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department on a consent decree that will guide efforts to reform Louisville's police department, prompted by Breonna Taylor's death in 2020. Here are some highlights of the development...

Justice Department and city of Louisville reach police reform deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing

Here's where police are being investigated for excessive force, discrimination and other allegations

A U.S. Justice Department investigation into the Memphis Police Department after the beating death of Tyre Nichols found a pattern of unlawful use of excessive force and discrimination against the Black residents of the majority-Black city in Tennessee. The Memphis case is one of 12...