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Attorneys for family of absolved Black man killed by deputy seeking $16M from Georgia sheriff

Dec. 05, 2023 19:22 PM EST

WOODBINE, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys for the family of a Black man fatally shot by a Georgia deputy during an October traffic stop have given formal notice of plans to sue the sheriff's office in a letter demanding $16 million in restitution. Civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Harry...

Video shows Alabama police officer using stun gun against handcuffed man

Dec. 05, 2023 18:43 PM EST

REFORM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police officer is on leave after video circulated on social media showed her appearing to shock a handcuffed and compliant man with a stun gun and telling him to shut up after he cried out in pain. The video shows a white female police officer...

Illinois scraps plan for building migrant winter camp due to toxic soil risk

Dec. 05, 2023 18:23 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration announced Tuesday that it is scrapping plans for a temporary winter camp for migrants in Chicago, citing the risk of contaminants at the former industrial site. The setback comes as Chicago struggles to house more than 24,000...

Patients of color more often brace for unfair treatment in health care, survey finds

Dec. 05, 2023 17:37 PM EST

A trip to the doctor’s office comes with a bit of preparation for most, maybe even an internal pep talk to prepare for being told to get more exercise or calm a simmering fear of needles. But dressing well in hopes of warding off unfair treatment – or even bracing for being...

Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend actions in combatting antisemitism on campus

Dec. 05, 2023 14:44 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Tuesday that they were taking steps to combat antisemitism on campus since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, including increasing security and providing additional...

Texas high school sends Black student back to in-school suspension over his locs hairstyle

Dec. 05, 2023 14:25 PM EST

A Texas high school sent a Black student back to in-school suspension Tuesday for refusing to change his hairstyle, renewing a monthslong standoff over a dress code policy the teen's family calls discriminatory. The student, Darryl George, was suspended for 13 days because his hair...

After racist shooting that killed 3, families sue Dollar General firms and others over lax security

Dec. 05, 2023 07:12 AM EST

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Family members of three Black people fatally shot at a Dollar General store in north Florida by a racist gunman have sued the store's landlord, operator and security contractor for negligence, claiming lax security led to their loved ones' deaths. The...

Handcuffed and sent to the ER – for misbehavior: Schools are sending more kids to the hospital

Dec. 05, 2023 00:13 AM EST

SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Three times a week, on average, a police car pulls up to a school in Wicomico County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. A student is brought out, handcuffed and placed inside for transport to a hospital emergency room for a psychiatric evaluation. Over the past...

New North Carolina congressional districts challenged in federal court on racial bias claims

Dec. 04, 2023 19:41 PM EST

RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Black and Latino voters sued in federal court on Monday seeking to strike down congressional districts drawn this fall by Republican state legislators that they argue weaken minority voting power in violation of the U.S. Constitution. The...

Texas prosecutor drops charges against 17 Austin police over tactics used during 2020 protests

Dec. 04, 2023 18:57 PM EST

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments against more than 20 Austin police officers for tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd's killing said Monday he was dropping most of the cases and would ask the Justice Department to investigate...