Speaking at a rally, Minnesota State Rep. John Thompson offered a warning about violence against Black men in the state. Thompson was a friend of Philando Castile, who was fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, outside Minneapolis, in July 2016. “Somebody tell Al Sharpton and Ben Crump to…… MORE
It’s 100 days until the Tokyo Olympics, and Japan is running into another problem: Only about 1% of its population is vaccinated from Covid-19. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox…… MORE
A police officer who authorities say shot and killed a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb after a traffic stop has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter is charged in Sunday’s shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, Washington County Attorney Pete Orput said. In Minnesota, second-degree…… MORE
Rusten Sheskey, the Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer who shot Jacob Blake seven times while responding to a domestic incident last year, has returned to active duty, according to a statement from Police Chief Daniel Miskinis. “Although this incident has been reviewed at multiple levels, I know that some will not be pleased with the outcome,”…… MORE
The fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Black man named Daunte Wright by a White police officer outside Minneapolis has prompted protests and clashes with law enforcement. Wright was killed by Officer Kim Potter during a routine traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, according to police. The fatal shooting and the demonstrations…… MORE
The NCAA says it “firmly and unequivocally supports” transgender athletes having the opportunity to participate in college sports as a growing number of states have moved to block them from competing. “Inclusion and fairness can coexist for all student-athletes, including transgender athletes, at all levels of sport,” the NCAA’s Board of Governors said Monday in…… MORE
Virginia’s attorney general said his office is looking into whether there was a “pattern of misconduct” at the Windsor Police Department after two officers pointed guns at at a US Army officer, pepper-sprayed him and pushed him to the ground during a traffic stop. Attorney General Mark Herring on Monday formally requested information from the…… MORE
Two men were arrested Tuesday morning in connection with the disappearance of Kristin Smart, the California college student who vanished in 1996, San Luis Obispo (SLO) County Sheriff Ian Parkinson said at a news conference. Authorities have not found Smart’s body, Parkinson said, but they have come across forensic physical evidence that they “believe it…… MORE
Moments before he was killed, Daunte Wright called his mother and told her he got pulled over. She had no idea it would be the last time she would speak with her son. The 20-year-old needed to get insurance information, his mother Katie Wright said. “I said OK, when the police officer comes back to…… MORE
A use-of-force expert testifying for Derek Chauvin’s defense team on Tuesday said the former Minneapolis Police officer was justified in kneeling on George Floyd for over nine minutes and did not use deadly force. “I felt that Derek Chauvin was justified and was acting with objective reasonableness, following Minneapolis Police Department policy and current standards…… MORE
