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Details: Written by LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent; Published: 22 April 2021

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks about a jury's verdict in the case against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Some leading Black advocates say neither bill being discussed in Congress goes far enough to stem a national history of police brutality.

Details: Written by AMY FORLITI, STEPHEN GROVES and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press; Published: 20 April 2021

The verdict set off jubilation around the city. People instantly flooded the surrounding streets downtown, running through traffic with banners.

Details: Written by By Andrew Selsky; Published: 20 April 2021

(Photo/Jay Rembert

A proposed gun storage law is headed for a vote in the Oregon Legislature, with backers saying it will save lives and opponents contending it could lead to deaths.

Details: Written by By AMY FORLITI, STEPHEN GROVES and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press; Published: 19 April 2021

Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, attends a news conference outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on Monday, April 19, 2021, before the murder trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin advances to jury deliberations. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

The jury of six white members and six Black or multiracial ones was sent off to begin deliberating after nearly a full day of closing arguments in which prosecutors argued that Chauvin squeezed the life out Floyd last May in a way that even a child knew was wrong.

Details: Written by STEVE KARNOWSKI and DOUG GLASS Associated Press; Published: 19 April 2021

Attorneys will make closing arguments in a last chance to sway the jury to convict or acquit the former Minneapolis cop on murder and manslaughter charges

Details: Written by The Skanner; Published: 18 April 2021

After decades of effort reparations advocates are celebrating the House Judiciary Committee's decision to send a bill to the U.S. House for a full vote. Democrats pushed the bill through the committee but Republicans are opposing it

Details: Written by MICHAEL BALSAMO and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press; Published: 18 April 2021

Jon Ryan Schaffer, the frontman of the band Iced Earth, has agreed to cooperate with investigators in hopes of getting a lighter sentence, and the Justice Department will consider putting Schaffer in the federal witness security program

Details: Written by STEPHEN GROVES and JOHN MINCHILLO Associated Press; Published: 18 April 2021

Hundreds of people have gathered outside the heavily guarded Brooklyn Center police station every night since Sunday, to protest the police shooting of 20-year-old father Daunte Wright. Despite the mayor's calls for law enforcement and protesters to scale back their tactics, the nights have often ended in objects hurled, tear gas and arrests

Details: Written by DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press; Published: 17 April 2021

The coffin emerged from the State Entrance of Windsor Castle as those taking part in the ceremonial procession for his funeral took their places. It was loaded on a specially adapted Land Rover, designed by Philip himself, for the eight-minute journey to St. George’s Chapel. Senior military commanders lined up in front of the vehicle, with members of the royal family following behind

Details: Written by TODD RICHMOND and MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press; Published: 17 April 2021

As protesters gather in the suburb where Daunte Wright was shot dead during a traffic stop Mayor Mike Elliott said at a news conference Wednesday that “gassing is not a human way of policing” and he didn’t agree with police using pepper spray, tear gas and paintballs against demonstrators

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