Police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri

FILE -In this March 23, 2019 file photo, a marcher holds up his fist while staring at police lined up in front of PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh during a protest after a former suburban police officer was acquitted of a homicide charge in the on-duty shooting death of Antwon Rose II in East Pittsburgh. In a private Facebook group called the Pittsburgh Area Police Breakroom, many current and retired officers spent the year criticizing chiefs that took a knee or officers who marched with Black Lives Matter protesters, who they called “terrorists” or “thugs.” (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Transphobia, hostility about protesters in private cop group

By Claudia Lauer And Thalia Beaty Mar. 22, 2021 08:23 AM EDT

Mount Pleasant Township Police Chief Lou McQuillan returns to his office at the municipal building in Hickory, Pa., on Monday, March 15, 2021. McQuillan, who recently announced he is running for a vacant magisterial district judge post, was listed as one of four administrators of a private Facebook group called the Pittsburgh Area Police Breakroom. Many current and retired officers who are in the group spent the year criticizing chiefs that took a knee or officers who marched with Black Lives Matter protesters, who they called “terrorists,” or “thugs.” (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Transphobia, hostility about protesters in private cop group

By Claudia Lauer And Thalia Beaty Mar. 22, 2021 07:53 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2020 file photo, a woman kneels on the ground outside the University of Chicago Medicine's Comer Children's Hospital where an 8-year-old girl was taken after being killed in a shooting that wounded three others in Chicago. A new study released Monday, FEB. 1, 2021, by the National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice and Arnold Ventures looked at 34 U.S. cities and found a 30% spike in killings in 2020 compared to 2019. The study said the coronavirus pandemic and the racial injustice protests that followed George Floyd's death were factors. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune via AP, File)

Study: Killings surge in 2020; pandemic, protests play roles

By Jim Salter Feb. 01, 2021 05:01 PM EST

Today in History

By The Associated Press Jan. 27, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Jan. 27, the 27th day of 2021. There are 338 days left in the year. Today’s...

FILE - In this June 24, 2019, file photo, Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi attends the premiere of the ShowTime limited series "The Loudest Voice" at the Paris Theatre in New York. Several years since its founding, BLM has evolved well beyond the initial aspirations of its early supporters. Tometi was one of the three women who founded BLM. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Black Lives Matter faces test of its influence in election

By Aaron Morrison Oct. 31, 2020 10:22 AM EDT

Police Chief Medaria Arradondo speaks during a press conference to announce the Justice Department has put $3 million toward the creation of a national center to help law enforcement agencies prevent the use of excessive force at the Federal Courthouse, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Minneapolis. Chief Arradondo says he's grateful for the offer and hopes city leaders will take advantage of it. (Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP)

DOJ announces center to help cops, offers aid to Minneapolis

By Steve Karnowski And Amy Forliti Oct. 20, 2020 01:21 PM EDT

Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian, right, speaks to protesters using a megaphone, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. Kenosha police shot a man Sunday evening, setting off unrest in the city after a video appeared to show the officer firing several shots at close range into the man's back. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Kenosha delayed body cameras for years before Blake shooting

By Ryan J. Foley Aug. 24, 2020 11:44 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Jul. 07, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
South Bend Tribune. July 2, 2020. St. Joseph County health officials make the right call on masks This week, in the...

FILE- In this April 23, 2018 file photo, Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson speaks at a news conference in Nashville, Tenn. Anderson announced, Thursday, June 18, 2020, that he will retire amid calls for his resignation. Anderson will step down after a national search for a new chief is completed. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Nashville police chief to retire amid calls for resignation

By Jonathan Mattise And Rebecca Reynolds Yonker Jun. 18, 2020 02:31 PM EDT

Wearing an anti-Bob Kroll tee shirt, Nekima Levy Armstrong speaks outside the Capitol Friday, June 12, 2020 in St. Paul, Minn. CAIR-Minnesota joined a coalition of other civil rights groups outside the State Capitol Friday morning, calling for what they called real change. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota lawmakers unveil $300M plan to rebuild from unrest

By Mohamed Ibrahim And Steve Karnowski Jun. 15, 2020 05:28 PM EDT

People gather to listen to speakers, rap artists and music during a Caribbean-led Black Lives Matter rally at Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza, Sunday, June 14, 2020, in New York. Protests have continued since the May 25th death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

The Latest: Interfaith group holds vigil outside St. John’s

By The Associated Press Jun. 14, 2020 09:43 AM EDT

Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman, of Brooklyn Park calls for members to stand in silence and bow their heads for 8 Minutes and 46 seconds in honor of George Floyd Friday, June 12, 2020, as the Minnesota State Legislature met in a special session. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota Senate GOP to block most policing overhaul plans

By Steve Karnowski Jun. 12, 2020 01:34 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 30, 1992 file photo, a fire burns out of control at the corner of 67th Street and West Boulevard in South Central Los Angeles. On April 29, 1992, four white police officers were declared innocent in the beating of black motorist Rodney King, and Los Angeles erupted in deadly riots. Three days later, 55 people were dead and more than 2,000 injured. Fires and looting had destroyed $1 billion worth of property. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Behind virus and protests: A chronic US economic racial gap

By Paul Wiseman Jun. 08, 2020 03:38 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, May 30, 2020 file photo, a protester poses for photos next to a burning police vehicle in Los Angeles during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd. a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Behind virus and protests: A chronic US economic racial gap

By Paul Wiseman Jun. 08, 2020 02:54 PM EDT

Esther Newman, of Washington, holds a sign as she joins protesters Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after being restrained by police in Minneapolis(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: George Floyd to be buried Tuesday in Houston

By The Associated Press Jun. 08, 2020 05:34 AM EDT

AM Prep-Segue

Jun. 08, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
BEYONCÉ, BARACK, MICHELLE OBAMA ADDRESS ONLINE COMMENCEMENT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former first lady Michelle Obama says the continuing...

Protesters rally near the edge of Times Square in New York, Sunday, June 7, 2020. New York City lifted the curfew spurred by protests against police brutality ahead of schedule Sunday after a peaceful night, free of the clashes or ransacking of stores that rocked the city days earlier. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Police show less force as peaceful protests push reform

By Jake Seiner, Kimberlee Kruesi And Lisa Marie Pane Jun. 07, 2020 01:11 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Jun. 05, 2020 06:19 PM EDT
Editorials from around New England: CONNECTICUT Police brutality ignites anger in tense times The...

In this image from video provided by My Brother's Keeper Alliance and The Obama Foundation, former President Barack Obama speaks Wednesday, June 3, 2020, during virtual town hall event with young people to discuss policing and the civil unrest that has followed the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. (My Brother's Keeper Alliance and The Obama Foundation via AP)

Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises

By Julie Pace Jun. 04, 2020 12:08 AM EDT

Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises

By Julie Pace Jun. 03, 2020 03:00 PM EDT