An independent autopsy has determined the man who was found covered in bug bites at a Georgia jail died due to “severe neglect” from jail staff.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
4 charged with murder in killing of Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston
Four people have been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of off-duty Chicago police officer Aréanah Preston, 24, police say.
From Texas to California, US sees acceleration of mass shootings
The mass shooting that left eight people dead and seven injured at a Texas mall is the most recent in an acceleration of mass killings in the U.S.
Police: 1 dead, 4 injured after shooting in Atlanta hospital; suspect apprehended
One person is dead and four injured in an “active shooter situation” inside a building in Midtown Atlanta, police said Wednesday.
Colorado governor signs gun laws after mass shooting at Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub
The governor of Colorado on Friday signed four bills that aim to combat gun violence – the most recent state to take action this month.
Carolyn Bryant Donham, woman at center of Emmett Till lynching, dies
Carolyn Bryant Donham has died. She was the white woman who accused Black teen Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in 1955.
Carolyn Bryant Donham, woman at center of Emmett Till lynching, dies at 88
In 1955, Emmett Till was lynched after Carolyn Bryant Donham accused him of whistling at her. She was never charged. She died Tuesday at age 88.
North Carolina man in custody in connection with shooting of 6-year-old, parents
A man allegedly shot two adults and a child in North Carolina after their basketball rolled into his yard, according to local news outlets.
White people were kept out of prison during COVID. Blacks, Latinos were left behind bars.
Despite historic reductions in U.S. incarcerations amid COVID-19, Black and Latino prison populations “sharply increased,” a new study found.
US charges sons of El Chapo, Sinaloa cartel members in fentanyl trafficking crackdown
The Department of Justice announced charges against more than two dozen members of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel in a fentanyl-trafficking investigation.