Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Raleigh police union will not boycott Beyonce's upcoming concert in response to her Super Bowl halftime act and new video, which some unions said contain "anti-police" messages. Multiple media outlets reported union members took the unanimous vote during Tuesday night's meeting of the Raleigh Police Protective Association. The News […]
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New trial for ex-officers stands in Katrina shootings case
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — A sharply divided federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected prosecutors' efforts to re-instate the convictions of five former New Orleans police officers connected to deadly shootings of unarmed civilians in the chaos that followed Hurricane Katrina. The 7-7 tie vote on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in effect, […]
Seattle police condemned by NAACP for fatal OIS of armed felon
Associated Press SEATTLE — Civil rights leaders are condemning the fatal shooting of a black man by Seattle police and said Tuesday they have hired a law firm to investigate. Seattle-King County NAACP President Gerald Hankerson disputed the police account of the shooting that killed Che Taylor, 47. Hankerson said Taylor was trying to comply […]