Officers in Bay Area police department are charged with civil rights violations as part of FBI investigation
Three Antioch, California, police officers were charged with civil rights violations as part of an FBI investigation into officers in the Antioch and Pittsburg Police Departments, the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California announced in a news conference Thursday.
2023-08-18 17:58
Ethiopia Amhara: Air strike kills at least 26 in Finote Selam
The strike was among the most deadly in the region, where the army is fighting a paramilitary force.
2023-08-15 04:50
Factbox-Civil lawsuits target Trump efforts to overturn 2020 loss
By Jacqueline Thomsen Besides criminal charges, former U.S. President Donald Trump faces some civil lawsuits over his effort
2023-08-02 13:16
Department of Justice to investigate city of Memphis and its police department
The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the city of Memphis and its police department, it announced Thursday. The investigation will seek to determine whether there are systemic violations of the Constitution or federal law by the police department.
2023-07-28 00:52
Department of Education launches civil rights probe after lawsuit accuses Harvard of giving preferential treatment to legacy admissions
The US Department of Education has begun a civil rights investigation into whether Harvard University discriminates in its admissions process by giving preferential treatment to children of wealthy donors and alumni, roughly three weeks after a lawsuit made those allegations.
2023-07-26 05:25
Judge tentatively OKs live ammunition for Parkland school shooting reenactment in civil case
A Florida judge tentatively agreed Thursday that live ammunition could be used in a reenactment of 2018's mass shooting inside Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as part of a civil lawsuit.
2023-07-21 10:15
US government to pay out $975,000 to settle civil sexual assault case against former senior general
A yearslong court civil suit involving sexual assault allegations against former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Hyten has been settled for $975,000, according to court records.
2023-07-14 03:55
Judge rules to allow Parkland school shooting reenactment in civil lawsuit against former school resource officer
A Florida judge on Wednesday ruled to allow reenactments of the 2018 mass shooting inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School's 1200 building as part of a civil lawsuit against the former school resource officer who remained outside as the massacre unfolded.
2023-07-13 08:52
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center facing civil rights investigation for treatment of Black women giving birth
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is facing a civil rights investigation into how Black women giving birth are treated in its hospital.
2023-07-13 07:46
Syria cross-border aid lifeline facing closure after UN rift
The Security Council fails to extend deliveries for millions of people in the rebel-held north-west.
2023-07-12 03:47
Memphis officials ask court to strike statements about Atlanta police unit from a civil lawsuit filed by Tyre Nichols' mother
The City of Memphis and other officials have filed a motion seeking to strike certain statements from a civil lawsuit filed by the mother of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year old Black man who died after being violently beaten by Memphis police in January.
2023-07-10 08:48
Syrian government cancels BBC press accreditation
The move follows a BBC documentary that linked the president's family to the drug trade.
2023-07-09 04:22