Minneapolis business owners: Fix, don't scrap, police department
'There needs to be a fix to this,' business owners agree, but there's little support for disbanding the department.
'There needs to be a fix to this,' business owners agree, but there's little support for disbanding the department.
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African-American community leaders respond to city leaders and Chief Arradondo regarding the future of policing in Minneapolis.
NFL star J.J. Watt, NBA player Chris Paul and country singer Brad Paisley will appear in an Amazon series that highlights everyday people who are supporting their community during the coronavirus pandemic.
Republican lawmakers say it's another case where the Democratic governor has been soft on protesters.
Steve Bullock never got to square off against President Donald Trump before dropping out of the Democratic presidential primary last year, but the two-term governor is getting another chance on his home turf by trying to oust a strong Trump ally in Montana's U.S. Senate race.
Scores of people waiting to recite the oath of citizenship — the final step in the citizenship process — should be naturalized immediately so that they have time to register to vote this fall, immigrant rights groups argued in a lawsuit filed in Philadelphia federal court this week.
One witness said Brady Zipoy had been suffering from PTSD.
Head coach and general manager Cheryl Reeve, said: "We will do our part to see that systemic racism, particularly with the police, remains a topic of conversation until it leads to meaningful change."
Under the plan, the first face-to-face classes would roll out in July — during the final weeks of summer session.
Several Minneapolis police officers issued a public letter condemning the killing of George Floyd, embracing Chief Medaria Arradondo and seeking to work toward regaining public trust. The letter begins, "Dear Everyone — but especially Minneapolis citizens," and claims to represent how the "vast majority" of Minneapolis police officers feel at this moment.
"She had no idea she would witness and document one of the most important and high-profile police murders in American history."
The Senate Judiciary Committee swiftly moved forward on Thursday with its investigation of the Justice Department's Russia probe, voting to allow dozens of subpoenas over Democratic objections that the move was an effort to help President Donald Trump's reelection.
The junior amassed 1,219 yards and 11 touchdowns last season and was the Big Ten Receiver of the Year.
Lawmakers gather in St. Paul amid rising calls for reform after George Floyd's death in Minneapolis police custody.
The casinos are following the lead of others in Minnesota which opened at the end of May.
Yet sometimes that's the sensible place to be.
Freshman Virginia GOP congressman Denver Riggleman has a conservative voting record and the strong backing of President Donald Trump but is still in danger of losing his seat this weekend in a Republican nominating contest.
The publisher of a family-owned Missouri newspaper has resigned after publishing a racist syndicated cartoon depicting a black man stealing a white woman's purse while hailing funding cuts to police.
A federal appeals court has vacated part of a finding that cleared five West Virginia police officers on qualified immunity grounds in an excessive force lawsuit, which was filed by the estate of a homeless black man shot 22 times.
Vague warnings led merchants to pull products to avoid suspensions.
Test doesn't yet provide proof of an "immunity passport" for people after COVID-19 infections, but will help in answering that key research question.
Four MLB drafts is not insurmountable evidence, but it is a trend that allows us to say this: The Twins under the leadership regime of Derek Falvey and Thad Levine sure seem to place a premium on raw power as a transferable skill over many — if not all — others. The latest continuation of that trend came Wednesday when the Twins took North Carolina slugger Aaron Sabato with the No. 27 pick in the first round of the draft. The boiled down scouting report on Sabato: He's a below-average fielder and a slow runner. Читать дальше...
Several Minneapolis police officers issued a public letter condemning the killing of George Floyd, embracing Chief Medaria Arradondo and seeking to work toward regaining public trust. The letter begins, "Dear Everyone — but especially Minneapolis citizens," and claims to represent how the "vast majority" of Minneapolis police officers feel at this moment.