Tyre Nichols

MINNEAPOLIS: The murder of George Floydat the hands of Minneapolis police, and the fervent protests that erupted around the world in response, looked to many observers like the catalyst needed for a nationwide reckoning on racism in…

<!-- -->The family of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after being violently beaten by Memphis police officers, has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against police in the US city, lawyers for his family said Wednesday.Nichols'…

BRANDON: Several deputies from a Mississippi sheriff’s department being investigated by the Justice Department for possible civil rights violations have been involved in at least four violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left…

MEMPHIS, Tennessee: Five fired Memphis police officers on Friday (Feb 17) pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges stemming from the beating of Tyre Nichols, a black man whose death three days later stirred outrage and…

<!-- -->All of the officers were fired by the Memphis police department.Washington: Lawyers for five officers said they pleaded "not guilty" Friday to charges that they murdered Tyre Nichols, a young Black man who died after a police…

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden called on Republicans in his State of the Union address Tuesday night to work with him to “finish the job” of rebuilding the economy and uniting the nation as he sought to overcome pessimism in the country…

MEMPHIS: Civil rights leaders, family and friends came together in a Memphis church Wednesday to bid farewell to Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old African American whose fatal beating by police shocked the nation -- and triggered urgent calls…

Demonstrators have called for further reform in the wake of Nichols' death. Authorities had feared widespread and perhaps violent protests such as those which followed the killings of Floyd and other African Americans by police, but so far…

Vice President Kamala Harris plans to attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols, who died three days after he was beaten by Memphis police officers just minutes from his home, the White House said Tuesday. Harris was invited to attend…

<!-- -->Aside from Memphis, protesters in other US cities have taken to the streets as well.Memphis, United States: The specialized police unit that included the five Memphis officers charged with the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols was…