the associated press
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WTF: How AI Technology Can Send You to Prison, Even If There Are No Eyewitnesses
Artificial intelligence technology ShotSpotter helped put 64-year-old Michael Williams in jail for just being near a fatal shooting last spring.
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COINTELPRO Much? Report Finds That Feds Targeted BLM Protesters
The report, released by the Movement for Black Lives, found that protesters were prosecuted harshly and some members of the movement were spied on.
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Dennis Thomas, Kool & the Gang Co-Founding Member, Dead at 70
The saxophonist appeared on all of the group's albums since their formation in the early 1960s.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Pardons White Couple Who Brandished Guns at Protesters, but an Innocent Black Man Imprisoned for More Than 4 Decades Is Not a ‘Priority’
The governor lived up to his vow to pardon Mark and Patricia McCloskey. But Kevin Strickland will have to continue to wait.
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Wisconsin Judge Finds Probable Cause to Charge Officer For Shooting a Black Man to Death in 2016
The decision to charge the former officer will now be up to a special prosecutor.
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Michigan Republicans Used COVID Relief Money to Give Themselves Bonuses; Now They’re Giving it Back After Backlash
It's almost like the pandemic presented Republicans with unlimited opportunities to make themselves look bad. Not that that's much of a feat.
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Man Who Waited Six Hours to Vote in Texas Arrested Because He Voted Months Before His Parole Ended
Voting rights advocates want the state to better ensure people are properly notified of their rights at the polls.
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Mount Laurel Racist Faces New Weapons, Drug and Stalking Charges
Edward Matthews will likely always be a racist, but I bet he'll think twice before harassing his Black neighbors and then turning on his own location again.
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Black Man Fatally Shot by Honolulu Police After Walking Into Couple's Home. Video Shows He Apologized Before Leaving
According to his wife's attorneys, Lindani Myeni mistook the couple's home for a temple next door that was open to the public.