Erica Garner, the daughter of key Black Lives Matter figure Eric Garner, died Saturday after a weeklong hospital stay following a heart attack. Continue reading →

The family of a black man who died after being placed in a white police officer’s chokehold reached a $5.9 million settlement with the city on Monday, days before the anniversary of his death. Continue reading →

A white Cleveland patrolman who fired down through the windshield of a suspect’s car at the end of a 137-shot barrage that left the two unarmed black occupants dead was acquitted Saturday of criminal charges. Continue reading →

Nine months and $115 million later, the previously little-known disease of ALS has been talked about around the world. Continue reading →

Speakers honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday at his spiritual home in Atlanta repeated the same message: We’ve come a long way, but there’s still a lot left to be done. Continue reading →

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said it was “disrespectful” for some New York Police Department officers to turn their backs to him during a pair of funerals for slain police officers. Continue reading →

An exclusive poll shows Canadians believe the proteststhat followed grand jury decisions in the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases was the top U.S. news story of the year. Continue reading →

New York’s mayor on Monday called for protests and political debate to pause until after funerals are held for two officers shot and killed inside their patrol car this weekend. Continue reading →

Big-city police departments and union leaders around the U.S. are warning the rank and file to wear bulletproof vests and avoid making inflammatory posts on social media in the days after a man ambushed two officers and shot them to death inside their patrol car. Continue reading →

The New York Police Department says a gunman who ambushed two officers in their car told two passers-by to “watch what I’m going to do.” Continue reading →