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A Kentucky grand jury has decided to press charges against just one of the three police officers who shot Breonna Taylor. The grand jury has decided to move forward with three counts of wanton endangerment against former detective Brett Hankison for fatally shooting Taylor the night of March 13, reports …

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Photo: MANDEL NGAN (Getty Images) On Tuesday, President Trump extended his ban on race sensitivity and sex-based discrimination training because the president is a serial sexual assaulter who is also a raging racist. And you know who this appeals to? His base, which is a large swath of America’s racists …

Illustrations by Guillem Casasús / Renderings by Borja Alegre There is a cohort of close observers of our presidential elections, scholars and lawyers and political strategists, who find themselves in the uneasy position of intelligence analysts in the months before 9/11. As November 3 approaches, their screens are blinking red, …

A Black man who was briefly detained by Monona, Wisconsin police in June after a neighbor reported him sitting on the steps of a home he had just moved into has filed a federal lawsuit. According to the suit that was just released, Keonte Furdge claims officers Jared Wedig and …

NBA legend Magic Johnson recently opened up about past interactions with law enforcement and even though he is a wealthy, American icon, he still gets anxiety when approached by the police. While talking to California Democratic Representative Maxine Waters for the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference, the 61-year-old said, …

Restaurateur Pinky Cole of Slutty Vegan, music producer Jermaine Dupri, and the Pinky Cole Foundation are teaming up with Impossible Foods for a unique voter registration drive. Beginning Tuesday, the group will host a series of six virtual events culminating with a celebration of participation and action in November’s presidential …

On a September 21 episode of Univision’s El Godra Y La Flaca, Sofia Laine, Vanesa Bryant’s mother, accused her daughter of kicking her out of her home and taking away her car. According to English translations, Laine said in Spanish while crying, “She told me, ‘I need you to get …

Photo: Schmidt_Alex (Shutterstock) On Friday, the city of Walnut Creek, Calif., announced a $4 million settlement in the federal lawsuit filed by the family of Miles Hall, a 23-year-old Black man fatally shot by the police while suffering a mental health crisis. CNN reports that on June 2 of last …

Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. GETTY / THE ATLANTIC 200,000 dead. And it felt like any other Tuesday. Today, the United …