Pasadena police officer sues department for racial discrimination
A Pasadena police officer filed a lawsuit against her department Friday, alleging that she was subjected to racial discrimination and retaliated against.
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Ohio police clear 8 officers in shooting death of Jayland Walker
Akron police chief Steve Mylett wrote in an internal review that the shooting of 25-year-old Black man Jayland Walker in June 2022, "while certainly tragic," was "objectively reasonable."
Bodycam video released in police tasing death
Body camera footage of an officer-involved tasing incident that resulted in the death of an Atlanta church deacon was released Wednesday. The Fulton County district attorney's office released the video of the August incident, where the now-former officer tasered Johnny Hollman multiple times at the scene of a car accident. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Muslim woman agrees to $90K settlement with Santa Clara County over removal of hijab
Santa Clara County has agreed to a $90,000 settlement with a Muslim woman who said her hijab was inappropriately removed when she was being booked into jail last year.
Mistrial in Breonna Taylor civil rights case
A federal judge in Kentucky declared a mistrial in the case against former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison, who was accused of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor and others by using unreasonable force in a botched 2020 raid that killed her. Taylor's family said they were not giving up hope and that prosecutors had already told them they intended to retry Hankison. CBS News' Roxana Saberi reports.
Christopher Dunn's fight for freedom
Christopher Dunn was convicted of a murder in Missouri three decades ago and remains behind bars, even though two witnesses have since admitted they lied at his trial. He’s still imprisoned due to a quirk in Missouri law: prisoners serving life sentences aren’t entitled to innocence claims in the same way that death row inmates are. CBS News and "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty explains.
Pregnant women say they were shackled in custody despite state bans
Without oversight, laws banning the shackling of pregnant incarcerated people are little more than "words on paper," advocates say.
Lyrics can be used as evidence in Young Thug's trial, judge rules
The jury is "going to look at these lyrics and instantly say they are guilty," the rapper's defense attorney argued.
Exonerated Five member Yusef Salaam wins NYC Council seat
Salaam, a Democrat, will represent a central Harlem district on the City Council, having run unopposed for the seat.
Man compensated by Philadelphia after spending decades in prison for crime he didn't commit
The city of Philadelphia is compensating a man who spent decades in prison for a crime he didn't commit.
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FDA approves drug for menopausal hot flashes
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Kamala Harris leaves the door open for another presidential run
Former vice president Kamala Harris spoke about the possibility of a woman being in the White House one day in an interview with the BBC.
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Food writer Anna Ansari's new cookbook "Silk Roads" shares the recipes she has enjoyed on her travels around the world.
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Misty Copeland says farewell to the stage after career as trailblazing ballerina
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King Charles and Pope Leo pray together in historic moment at Vatican
King Charles has become the first British monarch to pray with a pope at the Vatican since the Catholic and Anglican churches split up five centuries ago.