The Latest Breaking News from George Floyd

The Minneapolis murder led to protests and calls for structural change but a new documentary shows that the journey to racial equality remains long

WASHINGTON — Marking the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, President Joe Biden last week signed an executive order to reform federal policing practices as Floyd's relatives, reform advocates and civil rights leaders looked on.

Negotiations that led to the executive order on race and policing signed last week by President Joe Biden had been in danger of breaking down

Texas police accused of bungling the response to a mass shooter in an Uvalde school where 19 children and two teachers were killed aren’t likely to be held liable in a civil court, benefiting from broad immunity granted government entities.

Elected leaders in Kansas convened community groups and held town hall conversations after demonstrators protested George Floyd’s death statewide

LOS ANGELES — One candidate wants to make the Los Angeles Police Department larger than it has ever been. Another envisions a future where America's second largest city no longer needs police. The others have staked out middle ground.

Marc Lamont Hill and Todd Brewster’s brilliant book considers the history of communications technology in a racist society

House panel demands answers from gun makers on marketing of assault weapons

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis City Council this week approved a $600,000 payout to a freelance journalist who lost her eye to a police projectile while covering protests in the wake of George Floyd's murder in spring 2020.