The Latest Breaking News from Tyre Nichols

I guess they expected us to be grateful for the warning.

At 7:01 p.m. Friday night I heard the breaking news alert on my phone that signaled the public release of the video showing five Memphis Police officers beating, restraining and ultimately killing 29-year-old Tyre Nichols.

Activists and lawmakers have little hope that D.C. will deliver meaningful legislation.

Activist William Calloway called for the firing of the officer and his partner in the beating of Damien Stewart in May of 2019.

WASHINGTON — The House Oversight and Accountability Committee adopted its new rules on Tuesday after rejecting six amendments proposed by Democrats, in a first glimpse of a key committee whose new chairman, James R. Comer, has promised to launch a series of partisan investigations.

Georgia Republican roundly denounced by critics for response to latest police killing of unarmed Black motorist

The family of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed by Minneapolis police officers in 2020, will be among the mourners at Tyre Nichols’ funeral.

Many of the details surrounding the recent fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tenn., are still unknown or disputed. The rest may seem confusing.

Nothing will justify what the police officers did, but why they did it is valuable information.