5 h. ago Civil rights leaders say acquittals in Tyre Nichols' death highlight the need for police reform

After three former Memphis police officers were acquitted in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, community and civil rights leaders are expressing outrage over another disappointment in the long push for police reform

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8 h. ago What happened with the 5 police officers accused of crimes in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating

Three of five former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers have been acquitted on all state charges in the 2023 fatal beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols

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13 h. ago Three cops hug and cry as they're CLEARED in death of Tyre Nichols

Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith were found not guilty on all state charges after a nine-day trial in Tennessee.

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14 h. ago Memphis police officers found not guilty on all charges in Tyre Nichols beating death

Tyre Nichols was fatally beaten by a group of officers during a traffic stop on January 7, 2023

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18 h. ago Jury deliberates for 2nd day in trial of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

Jurors are deliberating for a second day in the trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with second-degree murder in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

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19 h. ago Did White Lotus star Lisa Manobal really wear Rosa Parks’ face embroidered on her Met Gala outfit?

Fans thought the K-pop star was wearing face of the civil rights activist embroidered into her Louis Vuitton undergarment

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19 h. ago Truth to Met Gala confusion over Blackpink star's 'Rosa Parks' face on panties'

Blackpink singer and White Lotus star Lisa baffled fans when she stepped out at the 2025 Met Gala wearing what many thought was civil rights icon Rosa Park on her crotch

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21 h. ago Reform UK: Where did party come from and what are its policies?

Reform’s victory at Runcorn & Helsby has set a new record for the smallest majority at a parliamentary by-election since the end of the Second World War

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37 h. ago File passed to prosecutors on Rupert Lowe ‘verbal threats’ allegations

In a statement in March, Reform said Mr Lowe had been reported to police over alleged threats of physical violence to party chairman Zia Yusuf.

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38 h. ago Civil rights lawsuit filed in Florida deputy’s killing of US Airman Roger Fortson

The family of a U.S. airman who was killed by a Florida sheriff’s deputy inside his own home in 2024 has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit over the shooting

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40 h. ago Jury begins deliberating fate of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

The fate of three former Memphis police officers charged in the beating of Tyre Nichols is in the hands of 12 jurors as deliberations began in the Black man's death

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49 h. ago Did White Lotus star Lisa Manobal really wear Rosa Parks embroidered on her Met Gala outfit?

Fans think the K-pop star was wearing face of the civil rights activist embroidered into her Louis Vuitton undergarment

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53 h. ago White Lotus star Lisa shocks at Met Gala as she appears to wear lace panties with face of Rosa Parks on her crotch

The White Lotus star Lisa raised eyebrows for her 2025 Met Gala ensemble, which appeared to feature the image of civil rights activist Rosa Parks on her lace undies.

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54 h. ago Lawsuit planned over Florida deputy's shooting of US airman who was killed in his own home

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump says he will file a lawsuit against a former Florida sheriff’s deputy and others in the May 2024 shooting death of 23-year-old U.S. Senior Airman Roger Fortson

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60 h. ago Closing arguments delivered in trial of 3 officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

Jurors are expected to begin deliberating Tuesday in the trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of Tyre Nichols in January 2023

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4 d. ago Police expert testifies that officers who fatally beat Tyre Nichols used excessive force

Expert testifying for the defense acknowledged that Memphis officers’ blows were unnecessaryA police training expert testifying on Saturday as a defense witness in the trial of three former Memphis officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols acknowledged that kicks and punches to Nichols’ head were unnecessary and excessive.Don Cameron took the stand on the sixth day of the trial of Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, who have pleaded not guilty to state charges including second-degree murder. They already face the prospect of years in prison after they were convicted of federal charges last year. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Expert testifies that repeated strikes to Tyre Nichols' head were unnecessary and excessive

A police training expert testifying as a defense witness in the trial of three former Memphis officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols acknowledged that kicks and punches to Nichols’ head were unnecessary and excessive

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4 d. ago These activists are ‘flooding the zone with Black history’ to protest Trump’s attacks on DEI

The Freedom to Learn campaign included panels and coffee meetups and will end Saturday with a protest and prayerA coalition of civil rights groups have launched a weeklong initiative to condemn Donald Trump’s attacks on Black history, including recent executive orders targeting the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington DC.The national Freedom to Learn campaign is being led by the African American Policy Forum (AAPF), a social justice thinktank co-founded by the law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw. Crenshaw is a leading expert on critical race theory (CRT), a framework used to analyze racism’s structural impact. She has fought against book bans, restraints on racial history teaching and other anti-DEI efforts since the beginning of the Republican-led campaign against CRT in 2020. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago These activists are ‘flooding the zone with Black history’ to protest against Trump’s attacks on DEI

The Freedom to Learn campaign included panels and coffee meetups and will end Saturday with a rally and prayerA coalition of civil rights groups have launched a weeklong initiative to condemn Donald Trump’s attacks on Black history, including recent executive orders targeting the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington DC.The national Freedom to Learn campaign is being led by the African American Policy Forum (AAPF), a social justice thinktank co-founded by the law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw. Crenshaw is a leading expert on critical race theory (CRT), a framework used to analyze racism’s structural impact. She has fought against book bans, restraints on racial history teaching and other anti-DEI efforts since the beginning of the Republican-led campaign against CRT in 2020. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Fact check: Reform UK’s NHS policy and Labour’s free breakfast clubs pledge

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

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