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How pretext traffic stops fund police departments — and put Black drivers in danger.

Representative Jeremy Munson of Lake Crystal drafted a bill that would remove expired tabs as a primary offense, with the goal of reducing the number of traffic stops.

Note: This article has been corrected. BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — A white former suburban Minneapolis police officer was charged Wednesday with second-degree manslaughter for killing 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright in a shooting that ignited days of unrest and clashes between protesters and police. The charge against former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter was filed three days after Wright was killed during a traffic stop and as the nearby murder trial progresses for the ex-...

A generational gap in affiliation is growing among America’s most devout demographic. Kate Shellnutt| Image: Jon Cherry / Getty Images Black Americans of all ages are more Christian than the rest of the country, but leaders say it’s getting harder for younger generations—who are frustrated with racial injustice in the church and are increasingly influenced by secular voices—to keep the faith. The gap between the beliefs of parents and grandparents and their kids is wide...

Ex-cop Kim Potter charged with manslaughter in shooting death of Daunte Wright Updated 6:23 AM; Today 6:23 AM This booking photo released by the Hennepin County, Minn., Sheriffs Office shows Kim Potter, a former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer who is charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright. (Hennepin County Sheriff via AP) Facebook Share BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A white former police officer faced her first court appeara...

TINDER SCARE Man acquitted of killing Tinder date who fell from balcony caught in fresh drama after woman threatens jump from hotel Magda Ibrahim Apr 15 2021, 13:43 ET A SERIAL dater acquitted of killing a woman he met on Tinder after she fell from an apartment block has become embroiled in a fresh balcony jump drama. Tinder playboy Gable Tostee was in a hotel room with a woman who was threatening to jump from the 10th-floor - years after being found not guilty of killing a date who fell from ...

Heartbreaking picture shows dying Covid patient being comforted with ‘fake hand’ so they don’t feel alone Updated: Apr 15 2021, 11:32 ET DYING Covid patients in Brazil are being comforted with "fake hands" -so they don’t feel all alone in hospital. A moving social media photo shows a bed-ridden pandemic victims hand being clasped by two rubber gloves filled with warm water.  �� 2 A moving social media photo shows a patients hand clasping two rubber gloves filled with warm water The...

Televangelist Pat Robertson lashes out at Kimberly Potter and police, says theres no comparison between a Taser and a gun aharoun@businessinsider.com (Azmi Haroun) © Win McNamee / Getty Images Pat Robertson criticized President Trump on Tuesday, saying he should be uniting and healing the country and that forcing out protesters “isn’t cool.” Win McNamee / Getty Images Televangelist Pat Robertson criticized Brooklyn Center police and Kimberly Potter on the "700 Club." Ro...

Derek Chauvin trial live: Chauvin tells court he wont testify as defense rests its case; closing arguments set for Monday Ndea Yancey-Bragg, Grace Hauck, Tami Abdollah, Kevin McCoy and Eric Ferkenhoff, USA TODAY Derek Chauvin will not testify at his murder trial Replay Video UP NEXT MINNEAPOLIS — Closing arguments are set for Monday in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin after he told the court he would not testify in his own defense "I will i...

Manslaughter charge in Daunte Wright’s death is a ‘good initial step,’ family lawyer says, as ex-officer is due in court The family of Daunte Wright — the Black motorist shot and killed by a Minnesota police officer during an arrest attempt last weekend — sees a manslaughter charge filed against the officer as a “good initial step” toward justice, a lawyer for the relatives said Thursday. Wright’s mother Katie, however, later questioned whether even justice would be enough. “U...