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Experts say restraint asphyxia killed George Floyd. Why are some police told it doesn't exist?

The gender gap in construction pay is next to nothing | Letters Here’s what readers are saying in Saturday’s letters to the editor.   Published Feb. 27 Pay equity for women A recent study shows working women are experiencing the worst effects of the recession because the industries they tend to work in are hit harder by the effects of the pandemic. Five million women have lost or left their jobs in the past year. In December 2020 alone, the U.S. economy lost 140,000 jobs previously...

The victim, identified as 50-year-old Robert Bennett, was killed while on his way home from work near 28th and Glendale Avenues.

PHOENIX (AP) — Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal...

The right arm she’s peering at, needle in hand, belongs to her father. “This is a special one,” Brock, a registered nurse, said Thursday, Feb. 11, at the Baker County Health Department. Robert Bennett, 97, is a World War II veteran, a Marine who served in the Pacific Theater. And in the span of a few seconds, thanks to his daughter’s deft hand, Bennett has had his second dose of the Moderna vaccine. “That didn’t take long,” Bennett said, rolling down the sleev...

St. Louis prosecutors say deputies were justified when they fatally shot 19-year-old man Katie Galioto, Star Tribune DULUTH – St. Louis County prosecutors said two sheriffs deputies were justified when they fatally shot a 19-year-old man in Mountain Iron late last year, County Attorney Mark Rubin said Monday. In a news release, Rubin said the use of deadly force "was reasonable, necessary, justified and authorized" under Minnesota law. On Dec. 5, St. Louis County deputies Ryan...

KARE 11 Investigates: Jail death results in $2.3 million payout MEnD Correctional Care and Sherburne County settle lawsuit claiming that poor medical care and flawed jail safety checks violated James Lynas’ constitutional rights Author: Brandon Stahl (KARE11), A.J. Lagoe, Steve Eckert Published: 7:28 PM CST February 3, 2021 Updated: 10:25 PM CST February 3, 2021 ELK RIVER, Minn. — Though James Lynas’ life ended in tragedy, his death continue...

Copy shortlink: The city of Minneapolis has settled the first lawsuit by a demonstrator injured by a police projectile in the aftermath of George Floyds death. The City Council has approved a payment of $57,900 to Graciela Cisneros and her attorneys. Mayor Jacob Frey officially signed off on the payout last Tuesday. Cisneros, 22, suffered an eye injury when a police officer fired a projectile at her on May 29 as she and her partner were walking home after a demonstration...

The state’s top law enforcement agency has completed its investigation into the fatal shooting of Estavon Dominick Elioff in December in Mountain Iron by two sheriff’s deputies and started handing over findings to the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office for review. The turning over of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s findings was confirmed Wednesday morning. The investigation remains open during the review and the details are not made public per state law, said...

Lester Young, a Brooklyn native, has 50 years of experience in public education