Advocates say defendants who go to trial face much longer prison sentences — a so-called trial penalty. It can even lead innocent people to strike plea deals.
American police are not well trained compared to those in other countries. That needs to change if we want to prevent incidents like the one that killed Tyre Nichols.
After spending nine days at sea waiting for a safe harbor, the 111 passengers of the NGO vessel Geo Barents went ashore in Augusta on the Italian island of Sicily. It was the second disembarkation of rescued migrants the port town witnessed in three days.