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Police department diversity lags badly across Mid-Atlantic region, when you can get data The killing of George Floyd seared in our mind the picture of a white cop kneeling on a Black man's neck. We check the racial breakdown of police departments. Frank Scandale, USA Today Network Published 2:36 am UTC May. 20, 2021 Since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, the image of a white police officer kneeling on a Black man’s neck drew into the spotlight the question of diversity in police departments around the country.   An investigation by the USA Today Network’s...

The Sunday afternoon gathering was in protest of Israel's bombing of Gaza and its plan to evict Palestinians from an East Jerusalem neighborhood.

View Comments New York is taking a significant step forward with Metro-North's Penn Station access project, which promises to shave commuting times for the rail system's riders by providing direct access to Manhattan's West Side for the first time. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced the Metropolitan Transportation Authority would issue a request for proposals to build the long-anticipated $1.6 billion project, restarting a building process that had been put on pause amid the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. The access project will connect the Metro-North's New Haven line —...

USA TODAY Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin could face up to 30 years in prison  after a Minnesota judge ruled there were several aggravating factors in the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin, 45, abused his authority as a police officer when he restrained Floyd last May by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes and not rendering medical aid even when it became clear Floyd was in medical distress, Judge Peter Cahill said in a ruling made public Wednesday. Cahill found Chauvin treated Floyd with "particular cruelty" because of the "prolonged nature of the asphyxiation" a...

"Seth, with his one iconic photograph, captured the emotional toll of our country through the eyes and tears of one woman," Yale said. "It is an image that speaks to us, an image that will be etched in our memories. We connect with the heart-wrenching despair of this woman at a time when we’re all feeling that same emotion." Harrison recalled how he got the shot: "After covering a march from Union Square to Washington Square Park on May 30, I made my way back to Union Square, where I encountered this woman. With tears streaming down her face, she sat with others in silent protest, blocking ...