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Two Connecticut officers are placed on leave following an investigation into the deaths of two Black women. Family and friends of Lauren Smith-Fields here gathered for a protest march in her memory in Bridgeport

Connecticut officers placed on leave after mayor says he’s ‘extremely disappointed’ in police leadership following investigation into the deaths of two Black women

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The mayor of a Connecticut city has ordered two police officers be placed on administrative leave after the families of two Black women criticized the police responses and investigations into their deaths. Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim expressed his condolences Sunday to the families of Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls, saying

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Federal prosecutors have reached plea agreements with Travis McMichael and his father

Federal judge rejects plea deal on hate crime charges in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing over sentencing concerns

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Angela Barajas and Melissa Alonso, CNN A federal judge Monday rejected the plea deal reached by prosecutors and Travis McMichael on hate crime charges, an agreement that would have precluded his federal trial in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing. Earlier, McMichael had agreed to plead guilty to a single hate crime charge —

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The intersection in North Las Vegas where police say a Dodge Challenger ran a red light Saturday

North Las Vegas police are investigating ‘mass casualty’ crash that left nine people dead

By Tina Burnside and Kelly Murray, CNN Nine people, including four children, have died following a multi-vehicle traffic collision in North Las Vegas, Nevada, officials said. They are among 15 people involved in the crash Saturday afternoon, according to Alex Cuevas, spokesperson for North Las Vegas Police. A Dodge Challenger was traveling at high speed

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Native American tribes have announced a $590 million settlement framework with opioid maker J&J and distributors.

Native American tribes announce $590 million settlement framework with opioid maker J&J and distributors

By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Native American tribes, who have “suffered some of the worst consequences of the opioid epidemic of any population in the United States,” have reached a settlement in principle with Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals and three drug distributors, attorneys representing the tribes said Tuesday. The settlement — which has been

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