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Reverend Al Sharpton on Wednesday called for further investigation into the “noose” found in African American NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace’s garage despite the FBI’s determination that the object was not put there to target him and had been present since 2019. The FBI said on Tuesday, “The noose found in garage number 4 [at Talladega …

The Supreme Court on Monday placed limits on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s practice of forcing defendants to surrender profits obtained through fraud as part of its enforcement of investor-protection laws in federal courts. The court reaffirmed the agency’s authority to seek disgorgement, a part of its civil enforcement arsenal aimed at passing on funds …

Shootings erupted across New York City over the weekend ahead of the long-awaited second phase of the city’s coronavirus reopening scheduled for Monday. 24 people were shot in the span of as many hours beginning on Saturday, with the court system facing a backlog of cases because of coronavirus closures. The NYPD said suspects arrested …

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A Las Vegas woman has been arrested after allegedly stabbing Michael Jackson’s niece seven times and hurling racist slurs, according to a report. Angela Bonell, 22, is accused of slashing Yasmine Jackson on May 30 near her home, telling her it was “because she was a n—-r,” according to an arrest report obtained by Page …

The head of the Seattle’s Police Department told officers in a video address on Thursday that the decision to abandon the city’s Third Precinct to activists was “not my decision,” and has prevented the department from responding to emergency calls in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Police Chief Carmen Best, who joined Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan …

The Los Angeles Police Department announced that murders increased by 250 percent last week in the wake of national unrest following the death of George Floyd, and just as Los Angeles officials announced plans to slash the city’s police budget by up to $150 million. The LAPD announced that, compared to the previous week, “homicides …

“Fantastic Beasts” star Eddie Redmayne is the latest actor to speak out against author J.K. Rowling following her recent remarks that many found transphobic. “As someone who has worked with both J.K. Rowling and members of the trans community, I wanted to make it absolutely clear where I stand,” he said in a statement Wednesday …

“I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” director Liz Garbus says producers felt a great deal of responsibility when turning the late author Michelle McNamara’s book into a docuseries. “True crime has become such an explosive industry and one of the things we wanted people to understand was how seminal her work was,” Garbus explained during …

An NYPD officer was stabbed on Wednesday night in an attack in Brooklyn, and two more officers were shot in the ensuing struggle with the suspect, the New York Post reported. The attack did not take place near the areas in the borough where George Floyd demonstrations were held. At around 11:45 p.m., the suspect walked …