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The Portland district attorney will only be pressing charges against rioters arrested for assault, theft and property damage, opting to drop lesser charges, including rioting and disorderly conduct, that have come out of months of violent protests in the city, the office announced Tuesday. “As prosecutors, we acknowledge the depth of emotion that motivates these …

The Minnesota Freedom Fund, which was inundated with donations intended to bail out protesters after the police custody death of George Floyd, has since bailed several individuals accused of violent crimes, including a convicted rapist. The nonprofit bail fund received $35 million in donations in the wake of Floyd’s death, well above the roughly $100,000 …

In the wake of calls to address racism and police brutality, some black and Latino lawmakers in New York and New Jersey are urging their colleagues to pump the brakes on proposals to slash police department budgets. City councilwoman Vanessa Gibson, a liberal Democrat who represents a West Bronx district where over half of residents …

Members of Black Lives Matter Chicago held a rally on Monday night in support of more than 100 people arrested following widespread looting and rioting in the city the night prior. Speaking at the rally outside a police station in the South Loop where organizers said the suspected looters are in custody, organizer Ariel Atkins …

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II — a breakout star of DC’s “Aquaman” and HBO’s “Watchmen” — is the cover star of the latest Men’s Health, and contributed to the mag’s special report, “Race, Racism, and Black Men’s Health.” Oakland, Calif., native Abdul-Mateen recalls dealing with racism as a freshman at UC Berkeley. “I studied architecture, and … …

Put shorts and a t-shirt on Steven Matz and Amed Rosario and run them through a tryout camp and they will wow even seasoned scouts. Just the speed alone, the 95 mph from Matz’s left arm, the elite get-up-and go from Rosario’s legs would impress. It explains, among other things, why they receive so many …

Homicide rates in 20 major American cities in June jumped 37 percent from the previous month, compared with a six percent increase over the same period in 2019, University of Missouri criminologist Richard Rosenfeld told the New York Times on Tuesday. The unusual spike in homicides and aggravated assault comes as overall crime in most …

Seattle police chief Carmen Best resigned on Monday evening after the city council voted to cut some funding to the police budget and eliminate jobs for 100 officers. Best, who is Seattle’s first African American police chief, will be retiring after 28 years on the force. Her retirement comes after police were told to stand …

She’s dropping her poker face to shed light on mental illness. Lady Gaga has opened up about taking antipsychotic medication because she struggles with “mental issues” as a result of being raped as a teen. The 34-year-old pop star dropped the bombshell while discussing her new album “Chromatica” with Zane Lowe, 47, earlier this summer …

Actor LaKeith Stanfield assured fans Tuesday that he is “OK” after a series of troubling posts on his Instagram page. “I’m ok everyone!” the 28-year-old actor wrote in a message. “I appreciate everyone checking in on me but I’m good. Im not harming myself. Much love.” Stanfield, who starred in “Selma,” “Get Out” and “Knives …