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Saturday, January 28, 2023

When the officers are Black: What Nichols' death says about race

The five police officers are Black. Does it matter? Experts say the race of the victim in police-involved shootings is far more important.
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Sat Jan 28 2023
 
Protestors rally in Lafayette Square after Memphis officials released police body camera footage of the arrest of Tyre Nichols. Nichols was pulled over by police on January 7 in Memphis. The encounter left Nichols hospitalized in critical condition after what police initially described as "confrontations" with officers. Nichols died three days later. Five former officers, who were fired last week, were charged Thursday with second-degree murder and other crimes in connection to Nichols' death.

The five police officers are Black. Does it matter? Experts say the race of the victim in police-involved shootings is far more important.
Rev. Andre E Johnson, of the Gifts of Life Ministries, preaches at a candlelight vigil for Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, in Memphis, Tenn., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Behind him, seated center, are Tyre's mother RowVaughn Wells and his stepfather Rodney Wells. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
 

What we know about Tyre Nichols' death: Video shows brutal beating

Video of the Jan. 7 traffic stop of Tyre Nichols will be released one day after five officers were charged with murder and other crimes in his death.
*** BESTPIX *** WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Micki Witthoeft, mother of Ashli Babbitt, who was killed on Jan 6, 2021 stands with supporters of protesters that were arrested on Jan 6, 2021 as they protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the second anniversary of the January 6 insurrection of the U.S. Capitol on January 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. The small right-wing demonstration was in support of hundreds of people who were arrested and charged following the January 6 United States Capitol attack.
 

No court charges for mother of protester killed during Jan. 6 attack

Police arrested Micki Witthoeft on traffic charges this month on the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. D.C. AG declined to charge her.
 
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RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, leaves at the conclusion of a candlelight vigil for Tyre, in Memphis, Tenn., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
 

Protesters take to streets after police release video of Tyre Nichols killing

A number of groups are organizing protests from coast to coast as Memphis officials prepare to release video of the police killing of Tyre Nichols.
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Amy Robach, T.J. Holmes out at 'GMA3' after alleged affair

Following weeks of speculation about their fate on "GMA3," Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes have been ousted from the news program.
This photo provided by the Nichols family shows Tyre Nichols, who had a passion for photography and was described by friends as joyful and lovable. Nichols was just minutes from his home in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 7, 2023, when he was pulled over by police and fatally beaten. Five Memphis police officers have since been charged with second-degree murder and other offenses. (Courtesy of the Nichols family via AP)
 

Tyre Nichols remembered for what he loved: Skateboarding

'I think everyone is really outraged right now in skateboarding, for sure. And that's the only lens that I'm looking at it through.'
A family a community candlelight vigil at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, California on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. The dance studio was the site of a shooting that claimed 11 lives on January 22, 2023.
 

Guns in America: Child shoots teacher; retiree opens fire in public

Americans of many different ages commit gun violence, but not all of that violence occurs in public or receives media attention.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is joined by her husband Paul Pelosi on Wednesday as they attend her portrait unveiling ceremony in Statuary Hall at the Capitol in Washington.
 

New video shows attack on Paul Pelosi at San Francisco home

Footage of the attack on former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's husband was released to the public Friday.
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'Sopranos' star John Ventimiglia's daughter dies at 25

Odele Cape Ventimiglia, daughter of "Sopranos" star John Ventimiglia, died at the age of 25, her family announced.
FILE - David Foster, left, and Katharine McPhee arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Feb. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The couple, who wed in 2019, have welcomed a baby boy, McPhee's publicist confirmed Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) ORG XMIT: CAPM304
 

Katharine McPhee shares she wants to have more kids with David Foster

Katharine McPhee is loving mom life since welcoming her first child with David Foster — and she says she wants to keep growing their family.

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