At least 17 states have prohibited or severely limited the use of chokeholds and neck restraints by police officers in the year since George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis.
Erica Nitschke
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The mob made me do it: Rioters claim Jan. 6 crowd at fault
At least a dozen people charged in the Jan. 6 riot have cited crowd psychology to explain their out-of-character behavior.
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Italian cable car plunges to the ground, killing at least 14
A young child was hospitalized in serious condition with broken bones, authorities said.
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COVID testing’s value shrinks as vaccines beat back virus
U.S. health officials say that most fully vaccinated Americans can skip testing for COVID-19, even if they were exposed to someone infected.
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Hundreds of bodies found buried along Indian riverbanks
While officials say the riverside burials have taken place for decades, the sheer numbers in the shadow of the pandemic are focusing more attention on the practice.
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Nine people wounded in Providence, R.I., shooting, police say
No arrests have been made in what authorities believe is the largest shooting in the city’s history.
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Palestinians fear loss of family homes as forced evictions loom
Dozens of Palestinian families in east Jerusalem are at risk of losing their homes to Jewish settler groups following a decades-long legal battle.
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After court nixes eviction ban, race is on for federal help
A federal judge on Wednesday found the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exceeded its authority when it imposed the moratorium last year.
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Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ imperils Republicans who don’t embrace it
Donald Trump’s discredited allegations about a stolen election did nothing to save his presidency months ago.
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Vaccine deserts: Some countries have no COVID-19 vaccines at all
While the world’s wealthier nations have stockpiled coronavirus vaccines for their citizens, many other poorer countries are still scrambling to secure doses.