Videos Show Grand Rapids Police Officer Fatally Shooting Patrick Lyoya
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Videos Show Grand Rapids Police Officer Fatally Shooting Patrick Lyoya

“The video clearly shows that this was an unnecessary, excessive and fatal use of force against an unarmed Black man who was confused by the encounter and terrified for his life,” Mr. Crump said. He called for the officer to be fired and prosecuted. The videos released on Wednesday show…

Justice Dept. Moves to Curb Police Abuses in D.C. and Massachusetts
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Justice Dept. Moves to Curb Police Abuses in D.C. and Massachusetts

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department took steps on Wednesday to overhaul policing practices in Washington, D.C., and Springfield, Mass., such as how and when to use force, as President Biden works to fulfill his campaign promise to curb police abuses. The department said it had reached an agreement with the…

Democrats Weigh Shake-Up to Presidential Primary Calendar
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Democrats Weigh Shake-Up to Presidential Primary Calendar

WASHINGTON — New Jersey is billing itself as a “microcosm of the country.” Washington State is highlighting its diverse communities — and robust vote-by-mail process. And as Iowa’s status as home to the first-in-the-nation presidential nominating contest looks increasingly tenuous, other Midwestern states see an opening. Just over two years…

Jerry Uelsmann, Surreal Image-Maker, Dies at 87
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Jerry Uelsmann, Surreal Image-Maker, Dies at 87

Jerry Uelsmann, a photographer who ingeniously used darkroom techniques to manipulate his black-and-white pictures into surreal montages that anticipated by many years the digital image-editing revolutionized by Adobe Photoshop, died on April 4 in Gainesville, Fla. He was 87. The cause was complications of a stroke, his son, Andrew, said….