Philando Castile Family Reaches $3 Million Settlement With Minnesota City

The settlement came 10 days after Jeronimo Yanez, the officer who fatally shot Mr. Castile during a traffic stop, was acquitted of second-degree manslaughter and all other charges.

Experts Weigh In on Video of Philando Castile Shooting

By JULIE BOSMAN and MITCH SMITH June 21, 2017 The police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile along a Minnesota road was acquitted of all charges last week, but newly released video of what happened that day has opened new debate over the case...

Milwaukee Officer Is Acquitted in Killing of Sylville Smith

By KAY NOLAN and JULIE BOSMAN June 21, 2017 MILWAUKEE — A jury here on Wednesday acquitted a police officer in the fatal shooting last August of a 23-year-old man, Sylville K. Smith, a death that touched off two days of protest and violence...

Video of Police Killing of Philando Castile Is Publicly Released

By MITCH SMITH June 20, 2017 Days after a police officer was acquitted of all charges in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, a black motorist in Minnesota, video of the shooting was publicly released on Tuesday for the first time. Millions of people have...

Man Stabbed in Portland While Coming to Aid of 2 Girls Shifts Focus to Them

By MATT STEVENS May 31, 2017 He was held up as a hero without a cape — the sort of brave, compassionate human being whose actions while on board a Portland light-rail train last week made his mother proud. By Wednesday, though, Micah David-Cole...