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FILE – Firefighters gather outside the historic Clayborn Temple, a landmark from the civil rights movement with ties to Martin Luther King Jr., after it caught fire, April 28, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht, File) RPAS103 RPAS103

May 21, 2025 at 2:41 pm

Fire at historic Black church in Memphis was intentionally set, investigators say

Investigators in Tennessee say a fire that severely damaged a historic Black church that served as the headquarters for a 1968 sanitation workers’ strike which...

May 14, 2025 at 10:21 pm

A look at the status of US executions in 2025

Nineteen men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and nine other people are scheduled to be put to death...

May 7, 2025 at 10:29 pm

Civil rights leaders say acquittals in Tyre Nichols’ death highlight the need for police reform VIEW

After three former Memphis police officers were acquitted in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, community and civil rights leaders are expressing outrage over another...

May 7, 2025 at 5:10 pm

Things to know about the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

The acquittal of three former Memphis police officers of state charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is the latest development in a case...

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) NYAJ501 NYAJ501 NYAJ501

May 7, 2025 at 8:45 am

3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stop VIEW

Three former Memphis officers have been acquitted of all state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran away...

May 6, 2025 at 10:45 am

Jury begins deliberating fate of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death VIEW

The fate of three former Memphis police officers charged in the beating of Tyre Nichols is in the hands of 12 jurors as deliberations began...

May 5, 2025 at 2:55 pm

Closing arguments delivered in trial of 3 officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death VIEW

Jurors are expected to begin deliberating Tuesday in the trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of...

May 3, 2025 at 11:43 am

Expert testifies that repeated strikes to Tyre Nichols’ head were unnecessary and excessive VIEW

A police training expert testifying as a defense witness in the trial of three former Memphis officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols...

April 29, 2025 at 9:10 pm

Investigator: Ex-Memphis officer took photo of Tyre Nichols after fatal beating, shared it 11 times VIEW

A cybercrime expert with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has testified that a former Memphis police officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols...

April 29, 2025 at 8:52 am

Ex-officer says he regrets his failure to stop the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols VIEW

Former Memphis police officer Desmond Mills Jr. has testified that he regrets his failure to stop the beating of Tyre Nichols after Nichols ran away...