Eric Garner

$5.9 million settlement reached in Eric Garner police choke-hold murder case

The city of New York announced on Monday it had reached a $5.9 million settlement with the family of a black man who died after being placed in a police chokehold, unleashing a year of nationwide protests.

Legal battle over Eric Garner 'chokehold' death grand jury reaches court

Two months after a grand jury declined to press criminal charges in the police killing of an unarmed New York City man, a state judge must decide whether to disclose details of the secret proceedings.

Photos: NBA stars wear 'I Can't Breathe' shirts, protest Eric Garner's chokehold death

Several athletes have worn "I Can't Breathe" shirts during warm ups in support of the family of Eric Garner, who died July 17.

Chokehold death: In California, protesters bring train to a standstill

The California Highway Patrol said in a tweet that some in the crowd tore down fencing to enter the freeway.

US unveils new federal law enforcement profiling ban

The guidelines cover federal agencies within the Justice Department, including the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Cops fire tear gas as protests over chokehold death continue across the US

Detroit Lions running back Reggie Bush was among several players donning pre-game practice jerseys reading "I can't breathe," Garner's dying words.

I can't breathe: Protesters choke streets of New York demanding justice for Garner

Hours earlier, protesters parading through lower Manhattan staged sporadic sit-ins at intersections before police in riot gear warned them to move on or face arrest.

'We can't breathe': Photos of protests in US after Eric Garner's chokehold death

Protesters conduct a lie-in to protest against the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of white police officers in New York City and Ferguson.

Over 500 New Yorkers protest Chokehold death of black man for second night running

More than 500 people gathered in New York for a second night of protests against the chokehold death of an unarmed black father-of-six by a white officer.

NY erupts in protest as grand jury says no to indicting cop who killed Eric Garner

Protesters clogged streets of Manhattan angered by a New York City jury's decision not to charge a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man.