Ex-Donald Trump campaign boss Paul Manafort pleads guilty as part of deal to cooperate 'fully and truthfully' with special counsel Robert Mueller
• 6 years agoFormer Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has pleaded guilty to two federal charges as part of a cooperation deal with prosecutors. The deal requires him to cooperate "fully and truthfully" with special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
US midterm election 2018 trends: White, college educated voters dragging Donald Trump ratings down; more voters susceptible to shifts in national politics
Nikhila Natrajan • 6 years agoVoters who matter most to Donald Trump are the ones pulling his approval numbers down and voters in at least 25 American states out of a total 50 states are more susceptible to changes in national politics with exactly two months to go for midterm elections 2018, two recent polls by FiveThirtyEight and The Economist are showing.
Special Counsel using grand jury in Russia probe, move suggests intent to examine witnesses
• 8 years agoSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller is using a grand jury in Washington as part of an investigation into potential coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia.
White officer won't face charges in killing of Cleveland boy
Fp Archives • 9 years agoA grand jury declined to indict a white rookie police officer in the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, a black youngster who was shot to death while carrying what turned out to be a pellet gun, a prosecutor said Monday.
Chokehold death: In California, protesters bring train to a standstill
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThe California Highway Patrol said in a tweet that some in the crowd tore down fencing to enter the freeway.
Cops fire tear gas as protests over chokehold death continue across the US
Fp Archives • 10 years agoDetroit 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
Fp Archives • 10 years agoHours 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.
Confessions after Eric Garner's chokehold death: #CrimingWhileWhite trends on Twitter
Fp Staff • 10 years agoA white New York City police officer was cleared on Wednesday in the banned chokehold death of an unarmed black man, Eric Garner.
Eric Garner's death: Obama calls for trust after chokehold verdict
Fp Archives • 10 years agoObama says police have to deal with crime every day, but says they can do their jobs better if people have confidence in the law enforcement system.
Eric Garner case: Grand jury clears NYC officer in videotaped death
Fp Archives • 10 years agoA white New York City police officer was cleared Wednesday in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man stopped on suspicion of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes — a case that sparked outrage and drew comparisons to the deadly police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri.