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The new reform efforts were developed over the past year when the Department of Justice reached an agreement with the city of Cleveland to reform the Cleveland Division of Police. (AP Photo)

Federal judge asked to approve Cleveland police reforms

Kelly Cohen · November 16, 2016 8:56 pm

Prosecutors announced Wednesday that Jeronimo Yanez has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Philando Castile. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Minnesota cop charged with manslaughter in July shooting

Kelly Cohen · November 16, 2016 4:56 pm

In prepared remarks, Loretta Lynch indirectly asked Trump to continue to "bring justice to those who feel excluded and left behind." (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Attorney General Lynch asks Trump to continue criminal justice reform

Kelly Cohen · November 16, 2016 4:19 pm

The mayor of Clay, West. Va., a town of roughly 500 people, has resigned after an exchange on a Facebook post in which a county official compared First Lady Michelle Obama to an "ape in heels." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

WV mayor resigns after agreeing with Michelle Obama ‘ape in heels’ Facebook post

Kelly Cohen · November 16, 2016 3:51 am

Kevin O'Connor has been tasked with choosing staffers for Trump's Justice Department, according to a chart obtained by various news organizations. (Bloomberg Photo)

Meet the man in charge of the Justice Department transition

Kelly Cohen · November 15, 2016 9:14 pm

Detroit Lions wide receiver Anquan Boldin, who won the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year award in 2015 for his community work off the field, told ESPN that they are going to Capitol Hill to help close the "gap" between the police and the communities they serve. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

NFL players to meet with Congress on race, police brutality

Kelly Cohen · November 15, 2016 4:53 pm

Eric Garner, who is black, died after being put into a chokehold by Daniel Pantaleo, who is white, in Staten Island on July 17, 2014. (AP Photo)

NYPD cop in chokehold case hopes Trump drops charges

Kelly Cohen · November 15, 2016 4:27 pm

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said Monday that his department will not change its immigration enforcement stance based on President-elect Trump's immigration policies. (AP Photo)

LAPD chief: Department won’t enforce Trump immigration policies

Kelly Cohen · November 14, 2016 10:53 pm

"NewsHour" co-anchor Gwen Ifill died Monday at the age of 61, according to multiple reports. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

PBS journalist Gwen Ifill dead at 61

Kelly Cohen, Kyle Feldscher · November 14, 2016 7:08 pm

According to a new FBI report, hate crimes against Muslims in America grew by 67 percent in 2015 over the previous year. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

FBI: Hate crimes against Muslims grew by 67 percent in 2015

Kelly Cohen · November 14, 2016 6:26 pm

There are things the Justice Department could do that would likely help reduce the killing in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Chicago: 37 shot over weekend

Kelly Cohen · November 14, 2016 5:32 pm

According to Enrique Zamarripa, the Dallas shooter was —œacting as an agent of and at and under the direction of—£ the defendants named in the lawsuit. (AP Photo)

Father of slain Dallas police officer sues Black Lives Matter for $550 million

Kelly Cohen · November 11, 2016 8:40 pm