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Public health officials have been harassed and threatened for using contact tracing and other strategies to contain the spread of the coronavirus. They say the threats are based on misinformed fears.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday he does not think a statue of the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in New York City’s Columbus Circle should be…

Robert Harris, a director of Los Angles Police Protective League, fends off criticism that the union opposes change and slams LA Mayor Eric Garcetti's proposed cuts to the police department budget.

When a group of Democratic legislators donned kente cloth at the unveiling of legislation aimed at police brutality, critics weighed in. Here's a look at kente cloth — and the controversy.

A group of first responders who spoke to the news media, including NPR, about their experiences during the COVID-19 outbreak are suing the city after they were suspended or restricted from work.

The department says it's looking into dozens of complaints of "allegations of misconduct, violations of Department policy, and excessive force" during the recent protests in the city.

Ella Jones, who will be the city's first black mayor and the first female mayor, says the city has seen widespread reforms since Brown's killing. But it still needs to "strive toward a better image."

Fourteen officers, who assert they represent the vast majority of the force, denounce former Officer Derek Chauvin and say they don't represent the union or the administration.

The event was originally planned to be held in Charlotte, N.C., but will now move to Florida after pushback from the North Carolina governor regarding the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

On Thursday the EPA ordered the e-commerce giants to stop selling a list of unregistered and misbranded products, some of which contained toxic chemicals like methylene chloride and chlorine dioxide.