Lawyers for the Minnesota cop, who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop in July, wrote in court papers this week that the victim was "negligent" and caused his own death, reports CBS News.

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A Texas man who spent 35 years behind bars without a conviction will finally get a second chance at justice. Jerry Hartfield, 59, has been…

At a time when the nation is riveted by racial imbalances in the criminal justice system after dozens of high-profile police-related deaths of Blacks, a…

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After serving nearly 30 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, being released back in society should be the easy part for James…

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During a wide-ranging and candid discussion with the Daily Telegraph about the state of the nation’s race relations, author Toni Morrison says America’s issues will not…