School administrators are apologizing to a North Texas high school valedictorian who says her microphone was silenced when her graduation speech became political.

A North Texas valedictorian’s speech has gone viral after she says the school cut off her microphone during it.

A North Texas valedictorian’s speech has gone viral after she says the school cut off her microphone during it.

The police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fired Tuesday for inaccuracies on his job application, while the officer who drove the patrol car the day of the shooting was suspended for violating a tactical rule....
Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams announced the discipline against officers Timothy Loehmann, who shot the boy, and Frank Garmback, who was driving...

Footage released nearly two and a half years after the fatal shooting of Tamir Rice, 12, show the reactions of the Cleveland police officers involved in the incident. Timothy Loehmann, the rookie officer who shot Rice, remained stoic throughout the interview. His partner, Frank Garmback, got emotional as he walked through the incident with internal investigators. “I didn’t know it...

A 911 dispatcher who took a call that led to a white police officer’s fatal shooting of a 12-year-old black boy outside a recreation center has been suspended for eight days. Police Chief Calvin Williams found in a disciplinary letter dated March 10 that Constance Hollinger violated protocol the day of the shooting of Tamir Rice, who had been playing...

On the second anniversary of her son’s death, Samaria Rice stood on the steps of the police headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, and read out a list of demands, NBC News reports. First, she said, fire the police officers who killed her 12-year-old son, Tamir. “These two years have felt like hell and many sleepless nights, when I close my eyes...

Protesters affiliated with the Black Lives Matter movement are planning a rally in downtown Washington to highlight cases involving alleged police misconduct....
The group called Stop Police Terror Project DC says it plans to “shut down” the Chinatown neighborhood, which is known for its nightlife, on New Year’s Eve. The march is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. outside the Gallery...