Crime, Law and Justice

Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping legislative changes
Proposed federal legislation that would radically transform the nation's criminal justice system through such changes as eliminating agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration and the use of surveillance technology is set to be unveiled Tuesday by the Movement for Black Lives.
Florida killer pleads not guilty to husband's slaying
A southern Minnesota woman convicted of killing a woman in Florida to assume her identity pleaded not guilty before a judge in her home state Tuesday in her husband's 2018 slaying.
A Minnesota woman who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a woman in Florida so she could assume her identity has been returned to her home state to face trial on allegations that she killed her husband in 2018. 
1 of 2 protesters hit by car on closed Seattle freeway dies
A car drove onto a closed freeway early Saturday and struck two people in a crowd protesting against police brutality, killing one and critically injuring the other, authorities said.
Photos: Thousands take part in Black 4th march through downtown Minneapolis
Thousands of people marched through downtown Minneapolis on Saturday night, the Fourth of July, to speak out against racial injustice. "We're really bringing attention to the hypocrisy of the holiday and how many of us were not independent,” one organizer said.