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Carolina City Remorseful in $25M Settlement with Wrongfully Convicted Man

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A man wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 44 years has reached a $25 million combined settlement with a central North Carolina city and the state of North Carolina involving a lawsuit accusing authorities of misconduct, the …

Police Didn’t Give Alabama Homeowner Time to Respond Before Firing, Lawyer Says

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — An attorney representing the family of a Black man who was fatally shot at his home by police said Friday that officers did not give the man time to respond before they opened fire. Steve Perkins, …

Video Shows Officers Surrounding Bloodied Man During Florida Traffic Stop

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A traffic stop captured on video by a bystander shows a handcuffed Black man with swollen eyes and a bloody face sitting on the ground surrounded by officers outside a vehicle in northeast Florida, and the …