Richard A. Oppel Jr.
The New York Times
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What We Know About Breonna Taylor’s Case and Death
Fury over the killing of Ms. Taylor by the police has fueled tense demonstrations in Louisville, Ky., and elsewhere. → Read More
Which Police Departments Are as Diverse as Their Communities?
Rank-and-file officers in hundreds of police departments are considerably more white than the communities they serve, according to a New York Times analysis of new federal data. → Read More
Jacob Blake Was Shackled in Hospital Bed After Police Shot Him
The authorities said an earlier sexual assault charge was the reason for the restraints, which were removed on Friday. → Read More
In Portland, a Prosecutor Must Decide: Which Protesters Should Go to Jail?
Portland’s new district attorney has refused to prosecute hundreds of low-level offenses tied to recent demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality. → Read More
‘Top Cop’ Kamala Harris’s Record of Policing the Police
Senator Harris is speaking out amid the police reform movement. But how did she oversee police misconduct as a district attorney and attorney general? → Read More
Native Americans Fight Coronavirus and Deficient Data
Statistical gaps can make it difficult to properly allocate public resources to Native Americans. When that’s the case, one leader said, “tribal nations have an effective death sentence.” → Read More
New Transcripts Detail Last Moments for George Floyd
“They’ll kill me. They’ll kill me,” Mr. Floyd said, according to a body camera transcript in court filings by Thomas Lane, a former officer who wants the charges against him dismissed. → Read More
The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus
New federal data provides the most comprehensive view to date of how Black and Latino people have been likelier than their white peers to contract the virus and die from it. → Read More
Officers Charged in George Floyd’s Death Not Likely to Present United Front
Facing decades in prison and a bail of at least $750,000, two former Minneapolis officers blamed Derek Chauvin, and a third has cooperated with investigators, their lawyers said. → Read More
Minneapolis Police Use Force Against Black People at 7 Times the Rate of Whites
When the officers use kicks, chokeholds, punches, takedowns, Mace spray, Tasers and the like, the person subject to that force is black about 60 percent of the time. → Read More
For Latinos and Coronavirus, Doctors are Seeing an ‘Alarming’ Disparity
The outsized infection rate among Hispanics in some states could hobble efforts to quash the spread of Covid-19, prompting states like Oregon to step up testing and take emergency measures. → Read More
Black Americans Face Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States
Data on race and the disease Covid-19 is too limited to draw sweeping conclusions, experts say, but disparate rates of sickness — and death — have emerged in some places. → Read More
Spit On, Yelled At, Attacked: Chinese-Americans Fear For Their Safety
As bigots blame them for the coronavirus and President Trump labels it the “Chinese virus,” many Chinese-Americans say they are terrified of what could come next. → Read More
A Police Officer’s Word Convicted Them. Now He’s Charged With Murder.
Houston’s top prosecutor says at least 69 people, and perhaps many more, could see their convictions overturned in the wake of a botched drug raid that relied on made-up information. → Read More
A Cancer Patient Stole Groceries Worth $109.63. She Was Sentenced to 10 Months.
The lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, John Fetterman, said the punishment was overly harsh and offered to personally repay the grocery store. → Read More
What Did Virginia Learn From Charlottesville?
By banning weapons and closing entrances, state and local officials in Richmond are trying to avoid a repeat of the deadly clash in Charlottesville. → Read More
Prosecutor Sues Her Own City Under a Law Passed to Fight the K.K.K.
Kimberly Gardner, the top prosecutor in St. Louis, who is under investigation herself, is accusing city officials of a “racially motivated conspiracy” to stop her from doing her job. → Read More
Pete Buttigieg Was Rising. Then Came South Bend’s Policing Crisis.
He spent years focusing on his city’s economic record but it is his record on policing, once a footnote, that is overshadowing his presidential campaign. → Read More
Epstein Was Left Alone and Not Closely Monitored Before Jail Suicide
The disclosures about apparent failures in Jeffrey Epstein’s detention deepened the questions about his suicide. → Read More
Family Threatened by Phoenix Police Rejects Apology as a ‘Sham’
A department with a record number of shootings last year was shown on video aiming a gun in a shoplifting case. Critics say officers routinely blame residents for their use of force. → Read More