Waterloo Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, in Waterloo, Iowa. Fitzgerald, the first Black police chief in Waterloo, is facing intense opposition from some current and former officers as he works with city leaders to reform the department, including the removal of its longtime insignia […]
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Rwandan Man Involved in 1994 Genocide Gets 15-Year Sentence
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A Rwandan man who lied to gain entry into the U.S. after helping slaughter scores of people during his country’s 1994 genocide must serve 15 years behind bars before facing deportation, a judge ruled Thursday. This an undated photo provided by the Linn County Jail in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, shows […]
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Black Teen Pushed Down by Iowa Officer Got Money for Secrecy
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A Black teenager who was shown on video getting thrown down by a White police officer in Iowa received thousands of dollars to keep quiet about a settlement including a secrecy provision that may violate state law. Screengrab from surveillance video footage. After resolving his federal lawsuit for $95,000, the city of Waterloo negotiated an extra $5,000 […]
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Ferguson Residents Struggling with Daily Life
Angelia Dickens, 55, poses for a photo on Canfield Drive in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Ryan J. Foley) FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Life in this working-class St. Louis suburb of modest brick homes and low-rise apartments hasn’t been the same since Angelia Dickens’ son tearfully told her, “The police shot a boy.” Since that news two […]
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Iowa Supt. Ct Rejects Discrimination Lawsuit, But Warns of State’s Implicit Bias Against Blacks
In this April 17, 2013 file photo, plaintiffs in a class-action racial bias lawsuit, from left: Charles Zanders; Tereasa Jefferson; Beverly Couch and Wilbur Devine Jr., look on during a news conference in Des Moines, Iowa. The Iowa Supreme Court rejected the lawsuit Friday, July 18, 2014 that alleged the Iowa executive branch systematically discriminated […]
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After 39 Years, Iowa Inmate Inches Toward Freedom
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A convicted murderer praised for maintaining a stellar record during his 39 years behind bars may soon become the rare Iowa inmate to be freed after being sentenced to life in prison. The Iowa Board of Parole has requested an interview with 67-year-old Rasberry Williams on April 16, which typically […]
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Just Who is That Cain Campaign Dude with the Cigarette?
ATLANTA (AP) — He is the man with the mustache who takes a rebellious drag on a cigarette in the Herman Cain Internet ad gone viral. “We’ve run a campaign like nobody’s ever seen,” he says before taking a puff. “But then America’s never seen a candidate like Herman Cain.” Meet Mark Block, Cain’s unorthodox […]