NPRU.S. Dept. of Defense WATCH: Biden's Defense Pick, Lloyd Austin Confirmation Hearing Underway verified_publisherNPR - Brakkton BookerUpdated 3:04 p.m. ET The confirmation hearing for retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to head the Pentagon, is underway before the Senate Armed Services Committee. It comes a day...
NPRHate Crimes White Man Gets Life In Prison For Killing Black Army 1st Lt. Richard Collins III verified_publisherNPR - Brakkton BookerSean Urbanski, a former University of Maryland student who stabbed and killed a Black Army lieutenant at a bus stop in May 2017, was sentenced to life in prison for what prosecutors said was a racially...
NPRMinnesota Court Says Former Officer Who Kneeled On George Floyd's Neck To Stand Trial Alone verified_publisherNPR - Brakkton BookerA Minnesota judge has ruled that the former Minneapolis police officer seen in cellphone video kneeling on George Floyd's neck for several minutes last summer, will stand trial alone in March. Hennepin...
NPRCivil Rights Facebook Taps Former Obama Official As Vice President Of Civil Rights verified_publisherNPR - Brakkton BookerSocial media behemoth Facebook announced Monday it has created a new executive role at the company and that it will be filled by a veteran of the Obama administration. Roy Austin Jr. has been named vice...
NPRRadio Industry In Historic 1st, U.S. Capitol Police Name Yogananda Pittman As Acting Chief verified_publisherNPR - Brakkton BookerUpdated at 1:40 p.m. ET Still reeling from the aftermath of the deadly insurrection at the seat of the U.S. government last week, U.S. Capitol Police have designated Yogananda Pittman as the law enforcement...