Jumbled GOP field hopes for survival in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Hoping for survival in the South, a muddled field of Republican presidential contenders descended Wednesday on South Carolina, no closer to clarity about who can stand...
View ArticleClinton campaigns with mothers of gun violence victims
CHICAGO - Hillary Clinton has been joined at a campaign rally by mothers of several young people who were victims of Chicago's gun violence.
View ArticleJudge considers delay in Sandra Bland family's lawsuit
HOUSTON - A federal judge is considering whether to delay a wrongful death lawsuit Sandra Bland's family filed until the Texas state trooper who arrested her is tried on criminal charges.
View ArticleJudge weighs delaying Bland wrongful-death lawsuit trial
HOUSTON - The Texas state trooper who pulled over Sandra Bland and now faces a perjury charge in the case remains on the payroll even as a federal judge heard arguments Thursday on whether a wrongful...
View ArticleTexas trooper indicted over Sandra Bland stop formally fired
AUSTIN, Texas - A Texas trooper indicted over his arrest of a black woman who was later found dead in jail has been formally fired, three months after his bosses first announced they would do so, state...
View ArticleJudge: Sandra Bland's family can see Texas Rangers' report
HOUSTON - A judge has ordered the FBI to allow Sandra Bland's family to review a report of the Texas Rangers' investigation into the woman's death while in custody.
View ArticleEx-Texas trooper in Sandra Bland case set for arraignment
HEMPSTEAD, Texas - A fired Texas trooper is facing arraignment on a misdemeanor perjury charge related to his arrest last summer of Sandra Bland, a black woman who was later found dead in a county jail.
View ArticleBland's mother seeks accountability in ex-trooper's case
HEMPSTEAD, Texas - Sandra Bland's mother says she wants the former Texas trooper who pulled her daughter over last summer to be held accountable for his actions.
View ArticleEx-Texas trooper pleads not guilty in Sandra Bland case
HEMPSTEAD, Texas - A fired Texas trooper pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of misdemeanor perjury stemming from his arrest last summer of Sandra Bland, a black woman who was later found dead in a...
View ArticleProblems identified with Texas jail where Sandra Bland died
DALLAS - The small-town Texas jail where Sandra Bland died last summer needs a new building, more expertise among its staff to identify mental health issues, and body cameras and anger-management...
View ArticleChanges at Texas jail where Bland died difficult to attain
DALLAS - Several recommendations issued by a panel investigating the small-town Texas jail where Sandra Bland died could be difficult to implement, including a call to separate sheriff and jail...
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