Persistent legal challenges from wrongfully convicted individuals like Yusef Salaam have sparked reinvestigations of their cases, leading to a surge of exonerations in New York City. Salaam, who was recently elected in a City Council primary, was one of the infamous Central Park Five, a group of Harlem teenagers wrongfully convicted of rape in 1989. … Read more
More than 1,300 people were arrested overnight as riotous protests once again gripped France following the police killing of a 17-year-old. President Emmanuel Macron postponed his scheduled state visit to Germany as his government struggled to control the violent demonstrations that have engulfed major cities like Marseille and Lyon. The protests erupted after a French … Read more
More than 1,300 people were arrested overnight as riotous protests once again gripped France over the police killing of a 17-year-old. Despite officials stating that the violence was less intense than in previous nights, the turmoil continued to grip major cities like Marseille and Lyon. Since the protests erupted over the teenager’s death on Tuesday, … Read more