BBC News3 hours agoTyre Nichols: Family remembers 'a beautiful soul'bbc.co.uk - By Oliver SlowThe family of Tyre Nichols, a black man whose death following a traffic stop in Tennessee has placed a fresh spotlight on police brutality in the United States, describes him as a "beautiful soul" with a passion for skateboarding, sunsets and photography. "Nobody's perfect, but he was damn near," …
BBC News12 hours agoTyre Nichols: Biden urges calm ahead of police beating video releasebbc.co.uk - By Max MatzaPresident Joe Biden is urging protests in Tennessee to remain peaceful as officials plan to release video of an arrest that led to a motorist's death. Bodycam video of the encounter with Tyre Nichols, 29, will be published on Friday and lawyers for his family said it will show him being severely …
BBC News12 hours agoGeorge Santos: Drag queen claims embroil embattled congressmanbbc.co.uk - By Sam CabralHe admitted he was guilty of "embellishing" his biography and resume - but Republican lawmaker George Santos said he was definitely never a drag queen. Or at least that was until photos and videos of what appears to be the New York congressman performing in drag during his younger days in Brazil …
BBC News15 hours agoWoman arrested for enrolling as New Jersey high school studentbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsA 29-year-old woman has been arrested in New Jersey for allegedly posing as a high school student. The woman, identified by police as Hyejeong Shin, has been charged with using a fake identification document to enrol in New Brunswick High School. Ms Shin attended the school for four days before staff …
BBC News21 hours agoTyre Nichols: Five Memphis police officers charged over deathbbc.co.uk - By Sam CabralFive ex-police officers have been charged with second-degree murder after a man died following a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee. Tyre Nichols, 29, died three days after his arrest on 7 January for alleged reckless driving. The officers, who are all black, also face charges of aggravated assault, …
BBC News17 hours agoNYC bike path killer Sayfullo Saipov convicted of murderbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsAn Islamic extremist who killed eight people when he intentionally sped a lorry down a New York City bike path in 2017 has been convicted of murder. Sayfullo Saipov, 34, shouted "God is great" in Arabic as he emerged from the truck during the rampage in Manhattan. The Uzbekistan native was shot by …
