In a state rife with racial and minority unrest, a white cop in Florida's largest city has been accused by several Black residents of harassment and excessive force. After many internal affairs investigations, he remains on the job.
Coroners' records reviewed by LAist show a jump in suicides inside L.A. County’s downtown jail complex in 2021. Jail officials and county-appointed monitors alike say the state of mental health care in the jails is severely deficient.
For decades, few challenged Pacific Grove's Feast of Lanterns, even when locals wore yellowface and slanted eyes. Now some see hope for reconciliation.