/tags/jacob-blake Jacob Blake en-US Copyright Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:04:00 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-05/prosecutor-announces-no-charges-will-be-filed-against-officer-who-shot-jacob-blake Kenosha, Wis., police Officer Rusten Sheskey, who is white, shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, seven times in the back in August after Blake slowly walked away from officers and toward a parked vehicle. Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:04:00 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-05/prosecutor-announces-no-charges-will-be-filed-against-officer-who-shot-jacob-blake Brakkton Booker /news-partners/2020-09-03/biden-meets-with-jacob-blakes-family-in-kenosha-wis Joe Biden's trip follows President Trump's, though Trump did not meet with the family. Biden said Blake, who was shot by police, told the presidential candidate he "was not going to give up." Thu, 03 Sep 2020 15:26:25 GMT /news-partners/2020-09-03/biden-meets-with-jacob-blakes-family-in-kenosha-wis Alana Wise, Alana Wise /news-partners/npr-news/2020-09-03/trump-talks-tough-on-crime-but-federal-deployments-likely-wont-ease-it President Trump has sent federal agents to cities experiencing a spike in violence. But critics worry the White House is using crime and protests for political advantage in an election year. Thu, 03 Sep 2020 09:01:00 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2020-09-03/trump-talks-tough-on-crime-but-federal-deployments-likely-wont-ease-it Carrie Johnson /news-partners/2020-09-01/trump-praises-law-enforcement-in-visit-to-kenosha The president went to the Wisconsin city where 29-year-old Jacob Blake, a Black man, was shot and seriously wounded by police and where two people were shot and killed in subsequent unrest. Tue, 01 Sep 2020 16:07:50 GMT /news-partners/2020-09-01/trump-praises-law-enforcement-in-visit-to-kenosha Brian Naylor /news-partners/2020-08-31/trump-defends-kenosha-shooting-suspect The president on Monday painted the suspect's actions as possible self-defense, saying, without evidence, that the teenager "probably would have been killed." Tue, 01 Sep 2020 01:46:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-08-31/trump-defends-kenosha-shooting-suspect Alana Wise, Alana Wise /news-partners/2020-08-30/fact-check-trumps-and-bidens-records-on-criminal-justice Republicans charge that Americans would not be safe with a President Biden. But murder rates are up this year under President Trump, and both candidates have a mixed record on criminal justice reform. Sun, 30 Aug 2020 11:01:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-08-30/fact-check-trumps-and-bidens-records-on-criminal-justice Brian Naylor /news-partners/2020-08-28/nba-agrees-to-use-arenas-as-polling-places-in-deal-to-resume-playoffs The NBA and its players union announce a plan to convert arenas into polling places to give communities vulnerable to COVID-19 a safe option for in-person voting. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 19:54:16 GMT /news-partners/2020-08-28/nba-agrees-to-use-arenas-as-polling-places-in-deal-to-resume-playoffs Samantha Raphelson /news-partners/2020-08-27/kenosha-shooting-suspect-faces-homicide-charges-in-protesters-deaths Illinois teenager Kyle Rittenhouse is facing five felony charges and one misdemeanor charge in connection with a shooting in Kenosha, Wis., that left two people dead and another injured. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 02:15:42 GMT /news-partners/2020-08-27/kenosha-shooting-suspect-faces-homicide-charges-in-protesters-deaths Rachel Treisman /ideastream/2020-08-27/clevelands-pro-sports-teams-create-alliance-to-address-social-injustices Updated: 5:33 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 Professional sports became a bigger arena for fighting racism and social injustice in 2020 and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Indians and Browns are joining the fight. The trio is creating a sports alliance to address social injustices in Northeast Ohio, the three teams announced Thursday morning in joint press release. The alliance will focus on improving the relationship between law enforcement and citizens, encouraging voter turnout and increasing equal opportunities for quality education in Cleveland. Thu, 27 Aug 2020 21:33:34 GMT /ideastream/2020-08-27/clevelands-pro-sports-teams-create-alliance-to-address-social-injustices /news-partners/2020-08-26/illinois-teen-arrested-after-fatal-shootings-of-2-kenosha-wis-protesters Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide. The shootings took place on the third night of protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Wed, 26 Aug 2020 09:42:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-08-26/illinois-teen-arrested-after-fatal-shootings-of-2-kenosha-wis-protesters Brakkton Booker, Mark Katkov