A group of the agency's former officers — who called themselves the "Goon Squad" — pleaded guilty last year to a series of charges for torturing two Black men. "The public is now well aware of ...

U.S. District Judge Tom Lee, over three days, sentenced the former officers, who called themselves the “Goon Squad,” to terms ... more accountability in the case, including the resignation ...

Case in point: David Neiland ... Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson if he cannot get this heavily armed goon squad under control. And perhaps it is time to start thinking about transferring ...

Since the horrifying brutality of the “Goon Squad” case came to light, the Justice Department’s civil rights division has received other reports of the department’s deputies overusing tasers, entering ...

The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they ...

Rob Sheffield's new book, ‘Heartbreak Is the National Anthem,’ looks at Taylor Swift's impact on the music industry.

A U.S. appeals court on Friday said it was illegal for states to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day, siding with Republicans in a case challenging ... as the "Goon Squad" were ...

The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis was activated to investigate the shooting death of a Cahokia Heights man late Tuesday night. Lakarlo D. Williams, 48, was pronounced dead at the scene ...