Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ Is Poised for a Ballot Vote—But Officials Say No
Megan Varner/Reuters Atlanta residents say they’ve collected more than 116,000 signatures on a petition to put a controversial police training…
‘Cop of the Year’ Says Nashville PD Ditched Him for Being HIV Positive
Robert Alexander/Getty Images The Memphis Police Department’s onetime “Officer of the Year” was offered a position with the Nashville PD,…
Hundreds of activists packed Atlanta’s City Hall to protest ‘Cop City’, but lawmakers approved $67 million in funding for it anyway
Protestors gather in the atrium of Atlanta City Hall to protest the proposed police training center on Monday, June 5,…
Atlanta City Council Votes to Fund Controversial ‘Cop City’ Project
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Reuters Atlanta City Council members voted early Tuesday morning to fund a controversial police…
Atlanta Activists Are Racing to Stop $33.5 Million ‘Cop City’ Funding
Megan Varner/Reuters A controversial police training facility needs more than $30 million from Atlanta taxpayers. But during more than seven…
Will Macron and von der Leyen play ‘good cop, bad cop’ on China visit?
French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for a three-day…
Atlanta’s so-called ‘Cop City’ is igniting protests. Here’s what we know about the foundation behind it
Earlier this month, nearly two dozen people were arrested after demonstrations against a police and fire training center near Atlanta…
Police clear people and reported hidden traps from park near ‘Cop City’ site in Atlanta
Several syringes containing fentanyl and a Molotov cocktail were among several potentially dangerous items found during an operation to clear…
Site of Atlanta’s proposed ‘Cop City’ training center is partially closed after deadly traps found
A large portion of a public park near Atlanta on the proposed site of a police and fire training facility…
Family of environmental activist killed while protesting ‘Cop City’ files lawsuit against Atlanta in search for answers
The family of an environmental activist killed while protesting a planned law enforcement training facility in Atlanta earlier this year…