Rochester

No charges against US police officers involved in Daniel Prude's death

Grand jury decides not to criminally charge police officers in Rochester, New York, whose restraining technique known as "segmenting" may have caused Black man's death last winter.

Rochester mayor fires police chief over Daniel Prude's death

Footage of Prude's death raises questions of a possible cover-up and has turned Rochester into the latest flashpoint in a US summer of protests, first sparked by George Floyd's May 25 death in Minneapolis police custody.

Rochester police leaders resign after unrest over Black man's death

Top police leaders in Rochester, New York, announce retirements amid protests over the handling of the suffocation death of Daniel Prude, whose family alleges cover-up by law enforcement.

Mayor suspends officers in Rochester involved in man's suffocation death

Seven police officers were suspended over the arrest and asphyxiation death of Black man Daniel Prude in Rochester, New York after video of the March incident was released, the city's mayor said, calling it an act of racism.

British war veteran raises $22 million by walking for the health service

Tens of thousands of Britons pledged donations as Tom Moore, a retired army captain, pursued a his goal of finishing 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday on April 30 to support health care workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

From sofas and kitchens, music stars hold coronavirus concert fundraiser

Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, and Dave Grohl opened their doors — literally — as the musicians performed from their homes for an hour-long benefit concert to raise money for those affected by the coronavirus crisis.