MSN - AP World http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a MSN - AP World Copyright © 2010-2018 The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Tue, 13 May 2025 08:34:51 +0000 Dozens march through Memphis over Nichols' death http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a/21e70d3dbf384ba78b1c1bdba85d141c 21e70d3dbf384ba78b1c1bdba85d141c Sun, 29 Jan 2023 00:54:09 +0000 SHOTLIST:RESTRICTION SUMMARY:ASSOCIATED PRESSMemphis, Tennessee - 28 January 20231. Various of protesters marching and chanting downtown, calling for changes to the city's police department in the wake of the fatal beating of Tyre NicholsHEADLINE: Dozens march through Memphis over Nichols' deathANNOTATION: Dozens of protesters angry about the beating death of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers marched through the Tennessee city's downtown. ANNOTATION: At one point on Saturday, protesters surrounded a Memphis police squad car and taunted the officer seated inside.ANNOTATION: The city and nation are struggling to come to grips with video showing police pummeling Nichols, a Black motorist who was pulled over near his home.ANNOTATION: The footage released Friday left many unanswered questions about the traffic stop and about other law enforcement officers who stood by. ANNOTATION: The video also renewed doubts about why fatal encounters with law enforcement continue to happen after repeated calls for change.STORYLINE:Dozens of protesters angry about the beating death of Tyre Nichols by Memphis, Tennessee, police officers marched through the city's downtown on Saturday. They chanted, "Say his name, Tyre Nichols" and "Whose streets? Our streets."At one point, protesters surrounded a Memphis police squad car and taunted the officer seated inside.At another, they cheered after learning that the Memphis police chief had disbanded the city's so-called Scorpion unit after some of its officers attacked Nichols.The city and the nation are struggling to come to grips with video showing police pummeling Nichols, a Black motorist who was pulled over near his home.The footage released Friday left many unanswered questions about the traffic stop and about other law enforcement officers who stood by as he lay motionless on the pavement.The video also renewed doubts about why fatal encounters with law enforcement continue to happen after repeated calls for change.===========================================================Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com(ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Dozens march through Memphis over Nichols' death