The severe weather system spawned numerous tornadoes that killed dozens of people, injuring scores. It also created heavy snow in the North and fueled wildfires in Oklahoma.
Four of the Memphis police officers charged with second-degree murder in Mr. Nichols’s death should never again work in law enforcement in the state, an oversight agency says.
Vehicle seizures have been used to combat street racing and other crimes, but critics say that even people not convicted of a crime have been left for months without their cars.
Violent crime is largely receding from pandemic highs, but cities face a surge in car thefts, driven in part by videos that show how to hot-wire models by Kia and Hyundai.