As police investigate the death of Rodney King, who died of an apparent drowning in his California pool on Sunday at the age 47, civil rights leaders and others are examining his complicated legacy.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Opening statements are scheduled to begin on Monday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, a former officer with the Minneapolis Police Department who has been charged with murder in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A plaque honoring Rodney King's legacy has been installed at the site of his former childhood home in Altadena. Felicia Ford, who ...

On Sunday, a few hours after he was found dead in his California swimming pool at age 47, Rodney King—a central figure in the 1992 Los Angeles riots—began trending on Twitter. "Who is Rodney King?" ...

The horrifying Los Angeles protests have been compared to the historic Rodney King rampage — on the anniversary of the cop beating victim's death. RadarOnline.com can reveal King was found dead at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thirty-four years after Rodney King’s beating, arrest and a verdict that followed, prompting widespread rioting in Los Angeles ...

Rodney King’s family held a memorial service on Saturday at the Forest Lawn Hall of Liberty in the Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Reuters reported. King was found by his fiancée on June 17 at the ...

Twenty-five years ago, on the cusp of the home video era, a drunk and speeding Rodney King led officers on a pursuit that ended in front of George Holliday's Lake View Terrace apartment in northeast ...

The images of cars set ablaze, protesters tossing rocks at police and officers firing nonlethal rounds and tear gas at protesters hearkens back to the last time a president sent the National Guard to ...