Mistrial Declared in US Police Officer's Manslaughter Trial

A judge in the U.S. state of North Carolina declared a mistrial Friday after a jury deadlocked in the trial of a white police officer charged in the death of an unarmed black man. The jury deliberated for more than three days before telling the judge they were deadlocked 8-4, and saw no possibility of reaching a verdict. The judge did not reveal which way the jury was leaning in the case against police officer Randall Kerrick. Kerrick faced a charge of voluntary manslaughter in the...

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