Josiah Bates

Josiah Bates is a reporter for TIME based in New York City

Yogi Dalal hugs his daughter Jigisha as his other daughter Kajal, left, bows her head at the family food and liquor store on, Aug. 10, 2020, after the family business was vandalized in Chicago.

After Police Shooting Spurs Further Unrest in Chicago, Community Members Ask What Comes Next

A night of looting is likely to further strain the relationship with the ci...

A night of looting is likely to further strain the relationship with the city's police department

Clockwise from top left: Police officers in Minneapolis; two Camden County, N.J., police vehicles; an officer at a Minneapolis gas station; and Sister Chabree Muhammad, with kids in Camden in July.

America's Policing System Is Broken. It's Time to Radically Rethink Public Safety

In Minneapolis, the first days after George Floyd’s killing exist in memory...

In Minneapolis, the first days after George Floyd’s killing exist in memory as kind of a blur. Even so, the burning of the Third Precinct police station on May 28 was a signal event, and...

Florida Man Receives $3.9 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds, Buys a Lamborghini and Gets Arrested for Fraud

The DOJ alleges he fraudulently applied for about $13.5 million in Paycheck...

The DOJ alleges he fraudulently applied for about $13.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans

Police work a scene where two people were shot, one fatally, near the intersection of North Laramie Avenue and West Lake Street in Chicago on July 5, 2019.

'We Should Have a Handle on This by Now.' As Inner-City Neighborhoods See a Surge in Gun Violence, These Are the Changes Community Leaders Say They Need

'We’ve been pressing the snooze button on this issue for too long'

Chicago Police officers investigate the scene of a shooting in Chicago, Illinois, on July 21, 2020.

Chicago Activists, Community Leaders Struggle With 'Very Polarizing' Deployment of Federal Agents

As gun violence continues to plague Chicago, President Donald Trump has ann...

As gun violence continues to plague Chicago, President Donald Trump has announced that federal agents will be deployed to the city to "help drive down violent crime." But while some community leaders say they welcome...

Dark clouds are seen over the ocean at J.P. Luby Park ahead of Hurricane Hanna, Friday, July 24, 2020, in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Hanna Upgraded to the First Atlantic Hurricane of 2020 as It Heads Towards South Texas

The storm was located around 100 miles east-southeast of Corpus Christie ar...

The storm was located around 100 miles east-southeast of Corpus Christie around 7 a.m. on Saturday

John Lewis of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee addresses a crowd at the 1963 March on Washington.

John Lewis' March on Washington Speech Inspired a Generation. Here's How He Recalled Its Impact to TIME

"I stood up and I said to myself, 'This is it,'" Lewis told TIME

Josiah Bates

After Police Shooting Spurs Further Unrest in Chicago, Community Members Ask What Comes Next

America's Policing System Is Broken. It's Time to Radically Rethink Public Safety

Florida Man Receives $3.9 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds, Buys a Lamborghini and Gets Arrested for Fraud

'We Should Have a Handle on This by Now.' As Inner-City Neighborhoods See a Surge in Gun Violence, These Are the Changes Community Leaders Say They Need

Chicago Activists, Community Leaders Struggle With 'Very Polarizing' Deployment of Federal Agents

Hanna Upgraded to the First Atlantic Hurricane of 2020 as It Heads Towards South Texas

John Lewis' March on Washington Speech Inspired a Generation. Here's How He Recalled Its Impact to TIME

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