SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Mona Hardin has been waiting five long years for any resolution to the federal investigation into her son’s deadly arrest by Louisiana State Police troopers, an anguish only compounded by the fact that nearly every other major civil rights case during that time has passed her by.

It took just months for Tyre Nichols ’ beating death last year to result in federal charges against five Memphis police officers. A half-dozen white lawmen in Mississippi have been federally sentenced in last year’s torture of two Black suspects. And federal prosecutors long ago brought swift charges in the slayings of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia and Breonna Taylor in Kentucky.

Every one of those cases happened months or years after the death of Ronald Greene in northern Louisiana on May 10, 2019, which sparked national outrage after The Associated Press published long-suppressed body-camera video showing white troopers converging on the Black motorist before stunning, beating and dragging him as he wailed, “I’m scared!”

Yet half a decade after Greene’s violent death, the federal investigation remains open and unresolved with no end in sight. And Hardin says she feels ghosted and forgotten by a Justice Department that no longer even returns her calls.

“Where’s Ronald Greene’s justice?” asked Hardin, who refuses to bury her son’s cremated remains until she gets some measure of accountability. “I still have my boy in that urn, and that hurts me more than anything. We haven’t grieved the loss of Ronnie because we’ve been in battle.”

Justice Department spokesperson Aryele Bradford said the investigation remains ongoing and declined to provide further details.

Under federal law, no statute of limitations applies to potential civil rights charges in the case because Greene’s arrest was fatal. But prosecutors have wavered for years on whether to bring an indictment, having all but assured Greene’s family initially that an exhaustive FBI investigation would produce charges of some kind.

A federal prosecution seemed so imminent in 2022 that one state police supervisor told AP he expected to be indicted. The FBI had shifted its focus in those days from the troopers who left Greene handcuffed and facedown for more than nine minutes to state police brass suspected of obstructing justice by suppressing video evidence, quashing a detective’s recommendation to arrest a trooper and pressuring a state prosecutor.

All the while, federal prosecutors asked local District Attorney John Belton to hold off on bringing state charges until the federal investigation was complete. They later reversed course, and in late 2022 a state grand jury indicted five officers on counts ranging from negligent homicide to malfeasance. Charges remain against only two, with a trial scheduled for later this year for a senior trooper seen on video dragging Greene facedown by his ankle shackles.

State police initially blamed the 49-year-old’s death on a crash following a high-speed chase over a traffic violation, an explanation called into question by photos of Greene’s body on a gurney showing his bruised and battered face, a hospital report noting he had two stun gun prongs in his back and the fact that his SUV had only minor damage. Even the emergency room doctor questioned the troopers’ initial account of a crash, writing in his notes: “Does not add up.”

All that changed two years later when AP published graphic body-camera video of Greene’s final moments, showing him being swarmed by troopers even as he appeared to raise his hands, plead for mercy and wail, “OK, OK. I’m sorry” and “I’m your brother! I’m scared! I’m scared!” Troopers repeatedly jolted Greene with stun guns before he could even get out of the car, with one of them wrestling him to the ground, putting him in a chokehold and punching him in the face, Another called him a “stupid motherf——.” They then ordered a shackled Greene to remain facedown on the ground, even as he struggled to prop himself up on his side.

A reexamined autopsy ordered by the FBI ultimately debunked the crash narrative and listed “prone restraint” among other contributing factors in Greene’s death, including neck compression, physical struggle and cocaine use.

Greene’s family members weren’t the only ones baffled by the pace of the federal inquiry. Then-Gov. John Bel Edwards expressed private frustration with the lack of answers in a closed-door meeting with state lawmakers, saying he believed from the first time he saw the video, in late 2020, that Greene’s treatment was criminal and racist.

“Are they ever going to come out and have a charge?” the Democratic governor asked amid reporting by AP that he had been notified within hours of Greene’s death that troopers engaged in a “violent, lengthy struggle.”

Alanah Odoms, executive director of the ACLU of Louisiana, said the “failure to pursue federal prosecution in this case would undermine public trust and confidence in the federal government’s commitment to upholding the rule of law.”

Perhaps the most significant hurdle to federal charges was the untimely death of Chris Hollingsworth, the trooper who was seen on the video repeatedly bashing Greene in the head with a flashlight and was later recorded by his own body camera calling a fellow officer and saying, “I beat the ever-living f— out of him.” Hollingsworth died in a high-speed, single-vehicle crash in 2020 hours after he was told he would be fired over his actions in Greene’s death.

Another major sticking point has been whether prosecutors could prove the troopers acted “willfully” in abusing Greene — a key component of civil rights charges that has complicated such prosecutions around the country. The FBI even enhanced the video of the arrest in an ultimately inconclusive attempt to determine whether he had been pepper-sprayed after he was in custody, focusing on an exchange in which a deputy jeeringly said, “S— hurts, doesn’t it?”

The Justice Department has also been conducting a sweeping investigation into use of force by the Louisiana State Police and whether it engages in “ racially discriminatory policing.” The department began that “pattern-or-practice” inquiry nearly two years ago following an AP investigation that found Greene’s arrest was among at least a dozen cases in which troopers or their bosses ignored or concealed evidence of beatings, deflected blame and impeded efforts to root out misconduct.

Also still pending is the federal wrongful death lawsuit Greene’s family filed four years ago seeking damages from the officers, who have denied wrongdoing. The civil case has been put on hold as the criminal proceedings play out.

Hardin said it’s long past time for the state of Louisiana to make amends.

“It started with a lie — we were told Ronnie was killed in a car crash,” she said. “That was wrong, and it has to be addressed. I will go to my grave knowing I did everything I could to get justice for Ronnie.”

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Donna Kelce, mother of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, says she and ex-husband Ed Kelce made the joint decision to stay together while their sons were “in the house.” 

In a recent podcast appearance with Martha Stewart, Donna opened up about her divorce and their decision not to split until the famous NFL sibling duo was no longer living at home in Ohio.

Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with Donna Kelce after defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in the Super Bowl at State Farm Stadium Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz.  (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

“It was after the kids were out of college,” she said on Wednesday’s episode of “The Martha Stewart Podcast.” “Ed and I, we worked together as a team.

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“It’s very, very difficult to raise children on your own,” she continued. “And with as active as they were, how do you do that on your own? So, we decided that we would be married throughout the entire time that the kids were in the house, and that’s the way it worked out.” 

In the Prime Video documentary “Kelce,” Ed echoed that sentiment. 

“If we had split as we probably both would have preferred, that would have been a nightmare with the logistics, getting kids where they had to be and providing all the support,” Ed said, via the New York Post. 

Donna Kelce and Ed Kelce, parents of Jason and Travis Kelce, take the stage before their sons are presented with diplomas at their alma mater, the University of Cincinnati, April 8, 2024. The brothers both earned degrees but never participated in graduation ceremonies. (Cara Owsley/The Enquirer/USA Today Network)

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On a previous episode of the “New Heights” podcast, Donna said she and Ed met at a bar in Ohio when she was on her way to a date with someone else. 

“I was supposed to go out with a guy that night. We were supposed to go to a play, and I never made it. Your dad and I talked forever,” she recalled in the podcast, via People Magazine. 

Mother Donna Kelce gives cookies to her sons Jason Kelce, left, of the Philadelphia Eagles, and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LVII Opening Night at Footprint Center Feb. 6, 2023, in Phoenix, Ariz. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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Donna, wearing her famous split jersey, captivated football fans during the lead-up to the 2023 Super Bowl, where the Kelce brothers faced one another. 

Jason Kelce retired earlier this year after 13 seasons with the Eagles. Travis Kelce, fresh off winning his third Super Bowl with the Chiefs, recently agreed to a new two-year deal worth $34.25 million. 

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Like almost every other major operating system currently available, Windows 11 offers users light and dark mode interface options. Light mode is turned on by default, but dark mode can be easier on the eyes, especially in dimly lit rooms or at night. In some cases, it even reduces how much power your device’s display uses. Here’s how to turn it on in Windows 11.

Turn on Dark mode in Windows 11

To turn on Dark mode in Windows 11:

1. Open Settings from the Start menu or with the Win+i shortcut on your keyboard.

2. Select Personalization from the list on the left-hand side.

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1. Select Colors in the Personalization menu.

2. Click Choose Your Mode and select Dark from the drop-down list.

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While easy, this only applies Windows 11’s standard Dark mode settings. You can actually customize things a little bit more.

Use a pre-made Windows 11 theme

Like Windows 10, Windows 11 lets you apply unique themes that change everything about the interface in one swoop—the wallpaper, menu and folder colors, accent colors, icons, and more. Here’s how to get to them:

1. Go to Settings > System > Personalization using the same method above.

2. Click on Themes in the menu list.

3. Select the theme you want from the Current Theme drop-down menu. The “Windows (Dark)” theme is probably the safest bet, but several others also offer dark mode-like color schemes.

4. If you don’t like any of the pre-included options, click Browse Themes to view and download additional themes from the Microsoft Store.

5. Once you have selected your new theme, click Apply to enable it.

Customize theme colors

If you aren’t a fan of the base Dark Mode settings, or just don’t want to use Dark Mode across all your windows and apps, you can customize your theme’s colors.

1. Open Settings and select Personalization from the list on the left-hand side.

2. Select Colors in the Personalization window.

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1. Click Choose Your Mode and select Custom from the drop-down list.

2. Select Dark or Light for the theme that Windows and Menus will use. This will allow apps to use whatever mode you have set up for them, without Windows trying to take over.

3. You can also select an Accent Color by changing it to Manual.

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1. Click View Colors and use the color picker to find the color you like best.

2. Use the toggle options to select which borders you want to apply the accent to.

Use a Contrast theme

Windows 11’s personalization settings also include “Contrast themes,” which are designed for users with specific vision-based accessibility requirements. As the name implies, Contrast themes use contrasting color combinations that make it easier to read text against the background (either light text and dark backgrounds for menus, or dark text and light backgrounds). Many of them will also work as dark themes.

You can toggle contrast themes on or off at any time by pressing the left Alt + left Shift + Print Screen keys, but turning them on in the Windows settings menu will allow you to edit them.

There are two ways to find the Contrast themes menu:

The first method can be found by navigating to Settings > System > Personalization > Themes > Contrast themes.

Alternately, just navigate to Settings > Accessibility > Contrast themes.

Once in the Contrast themes menu, select the color scheme that you like best from the drop-down menu. Click “Edit” to customize your contrast theme.