In this 1992 file photo, Rodney King speaks to the press at a Los Angeles news conference. King, whose 1991 videotaped beating by L.A. police officers was the touchstone for one of the most destructive race riots in U.S. history, has died, his publicist said.

First published in the June 17, 2012, 4:44 p.m. edition

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