3rd former Minneapolis officer facing charges related to George Floyd's death released on bail
A third former Minneapolis police officer facing charges connected to the death of George Floyd has been released on bail.
Facebook groups pivot to attacks on Black Lives Matter
A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests over coronavirus stay-at-home orders have now pivoted to new targets. Their latest focus: Black Lives Matter and the nationwide protests against racial injustice.
Christopher Columbus statue toppled and thrown into harbor in Baltimore
Protesters toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 4, US Independence Day.
Feds: Upstate NY man arrested for supplying bottles used in Molotov cocktail attack on NYPD
Federal law enforcement has revealed the arrest of an Upstate New York man accused of providing bottles to the woman who threw a Molotov cocktail at an NYPD vehicle during riots in New York City following the death of George Floyd.
In troubled times: Independence Day in a land of confusion
Halfway through a very unsettling year, Americans are marking the 244th anniversary of their nation's birth in a land of confusion.
‘You should have been George Floyd’: Black baseball player taunted at high school game
Hecklers at an Iowa high school baseball game hurled racist taunts towards the lone black player at Charles City High School.
Family warned of jail time for Black Lives Matter chalk art
A family in Washington state could face up to year in jail or be fined no more than $5,000 if they continue to draw chalk on their street in support of Black Lives Matter, a city attorney said.
Father of 19-year-old killed in CHOP says he got condolence call from President Trump, but not Seattle's mayor
The family of a 19-year-old shot and killed at the edge of the Seattle CHOP zone was laid to rest today in Kent.
Black-owned businesses see sales surge amid racism reckoning
Black-owned businesses are enjoying a surge in support amid the national reckoning on racism sparked by George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis.
Trump blasts de Blasio for plans to paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ in front of Trump Tower
“NYC is cutting Police $’s by ONE BILLION DOLLARS, and yet the @NYCMayor is going to paint a big, expensive, yellow Black Lives Matter sign on Fifth Avenue, denigrating this luxury Avenue,” Trump tweeted Wednesday.
Little evidence that George Floyd protests spread coronavirus in US
In what’s considered the first systematic look at the question, a team of economists determined that only one of 13 cities involved in the earliest wave of protests after Memorial Day had an increase that would fit the pattern.
NYC passes budget that cuts $1B from NYPD
New York City lawmakers approved an austere budget early Wednesday that will shift $1 billion from policing to education and social services in the coming year, acknowledging protesters' demands to cut police spending — but falling short of what activists sought.
Richmond mayor orders removal of Confederate statues
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney on Wednesday ordered the immediate removal of all Confederate statues in the city.
Report: Nationwide protests didn’t cause increase in COVID-19 infections
Public health experts say there is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd’s death caused a significant increase in coronavirus infections.
Facebook designates ‘boogaloo’ network as ‘dangerous organization,’ removes pages from platforms
The social media giant announced the ban on June 30.
California Democrats in support of renaming John Wayne Airport argue actor would not have defended Floyd
Fred Smoller and Dr. Michael Moodian are speaking out after the late actor's son came to his defense.
Mayor de Blasio proposes $1B cut to NYPD budget as protests escalate outside City Hall
Police removed some protesters outside City Hall Tuesday ahead of a vote by the City Council on defunding the NYPD to the tune of $1 billion.
Gov. Murphy, citing reckoning on race, stops using Woodrow Wilson desk
The governor confirmed he is no longer using the former president's desk at his office in Trenton.
'White power' flare-up in retirement haven reveals tensions
Those tensions, though, flared two weeks ago during a golf-cart parade for President Donald Trump's birthday in which a man shouted, “White Power,” when confronted by anti-Trump protesters. A video clip of that confrontation in America’s largest retirement community was tweeted approvingly by Trump last weekend and then taken down.
Activist suggests replacing DC's Emancipation Memorial with Harriet Tubman monument: 'Fair and equitable'
Some activists pushing for its removal would like to see a monument to an African-American woman in its place