N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY Published 9:58 a.m. ET July 21, 2020 | Updated 4:41 p.m. ET July 21, 2020CLOSE This U.S. Navy veteran was repeatedly beaten with batons and pepper-sprayed in the face by federal officers during a protest in Portland, Oregon. StoryfulA Navy veteran said he went to a protest in Portland to talk…
The Navy veteran stands passively in Portland, Ore., amid swirling tear gas. One of the militarized federal agents deployed by President Trump swings a baton at him with full force. With both hands. Five times.Under the assault, 53-year-old Christopher David seems like a redwood tree — impervious to the blows. But in a video shot…
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Navy veteran stands passively in Portland, Oregon, amid swirling tear gas. One of the militarized federal agents deployed by President Donald Trump swings a baton at him with full force. With both hands. Five times. Under the assault, 53-year-old Christopher David seems like a redwood tree — impervious to the…
July 20, 2020 | 9:53am A Navy veteran who was pepper-sprayed and beaten by federal officers in viral video says he showed up to the Portland protest to talk — but ended up leaving with a broken hand. Portland resident Christopher David said he was inspired to head downtown to check out the protests —…
PORTLAND (Reuters) - As a U.S. Navy veteran, Chris David said he thought he would be able to talk plainly with federal agents in Portland and ask them why they were using unmarked cars to snatch people off the street during recent protests in the Oregon city. Demonstrators return to protest against racial inequality in…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…