Protests continued Saturday as more demonstrations erupted in cities nationwide following the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd.In some cities, authorities issued curfews in light of the at-times violent protests and destruction taking place.Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms established a curfew starting Saturday at 9 p.m. following a night of disruptive and at-time violent protests. An Atlanta Police Department…
CLOSE Lawmakers clashed with security inside the Hong Kong Legislative Council on May 18 after the opposition protested in an attempt to stall the election of a pro-Beijing chair of the House Committee. StoryfulChina is poised to pass a national security law for Hong Kong that the city's opposition lawmakers, analysts and U.S. officials say could plunge…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Tens of millions of people in the South are facing a severe weather threat one week after tornadoes killed at least 36 people across the region.The National Weather Services' Storm Prediction Center said tornadoes and severe thunderstorms are expected from late Sunday morning into the overnight hours."Another Sunday that we…
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…