Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan has forcefully denied claims that his officers were concealing their identity and exacerbating the unrest in Portland, Oregon."It's just outrageous and it's reckless," Morgan said Saturday of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler's complaints about his agents.Wheeler has accused the administration of sending in troops as part of a political strategy that ultimately "ratcheted up the tension on…
Defense Secretary Mark Esper, shown here on Capitol Hill earlier this month, has effectively banned the Confederate battle flag from U.S. military installations. Michael Reynolds/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Reynolds/AP Defense Secretary Mark Esper, shown here on Capitol Hill earlier this month, has effectively banned the Confederate battle flag from U.S. military installations. Michael…
New York Police Department Chief of Department Terence Monahan joined "Your World" Thursday for his first TV interview since he and a group of officers were attacked while making an arrest on the Brooklyn Bridge a day earlier."I'm feeling fine. You know, I've got a few bruises here and there. Luckily, the fingers weren't broken, just…
Police say several New York City police officers were attacked and injured Wednesday as pro-police and anti-police protesters clashed on the Brooklyn BridgeBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated PressJuly 15, 2020, 10:12 PM3 min readNEW YORK -- Several New York City police officers were attacked and injured Wednesday as pro-police and anti-police protesters clashed on the…
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…