Law enforcement holds a line Tuesday in Kenosha, Wis. The union representing police officers in Kenosha says Jacob Blake, who was shot multiple times at close range and severely wounded by a police officer, was armed with a knife. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images Law enforcement holds a line Tuesday…
August 28, 2020 6:58 PM Associated Press Posted: August 28, 2020 6:58 PM Updated: August 28, 2020 8:11 PM MADISON, Wis. — The Kenosha police union has offered the most detailed accounting to date on officers’ perspective about what happened prior to Jacob Blake being shot seven times in the back. Blake’s shooting sparked nationwide…
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside of the White House Thursday evening as President Trump prepared to give his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention from the South Lawn.Fencing was set up along the perimeter of the White House to keep protesters away, but shouts could be heard from the South Lawn.Protesters shouted “No justice, no peace” and “Join us,” while holding…
(CNN)The chief of police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where two people were shot and killed on a night of protests after Jacob Blake's shooting, appeared to shift the blame for the shooting to those who br…
August 27, 2020 | 9:56am | Updated August 27, 2020 | 10:32am Minneapolis police released surveillance video of a murder suspect committing suicide Wednesday — to dispel widespread rumors that cops killed the man. The false reports of a police-involved shooting sparked a violent night of looting and vandalism across the city. Police tweeted 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…