In the four days since the Seattle Police Department vacated its East Precinct building and a leaderless congregation of activists established the police-free “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” — or CHAZ — across four blocks outside, the largely peaceful demonstration has forced activists and city officials to grapple with questions of accountability, leadership and what comes…
As protesters in Seattle continue to claim their own territory, "Fox & Friends Weekend" host Pete Hegseth said on Friday that leftist ideas – such as defunding the police, dissolving the southern border and revoking the Second Amendment – will not work.“The question is, do you send in the troops? Do you say, ‘hey, this isn’t going to…
Seattle-area radio show host Jason Rantz told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Thursday that similar occupations to the one taking place in the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood could happen in cities across the U.S. if the authorities allow it."Right now, it's too violent for us to go in," Rantz said of the so-called "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone." "It's a…
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Thursday that neither she nor city police Chief Carmen Best had any intention of resigning -- despite calls from protesters that they do so."The answer is no and no," Durkan told reporters a news conference, according to Seattle's KUOW Public Radio."We thought about a 'Thelma & Louise' moment," she added, referring to…
June 11, 2020 | 11:18pm Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on Thursday defended the protesters who have declared an “autonomous zone” on the city’s street as “patriotic.” In her remarks to the press, Durkan also said President Trump’s threat to send in federal resources to crack down on the protesters was “unconstitutional and illegal.” “Unfortunately, our…
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…