Washington (CNN)The mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has rescinded a curfew for the area around President Donald Trump's rally in the city that had been imposed ahead of the event. "Last night, I enacted a…
Supporters can cheer on President Trump, but then they better get home.Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum, a Republican, declared a civil emergency Thursday and announced a curfew near the arena where Trump plans to hold a campaign rally on Saturday.Bynum cited recent “civil unrest,” expected “crowds in excess of 100,000” in the vicinity of the rally and opposition…
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasted the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) Thursday over a "clearly racist" tweet that depicted her wearing a police uniform while tied up to a chair and being unmasked by white Scobby-Doo cartoon characters.The now-deleted image is a play on the children's cartoon where the team would solve a mystery by unmasking a villain…
A couple walks around Lake Merritt in Oakland, where several nooses were found hanging from trees. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP A couple walks around Lake Merritt in Oakland, where several nooses were found hanging from trees. Jeff Chiu/AP Nooses found at a public park in Oakland, Calif., will be removed and…
Richmond, Virginia, Mayor Levar Stoney announced that the city's police chief had resigned after weeks of protests in the city and across the country over the death of George Floyd. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribeReuters brings you the latest business, finance and breaking news video from around the globe. Our reputation for accuracy and impartiality is unparalleled.Get 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…