Protestors demonstrate outside of a burning Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody Monday, broke out in Minneapolis for a third straight night. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)APA grassroots political group based in New Jersey is planning to gather…
TOPLINE Former President Barack Obama on Friday weighed in on the death of George Floyd, saying in a statement “this shouldn’t be ‘normal’ in 2020 America.” President Barack Obama delivers the eulogy for South Carolina Representative and Reverend Clementa ... [+] Pinckney at Pinckney's funeral on June 26, 2015, in Charleston, South Carolina. Joe Raedle/Getty…
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has hit back at President Donald Trump, who branded him "very weak" as protests raged across the city.The president spoke of his desire to see "the city under control," talking of sending in in the National Guard and of looters being shot in early morning tweets. "I can't stand back &…
The state of Minnesota is requesting 1,000 additional National Guard soldiers as rioting broke out once again Friday night following the death of George Floyd earlier in the week.Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota National Guard Adjutant Gen. Jon Jensen announced the request at a news conference early Saturday, FOX 9 of Minneapolis reported.Guard personnel already…
Working with a mouse model of Alzheimer’s, scientists have developed an imaging technique for detecting changes in the texture of the retina that are associated with the disease. Early diagnosis of the condition could aid efforts to slow its progression.More than 5 million people aged 65 or older in the United States are living with…
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…