Police union fumes over de Blasio's possible plan to cut NYPD budgetFox News' Aishah Hasnie says New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's (D) plan would slash the New York Police Department's budget by $1 billion if it passes the city council. FOX Business' David Asman later discusses where the funding could go to instead…
The House approved a measure to make Washington, D.C. the fifty-first state on Friday, marking the first time a D.C. statehood proposal has passed in either chamber of Congress, though it will not get a vote in the Senate. The legislation passed 232 to 180, with only one Democrat joining Republicans to vote against it.…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined by House Democrats spaced for social distancing, spoke at a press conference on the House East Front Steps of the Capitol ahead of ahead of the House vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP House Speaker…
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The state became one of the first to make major changes in police practices in the wake of George Floyd’s killing, which has spurred nationwide protests.Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday signed a package of bills designed to overhaul several aspects of policing in New York.Credit...Jeenah Moon/Getty ImagesJune 12, 2020New York on Friday became one of…
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…