Protesters declared a “Cop Free Zone” near where Seattle police boarded up and seemingly abandoned their East Precinct building Monday night, according to local reports -- following days of demonstrations in response to the police-involved death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.The surrounding area had seen more than a week of protests, with some of them…
Politics|Protesters Dispersed With Tear Gas So Trump Could Pose at Church“He did not pray,” said Mariann E. Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington. “He did not mention George Floyd, he did not mention the agony of people who have been subjected to this kind of horrific expression of racism and white supremacy for hundreds of…
May 31, 2020 | 4:06pm | Updated May 31, 2020 | 5:50pm They picked the wrong Target. Viral video shows looters trying to smash their way into a Brooklyn Target late Saturday — just to be stopped by a human wall of protesters. “F–k no!” one protester repeatedly screamed, standing in front of the Atlantic…
16Protesters try to demolish Birmingham Confederate monumentProtesters on Sunday evening began trying to tear down a Confederate monument in a downtown Birmingham park.Later, the protest turned violent as demonstrators turned and attacked several members of the media, including from Al.com. At least one TV reporter was struck in the head with a bottle.The monument withstood…
Ole Miss administrators, student leaders and faculty leaders have recommended moving the statue — installed in 1906 and a rallying point in 1962 for people who rioted to oppose the university’s court-ordered integration — from a central spot to a Civil War cemetery that’s in a more secluded location on campus, but the state College…
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…