The massive gatherings for racial justice across the country and now the world have achieved a scale and level of momentum not seen in decades.People gather Tuesday at the memorial where George Floyd died in the custody of the Minneapolis police.Credit...Alyssa Schukar for The New York TimesPublished June 7, 2020Updated June 8, 2020, 12:11 p.m.…
California TodayMonday: Snapshots from a chaotic weekend across the state.June 1, 2020Updated 10:53 a.m. ETImageProtesters sat in the middle of Beverly Boulevard in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles on Saturday.Credit...Bryan Denton for The New York TimesGood morning.(Here’s the sign-up, if you don’t already get California Today by email.)Over the weekend, in at least 140…
Protests over police treatment of black people have sparked concerns about the spread of COVID-19. Here, a protester marches Monday in Philadelphia with a cloth mask saying, "I can't breathe." Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Makela/Getty Images Protests over police treatment of black people have sparked concerns about the spread of COVID-19.…
New York Daily News | Jun 01, 2020 | 12:00 PM Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers daily Coronavirus update at New Settlement Community Center on Jerome Avenue in the Bronx. (Don Pollard) Protests against police brutality could give coronavirus a chance to come roaring back, Gov. Cuomo warned Monday. The demonstrations that have rocked New York…
(CNN)Government leaders and health officials have expressed their concern that coronavirus could rapidly spread during protests over the death of George Floyd. Floyd died after since-fired Minneapol…
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…