New York City mayor ends 8 p.m. curfew a day early
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ended a nightly curfew on Sunday, a day earlier than he had planned.
Black Lives Matter protests for U.S. racial justice reach new dimension
U.S. protests sparked by George Floyd’s fatal encounter last month with Minneapolis police crossed a new threshold as weekend rallies demanding racial justice stretched from Washington, D.C., to an east Texas town once a haven for the Ku Klux Klan.
Exclusive: In warning sign for Trump, Republicans growing pessimistic about country’s direction
Republicans are more pessimistic about the country’s direction than at almost any other time during Donald Trump’s presidency, as a trio of crises – the coronavirus pandemic, an economic downturn and mass protests over police brutality – buffets his administration.
Trump wanted to deploy 10,000 troops in Washington D.C., official says
U.S. President Donald Trump told his advisors at one point this past week he wanted 10,000 troops to deploy to the Washington D.C. area to halt civil unrest over the killing of a black man by Minneapolis police, according to a senior U.S. official.
U.S. Democrats, black lawmakers ready response to George Floyd death
Two weeks after George Floyd’s death in police custody sparked nationwide protests, Democrats led by black members of the U.S. Congress are set to introduce legislation to combat police violence and racial injustice, including making it easier to sue o…
‘A part of history’: Calm prevails over D.C.’s biggest George Floyd protest
Tens of thousands of demonstrators amassed in Washington and other U.S. cities on Saturday demanding an end to racism and brutality by law enforcement, as protests sparked by George Floyd’s fatal encounter with Minneapolis police stretched into a 12th …
‘A part of history’: calm prevails at protests in Washington and other cities
Tens of thousands of demonstrators amassed in Washington and other U.S. cities on Saturday demanding an end to racism and brutality by law enforcement, as protests sparked by George Floyd’s fatal encounter with Minneapolis police stretched into a 12th …
Senior Trump aide apologizes for promoting racially-charged video
A senior aide to Republican U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday apologized for promoting a racially-charged video on her Twitter feed.
‘We can’t take much more’: Protests swell in Washington and other cities
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in Washington and other U.S. cities on Saturday to demand an end to racism and brutality by U.S. law enforcement as protests over the killing of a black man by Minneapolis police entered a 12th day.
Thousands march on White House to protest violence by U.S. police
Thousands of protesters were marching in Washington on Saturday as rallies across the United States to protest the killing of a black man in Minneapolis police custody entered a 12th day and officials moved to rein in law enforcement tactics.
