Obama says attacks on police hurt Black Lives Matter cause
MADRID (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has warned that attacks on police over racial bias would hurt the anti-racism Black Lives Matter movement, days after a sniper killed five police officers in Dallas in apparent revenge for police shootings…
Dallas police headquarters cordoned off after threat
DALLAS (Reuters) – Dallas police headquarters and surrounding blocks were cordoned off and SWAT teams were deployed on Saturday after authorities received an anonymous threat against officers across the city, but a search for a “suspicious person” turn…
Houston police shoot dead a black man pointing gun in street
(Reuters) – Two Houston police officers fatally shot an African-American man who pointed a gun at them despite their commands that he lower his weapon, authorities said on Saturday, two days after five Dallas policemen were slain by a black military ve…
Race had nothing to do with Minnesota shooting: police officer’s lawyer
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a black motorist during a traffic stop this week was reacting to the presence of a gun, not the man’s race, his lawyer said on Saturday.
U.S. gun rules heighten tension between police, citizens: Obama
WARSAW (Reuters) – President Barack Obama pledged on Saturday to seek ways to calm racial tensions and reduce divisions between police and minorities during his final months in office, but he warned that easy access to guns nationwide exacerbated the p…
Republican Party chairman confident in Cleveland convention security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Party chief Reince Priebus expressed confidence on Saturday that security will be able to handle any protests at the party’s convention later this month in Cleveland, where Donald Trump is to be nominated as the Republ…
Pentagon says near deal with Lockheed for more F-35 fighter jets
RAF FAIRFORD, England (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin Corp are in the final stages of negotiations about two contracts for 160 fighter jets, tandem deals valued at more than $14 billion, the Pentagon’s F-35 program manage…
Beyond Dallas, police come under fire in three states
(Reuters) – Police came under fire in three U.S. states on Thursday and Friday, authorities said, possibly prompted by the same motivation behind the rampage in Dallas: police use of force against black people.
Thousands take to U.S. streets to protest police violence
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Thousands took to the streets of U.S. cities on Friday to denounce the fatal shooting by police of two black men this week, marching the day after a gunman killed five police officers watching over a similar demonstration in D…
Winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Indiana, worth $540 million
(Reuters) – One winning ticket was sold in Indiana in the Mega Millions lottery on Friday, earning the jackpot worth $540 million, the seventh largest in U.S. lottery history, lottery officials said.
