Man charged in pipe bomb ambush of deputies, wrote far-right phrase in blood
A U.S. Air Force sergeant is accused of shooting dead a Sheriff’s deputy in California’s Santa Cruz mountains last week, throwing lit pipe bombs and shooting at other deputies and planning to kill more, court papers say.
Seattle mayor says illegal for Trump to send military to clear protesters
The mayor of Seattle said on Thursday it would be unconstitutional and illegal for U.S. President Donald Trump to send military forces into the city to clear protesters occupying a neighborhood, as he has suggested.
California police shoot and kill suspect wanted in Central California “shooting spree”
Police shot and killed a man wanted in a Central California “shooting spree”, and three law enforcement officers were wounded in the shoot-out at vineyard where he was tracked down on Thursday afternoon, sheriffs officials said.
‘This is about livelihoods’: U.S. virus hotspots reopen despite second wave specter
Facing budget shortfalls and double-digit unemployment, governors of U.S. states that are COVID-19 hotspots on Thursday pressed ahead with economic reopenings that have raised fears of a second wave of infections.
California man charged with videotaped poisoning of homeless people
A California man has been arrested on charges he poisoned eight homeless people by giving them food laced with a caustic substance derived from hot chili peppers in a string of attacks videotaped for his own enjoyment, prosecutors said on Thursday.
What was the cost for the National Guard to deploy in D.C.? Up to $2.6 million a day
The deployment of thousands of National Guard troops in response to protests on the streets of Washington, endorsed by President Donald Trump and much criticized by the city’s mayor, cost the federal government $2.6 million per day at its peak, U.S. of…
Trump, Biden hold events in key U.S. states as campaign begins to heat up
President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, headed to must-win election battlegrounds on Thursday, slowly resuming campaign activities in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Pentagon chief orders review of National Guard’s response to protests
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has ordered a review of the National Guard’s response to recent protests over police brutality and racism, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Seattle mayor says it would be illegal if Trump sent military to clear protest encampment
The mayor of Seattle said on Thursday it would be unconstitutional and illegal for U.S. President Donald Trump to send military forces into the city to clear protesters occupying a neighborhood, as he has suggested.
Trump faces backlash from black leaders on Tulsa rally
President Donald Trump is facing criticism for his decision to hold a campaign rally next week on Juneteenth, a holiday marking the end of U.S. slavery, in a city known for a race massacre in 1921.
