U.S. ups National Guard forces to quell D.C. unrest, readies active duty troops
The U.S. military is sharply increasing the number of National Guard forces in Washington, D.C., and, in an extraordinary move, has readied active-duty troops outside the city to potentially respond to protests over the death of an African-American man…
Trump vows to end protests; tear gas fired on protesters near White House
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to end violent protests in major cities across the nation “now,” saying that he would deploy the military if mayors and state governors refused to call out the National Guard. As Trump spoke in the Rose Garde…
Tear gas fired on protesters near White House as Trump speaks
Largely peaceful protesters near the White House were repelled with tear gas and mounted police on Monday as President Donald Trump spoke in the Rose Garden, live televised images showed.
Trump vows to send troops into cities if needed to quell protest violence
President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying thousands of heavily armed soldiers and law enforcement to halt violence in the U.S. capital and vowed to do the same in other cities if mayors and governors fail to regain control of the streets.
‘Carmen’ and coronavirus don’t match: NYC’s Met Opera closed till December 31
New York’s Metropolitan Opera will keep its curtains closed until a New Year’s Eve opening gala, it said on Monday, as it announced a season shortened by the coronavirus epidemic.
‘We will keep fighting for you:’ Site of deadly incident becomes massive memorial to George Floyd
A white mother tightly wrapped her arm around the back of her black teenage son as they silently stood still, gazing at a makeshift memorial honoring George Floyd steps from where he lost his life after a policeman knelt on his neck.
An Oval Office speech? Trump’s advisers torn over how to address protests
The last time U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office, with a March 11 speech on fighting the coronavirus, the former reality TV star was panned, even by his own aides.
Independent autopsy finds George Floyd died by asphyxiation, homicide
Two doctors who carried out an independent autopsy of George Floyd, the black man whose death in Minneapolis police custody last week triggered nationwide protests, said on Monday that he died from asphyxiation and that his death was a homicide.
Medical examiner declares George Floyd death homicide: report
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner on Monday declared the death of George Floyd a homicide, saying he died of “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual restraint, and neck compression,” according to a Minneapolis television station…
New York City institutes curfew, Governor Cuomo calls for police reforms
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday called for a national ban on excessive force by police and announced a curfew for New York City following violent protests triggered by the death in Minneapolis of an unarmed black man in police custody.
