New York officials defend curfew, subway safety ahead of Monday reopening
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday said New York is on track to reopen on Monday from the coronavirus lockdown that turned the most populous U.S. city into a virtual ghost town, restarting work at 32,000 shuttered construction sites.
Should U.S. police get free military equipment? Protests revive debate
In cities across the United States this past week, protesters have been confronted by police carrying shields and batons and hulking armored vehicles that might look to some people like a scene straight out of a war zone.
Explainer: U.S. protesters call to ‘Defund the Police.’ What would that look like?
Nationwide protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, the latest in a long string of high-profile slayings of black men by white officers, have featured a common rallying cry: “Defund the police.”
Facebook says it found no foreign interference campaigns targeting U.S. protests
Facebook Inc said on Friday it had not seen evidence of coordinated foreign interference targeting the U.S. protests spurred by the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man.
Criminal probe launched of police seen shoving elderly man in Buffalo, says prosecutor’s office
Two Buffalo, New York, police officers who video showed shoving a 75-year-old protestor to the ground on Thursday are under investigation for potential criminal liability, a spokeswoman for the region’s district attorney said on Friday.
Citigroup closes some branches, mostly in LA and Chicago, due to George Floyd protests
Citigroup Inc said on Friday it would “proactively” close some branches and reduce hours at others in light of protests around the country in response to the death of George Floyd that have at times turned violent.
Trump plans to open Atlantic sanctuary to commercial fishing: sources
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a proclamation on Friday that would open up a conservation area in the Atlantic Ocean to commercial fishing, according to two sources familiar with the plan.
Protests against police violence sweep across small-town America
Before sundown on Thursday around 150 protesters marched down the main street in Anna, Illinois, past Bob’s Tavern, Oasis of Grace Church, Douglas Skating Rink and Casey’s General Store holding homemade signs and chanting “black lives matter.”
Trump wants more coronavirus resources to high-risk groups to allow for end to lockdowns
President Donald Trump said on Friday he wanted to focus on battling the coronavirus in high-risk populations as he pushes to open the United States’ economy further.
Trump expected to allow commercial fishing in protected Atlantic waters: sources
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a proclamation on Friday that would open up a marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean to commercial fishing during a meeting with commercial fishermen in Maine, according to two sources familiar with th…
