Trump mulling proposals in response to Floyd’s death: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump is “appalled” by calls for police to be defunded and is looking at a number of proposals in response to the death of a black man in police custody in Minneapolis that has sparked nationwide protests, the White House said on …
Rights groups urge U.N. to investigate U.S. ‘police violence’
Relatives of victims and activist groups called on Monday for the top United Nations human rights body to launch an investigation into “police violence and repression of protests” in the United States.
Bail set for former police officer in George Floyd case at $1 million – $1.25 million: media
Bail for the white former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering African American George Floyd, whose death ignited two weeks of protests, has been raised by $250,000 to $1.25 million, the Minnesota-based Star Tribune said on Monday.
Hard hit New York City begins reopening as coronavirus infection rate plummets
Exactly 100 days after the first coronavirus case was confirmed in New York City, some workers began returning to jobs on Monday at the start of reopening from a citywide shutdown to battle the epidemic that killed nearly 22,000 of its residents.
Voices from the streets; why protesters are marching the world over
Protesters around the world have taken to the streets in response to events in the United States, where the death in police custody of black man George Floyd has sparked a wave of anti-racism demonstrations.
Travel on U.S. roads fell by 40% in April amid stay-at-home orders
Travel on U.S. roads fell by 39.8% in April as coronavirus stay-at-home orders prompted tens of millions of Americans to work from home and others to avoid travel as destinations temporarily closed.
Democrat Biden opposes push to defund police, campaign says
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden does not support a movement to defund U.S. police departments as a response to cases of police brutality against unarmed black people, his campaign said on Monday.
Mourners gather to honor George Floyd as push to reform U.S. police intensifies
Mourners gathered in Texas on Monday to pay their respects to African American George Floyd, who died in police custody two weeks ago, as pressure intensified for sweeping reforms to the U.S. justice system in the wake of nationwide protests.
U.S. CDC reports 1,938,823 coronavirus cases
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 1,938,823 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 17,919 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 474 to 110,375.
Exclusive: U.S. Navy test shows 60 percent of carrier crew have coronavirus antibodies
A U.S. Navy investigation into the spread of the coronavirus aboard the Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier has found that about 60 percent of sailors tested had antibodies for the virus, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, suggesting a far high…
