George Floyd’s brother to address U.S. House panel on police reforms
One of the brothers of George Floyd, whose death in Minneapolis sparked protests around the world, is due to speak to a Democratic-led congressional panel on Wednesday as lawmakers take on the twin issues of police violence and racial injustice.
A picture and its story: A shooting in Seattle
Stunned protesters surround a car that has driven into their ranks. A man is lying on the ground nearby. Another man exits the driver’s side of the vehicle brandishing a gun. The protesters back away from him and he runs off and melts into the crowd as…
U.S. says consulate in China’s Wuhan to reopen in near future
The United States will soon resume operations at its consulate in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the novel coronavirus outbreak began late last year, the U.S. Embassy said on Wednesday.
CrossFit founder steps down as CEO after criticism over Floyd tweet
CrossFit Inc founder Greg Glassman stepped down as chief executive on Tuesday, days after he apologized for his tweet on the killing of an unarmed black man as it drew criticism and led to footwear brand Reebok ending its tie up with the fitness regime…
Cristobal becomes post-tropical cyclone near Chicago, NHC says
Tropical Depression Cristobal became a post-tropical cyclone on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory.
California, Southwest face new coronavirus woes as U.S. economy reopens
Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are spiking in parts of California and the U.S. Southwest, prompting Arizona to reactivate its emergency plan for medical facilities and California to place counties where half its population lives on a watch list…
Long lines, voting machine problems fuel investigations in U.S. state of Georgia
Voters encountered long lines and problems with voting machines on Tuesday during a chaotic day of in-person balloting in Georgia, the latest state to struggle to conduct elections amid the health worries of the coronavirus pandemic.
Little evidence of antifa links in U.S. prosecutions of those charged in protest violence
By Sarah N. Lynch, Mark Hosenball, Mica Rosenberg and Brad Heath
New York legislature votes to scrap police discipline secrecy law
New York lawmakers voted on Tuesday to repeal a decades-old law that shields police officers’ disciplinary records from the public.
Factbox: Corporations pledge $1.7 billion to address racism, injustice
Corporations have pledged more than $1.7 billion for racial and social justice causes amid worldwide protests over the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee into his neck.
