Factbox: Killing of Minnesota black man in ‘I can’t breathe’ case sparks U.S. protests
The killing of George Floyd, a Minneapolis black man who died after being pinned by the neck by a white police officer’s knee, has triggered a wave of protests across the country, with more demonstrations expected on Friday.
Trump says doesn’t want ‘shooting’ after Minneapolis riot over police killing
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday tried to walk back a Twitter threat to respond with deadly force to three days of violent protests in Minneapolis over the police killing of an unarmed black man.
Trump defends Tweet threatening ‘shooting’, says ‘looting leads to shooting’
U.S. President Donald Trump in a Twitter post on Friday repeated that “looting leads to shooting” after an earlier Tweet in which he threatened on Friday to stop looters in Minneapolis with deadly military force was hidden by a warning from Twitter.
U.S. Justice Dept. backs challenge to Maine order blocking nonresident campground use
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday backed a lawsuit challenging Maine’s decision to block nonresidents from using campgrounds amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration’s second such move against state orders.
New York City expected to reopen on June 8, five upstate regions OK for phase 2: Cuomo
New York City is “on track” to enter phase one of reopening on June 8, New York Governor Cuomo said on Friday as he announced that five upstate regions will now transition to phase two which includes businesses like barber shops and hair salons.
Minneapolis police officer arrested in death of George Floyd, no charges yet
The Minneapolis police officer shown in videotape footage pressing his knee into the neck of a handcuffed, unarmed black man has been arrested in the death of that man, a spokesman for the Hennepin County attorney told Reuters on Friday.
Democrats want interviews with Trump admin officials over watchdog firing
U.S. Democratic lawmakers said on Friday they want to conduct closed-door interviews with officials from President Donald Trump’s administration about the surprise firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, and release transcripts to th…
Minneapolis police officer arrested in George Floyd case
One of four Minneapolis police officers involved in the arrest of a black man, who died after one of the policeman pinned him with a knee to the throat, has been arrested and taken into custody, Minnesota’s public safety commissioner said on Friday.
New York City on track to reopen on June 8, five upstate regions ready to enter phase two: Cuomo
New York City is ‘on track’ to enter phase one of reopening on June 8, New York Governor Cuomo said on Friday as he announced that five upstate regions will now transition to phase two which includes businesses like barber shops and hair salons.
Missouri’s only abortion clinic wins licensing battle against state health department
Missouri’s only abortion clinic on Friday won its legal fight to stay open, as an independent arbiter found the state’s health department was unjustified in denying the clinic’s application to renew its license.
