Month: June 2020

U.S. cities brace for surge in demonstrators as George Floyd protests continue

The outraged Americans flooding the national capital this weekend will be greeted…

Cristobal powers back into tropical storm as it barrels toward U.S. Gulf Coast

A re-energized Tropical Storm Cristobal is swirling in the southern Gulf of…

Indiana police chief orders training review after officers use batons on protesters

Indianapolis’ police chief said Friday that his department is taking a look…

France bans 2 planned George Floyd protests in Paris, fearing violence

French police banned demonstrations planned outside the U.S. Embassy and on the…

China advises citizens not to visit Australia as relations sour

China is advising its citizens not to visit Australia, citing racial discrimination…

Joe Biden officially clinches Democratic presidential nomination

Joe Biden formally clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Friday, setting him up for a…

NYC mayor denies seeing police use force against anti-racism protesters, despite video

Another day of protests over the death of George Floyd brought more…

‘We were wrong’: Commissioner says NFL should have listened to player protests

National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league made mistakes…

Trump says it is ‘a great day’ for George Floyd in speech on equality, jobs report

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared it was “a great day”…

George Floyd protests: Seattle bans police use of tear gas for 30 days

The Seattle mayor has banned the police use of tear gas as…

Brazil president threatens to exit WHO as coronavirus death toll rises

President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Friday to pull Brazil out of the…

George Floyd protests: Little evidence bricks left to incite violence

A pallet of bricks outside a suburban Atlanta home. Stone barriers in…