Jun 09 London may remove statues as Floyd’s death sparks change By Jill Lawless, Associated Press London's mayor announced Tuesday that more statues of imperialist figures could be removed from Britain's streets after protesters knocked down the monument to a slave trader. Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, laid to rest in Houston Floyd was lovingly remembered Tuesday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and mentor, and now a force for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality… Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: FEMA head testifies on federal government’s response to COVID-19 pandemic By Courtney Vinopal and Associated Press The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs will hold a hearing June 9 on the federal government's procurement and distribution strategies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: Law enforcement officials testify on fraud schemes tied to COVID-19 By Courtney Vinopal and Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on law enforcement's response to those exploiting the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Jun 08 New York passes bill to unveil police disciplinary records By Marina Villeneuve, Michael R. Sisak, Jim Mustian, Associated Press New York lawmakers are poised to overhaul a decades-old law protecting police disciplinary records that has long been among the nation's most secretive. Continue reading
Jun 08 Seattle council members protest after tear gas used on crowd By Gene Johnson, Associated Press Just days after Seattle's mayor and police chief promised a month-long moratorium on using a type of tear gas to disperse protesters, the department used it again during an overnight protest. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 4:10 2 weeks after George Floyd’s death, Americans are still protesting Protests continue over police violence against black Americans -- and there are mounting calls for significant changes in U.S. law enforcement. Congressional Democrats have proposed a list of sweeping reforms, but some activists want more. Meanwhile, in Houston, people gathered… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch 10:38 2 views on the future of American policing As we have seen in Minneapolis, whose city council says it will defund the police, the move to reform law enforcement is gaining steam. Some activists want to abolish police departments entirely, while others aim to reallocate some of their… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch 6:47 Pandemic increases workload, health risks for postal and delivery employees By Amna Nawaz, Rhana Natour, Gretchen Frazee In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, millions of Americans are relying on mail carriers and delivery workers for essential supplies. The workload for many of these employees has increased significantly with so many consumers ordering from home. Stress and… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch 6:20 With mass protests over systemic racism, people trade 1 health risk for another Nationwide protests against police violence toward black Americans have raised concerns about the potential spread of coronavirus. If people are not social distancing and are gathering in the thousands, are they exposing themselves to greater risk for COVID-19? And how… Continue watching