Jun 01 Watch 8:21 A sheriff and a former mayor on hearing protesters while maintaining peace Peaceful protests around the U.S. continue Monday night, but there will likely also be charged confrontations and more looting and destruction. How can law enforcement defuse these fraught situations and minimize violence while acknowledging protesters’ voices? Judy Woodruff talks to… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 11:33 Roxane Gay, Anna Deavere Smith and Tay Anderson on the protests’ hope and despair By Judy Woodruff, Anne Azzi Davenport, Courtney Norris For analysis of the deeper systemic issues that are underlying the country’s civic unrest, Judy Woodruff talks to Roxane Gay, a noted essayist and author whose work frequently addresses issues of race, identity and privilege; Anna Deavere Smith, award-winning playwright… Continue watching
Jun 01 Judge calls Justice Department reversal in Flynn case ‘unusual’ By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A federal judge is defending his decision not to quickly approve the Justice Department's request to dismiss its own criminal case against former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 7:32 Minneapolis’ long history of policing black and white communities differently By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz The problems with criminal justice in Minnesota’s Twin Cities extend beyond the George Floyd case. Of the 100 largest metro areas in the country, Minneapolis’ income gap between black and white families is the second largest, at nearly $50,000, and… Continue watching
Jun 01 Officers criticized for use of force at protests about police brutality By Jay Reeves, Kat Stafford, Associated Press Some action has been directed against people smashing windows, breaking into stores and burning cars, but many find other instances more difficult to understand — like the elderly man knocked over by police as he walked with a cane on… Continue reading
Jun 01 WATCH: Trump says if governors don’t crack down on protests, he will ‘quickly solve the problem for them’ By Aaron Morrison, Matt Sedensky, Associated Press President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to deploy the United States military unless states quickly halted the violent protests that have convulsed cities from coast to coast, hours after George Floyd’s brother pleaded for peace, saying destruction is “not going… Continue reading
Jun 01 Louisville man David McAtee killed when police, soldiers shot at group; police chief fired By Bruce Schreiner, Sophia Tulp, Associated Press Police said they were responding to gunfire from a crowd that had gathered there. Continue reading
Jun 01 In Minneapolis, protests over George Floyd’s death ‘a long time coming’ By Daniel Bush In interviews around Minneapolis, residents say protests are the only option. Continue reading
Jun 01 New York City imposes 11 p.m. curfew amid Floyd protests By Jennifer Peltz, Karen Matthews, Associated Press New York City is imposing an 11 p.m. curfew as the nation's biggest city tries to head off another night of destruction erupting amid protests over George Floyd's death. Continue reading
Jun 01 Independent autopsy for George Floyd contradicts prosecutors’ findings By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press The family of George Floyd says an independent autopsy has found that he died of asphyxiation from sustained pressure on his back and neck. Floyd, a black man who was in handcuffs at the time, died a week ago after… Continue reading