Jun 06 Watch 4:35 New York protests continue despite rain, pandemic and curfew By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber The threat of a pandemic did not keep New Yorkers home as protesters across the city took to the streets chanting “Black Lives Matter” calling for several police reforms. Largely peaceful, several demonstrators defied the city’s 8 P.M. curfew. Protests… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch 5:13 As Pride Month kicks off, black trans activists want their stories centered By Ivette Feliciano June is Pride Month, the anniversary of the 1969 riots by the LGBTQ community against police brutality at New York City’s Stonewall Inn. Now, with a recent wave of violence against black, transgender people, activists are demanding those stories be… Continue watching
Jun 06 AP FACT CHECK: Trump's alternate reality in time of anguish By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Arijeta Lajka, Associated Press The White House, tweeting as an American institution, not Trump's personal account or campaign, posted social media disinformation to make people think leftists were stockpiling rocks to commit terrorist attacks in the United States. Continue reading
Jun 06 As Trump blames antifa, protest records show scant evidence By Michael Biesecker, Michael Kunzelman, Jake Bleiberg, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Scott Nichols, a balloon artist, was riding home on his scooter from the protests engulfing Minneapolis last weekend when he was struck by a rubber bullet fired from a cluster of police officers in riot gear. "I just… Continue reading
Jun 06 Mourners hold memorial for Floyd as more protests gather By Tom Foreman Jr., David Crary, John Leicester, Associated Press Mourners are holding a private memorial service in George Floyd’s North Carolina hometown while the nation’s capital prepares for what is expected to be the city’s largest demonstration against police brutality yet. Continue reading
Jun 06 Prosecutor: 2 Buffalo police charged with assault in shoving By Associated Press Two Buffalo police officers were charged with assault Saturday, prosecutors said, after a video showed them shoving a 75-year-old protester in recent demonstrations over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. Continue reading
Jun 06 New jobs report diminishes GOP appetite for more virus aid By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Republicans say the numbers vindicate their decision to take a pause and assess the almost $3 trillion in assistance they already have approved. The White House was already showing little urgency about pursing another trillion-dollar response bill, much less the… Continue reading
Jun 06 Tropical Storm Cristobal advances toward US Gulf Coast By Associated Press A re-energized Tropical Storm Cristobal advanced toward the U.S. Gulf Coast early Saturday, bringing with it the heavy rains that already caused flooding and mudslides in Mexico and Central America. Continue reading
Jun 05 NFL says it was wrong not to listen to player protests over racial equality By Associated Press One day after Patrick Mahomes and several of his peers released a video demanding the league condemn racism, Goodell made his strongest statement on the issues many players passionately support. Continue reading
Jun 05 Colin Kaepernick has more support now, still long way to go By Rob Maaddi, Associated Press When Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to take a stand against police brutality and racial injustice in 2016, he was mostly alone. Four years later, his protest is widely viewed as prescient. Continue reading