Jul 05 After teen killed by police, France struggles to discuss race By Cara Anna, Associated Press With the shooting captured on video, the killing could be seen as France’s George Floyd moment. However, the national discussion leaves out what many Americans would consider the essential point: color. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 4:27 News Wrap: Extreme heat stretches from California to the Deep South In our news wrap Monday, days of harsh weather in the U.S. continued with extreme heat from California to the Deep South, police in Baltimore are searching for suspects in a block party shooting that killed two and wounded 28… Continue watching
Jul 03 Crowds gather in solidarity with local governments at town halls across France amid riots By Cara Anna, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press The riots, which seemed to be easing overnight into Monday, have been driven by a teenage backlash in the suburbs and urban housing projects against a French state that many young people with immigrant roots say routinely discriminates against them. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 2:04 News Wrap: Baltimore party ends in tragedy with deadly gun violence In our news wrap Sunday, overnight shootings at a Baltimore block party and Wichita nightclub have left two dead and dozens injured, more than 700 protestors were arrested during a fifth straight night of violent riots over the fatal police… Continue watching
Jul 02 Grandmother of French teen killed by police pleads with rioters to stop By Cara Anna, Nicolas Garriga, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press The grandmother of the French teenager shot dead by police during a traffic stop pleaded on Sunday with rioters to stop as the nation faced a sixth straight night of unrest. Continue reading
Jul 01 Shooting, riots in France show U.S. is not alone in struggles with racism, police brutality By Claudia Lauer, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The events in France following the death of a 17-year-old shot by police in a Paris suburb are drawing parallels to the racial reckoning in the U.S. spurred by the killings of George Floyd and other people of color at… Continue reading
Jul 01 More than 1,300 arrested after 4th night of riots in France, Macron cancels trip abroad By Cara Anna, Angela Charlton, Associated Press President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday scrapped an official trip to Germany after a fourth straight night of rioting and looting across France in defiance of a massive police deployment. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 5:15 News Wrap: Wildfire smoke brings more air quality alerts to U.S. In our news wrap Friday, smoke from wildfires in Canada continued to disperse, shrouding major U.S. cities in a yellowish tint, riots erupted in Paris for a third straight day over the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old, at least… Continue watching
Jun 30 French president urges parents to keep teenagers home to quell rioting spreading across France By Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Alex Turnbull, Associated Press Young rioters clashed with police and looted stores Friday in a fourth day of violence in France triggered by the deadly police shooting of a teen, piling more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron after he appealed to parents to keep… Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 6:54 News Wrap: Former deputy acquitted on charges for failing to act during Parkland shooting In our news wrap Thursday, a former sheriff's deputy was found not guilty of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to stop the Parkland school shooter in 2018, the Pentagon says a Chinese spy balloon did not collect… Continue watching