Jun 13 More global protests emerge over racism, police actions By Sylvia Hui, Ed White, Associated Press Tensions were high in cities around the globe, nearly three weeks after George Floyd, a black man, died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee to his neck. Continue reading
Jun 13 Mississippi faces reckoning on Confederate emblem in flag By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The young activists who launched a protest movement after George Floyd’s death are bringing fresh energy to a long-simmering debate about a Confederate symbol — the rebel flag that white supremacists embedded within the Mississippi state flag more than 125… Continue reading
Jun 13 Kim Jong Un’s sister threatens S. Korea with military action By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened military action against South Korea as she bashed Seoul on Saturday over declining bilateral relations and its inability to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border. Continue reading
Jun 13 Activists cite tabulation flaw in mail-in ballots in Georgia By Frank Bajak, Associated Press A top Georgia voting official, voting implementation manager Gabriel Sterling, said Friday that he had seen no evidence yet of the issue and found it difficult to believe the reports were “an active description of what is happening on the… Continue reading
Jun 13 World joins US protests but leaders restrained about Trump By David Rising, Associated Press The leaders of traditional allies of the United States have taken pains to avoid criticizing Trump directly, walking a fine line to reconcile international diplomacy with domestic outrage. Continue reading
Jun 13 WATCH: At West Point, Trump appeals for unity in troubled times By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Trump on Saturday will addressed the graduating class at the U.S. Military Academy. Continue reading
Jun 13 Trump reschedules campaign rally after Juneteenth uproar By Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday that he is rescheduling his first campaign rally in months to a day later so it won't conflict with the Juneteenth observance of the end of slavery in the United States. Continue reading
Jun 07 Minneapolis council majority backs disbanding police force By Associated Press It's an aggressive stance that comes just as the state has launched a civil rights investigation after George Floyd’s death. Continue reading
Jun 07 Democrats’ legislation would overhaul police accountability By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Democrats are proposing to overhaul legal protections for police, create a national database of excessive-force episodes and ban police choke holds in legislation coming Monday in response to the deaths of black Americans at the hands of law enforcement. Continue reading
Jun 07 NY Times editorial page editor resigns amid fury over op-ed By Associated Press The New York Times’ editorial page editor has resigned amid outrage over an op-ed by a Republican senator who advocated using federal troops to quell protests — outrage that only grew when it was revealed the editor had not read… Continue reading