The tragic death of George Floyd has sparked massive protests all across the United States and overseas, with many celebrities expressing their feelings about it in one way or another. Some have joined the marches, others have shown their anger online, and a few have donated money to bail […]
The group of counter-protesters armed with household items said they supported the police and their intentions were to protect their local businesses and property from being damaged. Police and SWAT teams were deployed to the neighborhood, which brought on a multitude of questions after Black […]
By Dana Rubinstein and Jeffery C. Mays It was still a few hours before New York City would fall under a historic curfew on Monday night, but Mayor Bill de Blasio could already see that it was not working. Demonstrators had been amassing for several days to protest […]
Yellow and purple headscarves and patterned dresses made a jarring contrast with the camouflage uniforms worn by soldiers milling around a bullet-ridden checkpoint in the southern Yemeni city of Aden. It was 8am, and the sun was already hot. The family of six – […]
By Catie Edmondson WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats in Congress have begun a new push to shut down a Pentagon program that transfers military weaponry to local law enforcement departments, as bipartisan urgency builds to address the excessive use of force and the killings […]
By Declan Walsh CAIRO — A brutal police killing. A wave of public anger that sends citizens rushing into the streets, clashing with the police. Journalists under attack. A president who justifies draconian measures by invoking the threat of saboteurs and terrorists. That was the […]
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