Nearly five dozen Buffalo police officers, specially trained for civil unrest, resigned from their unit Friday after two colleagues were suspended after a video surfaced appearing to show them shoving and seriously injuring a 75-year-old…
Biden shreds Trump for calling Friday a great…
Joe Biden blasted President Donald Trump for remarking Friday that “this is a great day for” George Floyd — who died last week in police custody — while touting positive economic data. Speaking in Dover,…
Minneapolis agrees to ban police chokeholds following death…
Negotiators for Minneapolis have agreed with the state to ban police chokeholds and to require officers to intervene anytime they see unauthorized use of force. The City Council held an emergency meeting on Friday and…
State Dept. using email software the NSA says…
WASHINGTON — The State Department, local governments and at least 50 candidates running for election in 2020 are using email software that the National Security Agency says is being exploited by Russian government hackers, according…
D.C. Mayor Bowser has Black Lives Matter painted…
WASHINGTON — District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser on Friday had "Black Lives Matter" painted on the street that leads to the White House where protesters have been demonstrating following George Floyd’s death in police…
Death of man in Tacoma, Wash., who said…
The mayor of Tacoma, Washington, called for the city manager to fire four police officers after the death of a black man in custody was ruled a homicide. Manuel Ellis, 33, died on March 3…
Unemployment rate falls to 13.3 percent as economy…
The U.S. economy gained 2.5 million jobs in May and the unemployment rate dropped to 13.3 percent. That’s down from 14.7 percent in April, according to the monthly employment report released Friday by the Bureau…
White House adds fencing around perimeter
WASHINGTON — After another night of peaceful protests outside Lafayette Square, workers were seen putting up new fencing barriers around the White House complex Thursday morning, adding to the 8-foot fence that was erected around…
Trump visits Maine: Protests will greet him, GOP…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will visit Maine on Friday afternoon to speak with fishermen and tour a plant that’s manufacturing coronavirus testing supplies even as the state's top Democrats have suggested he's not welcome.…
Drew Brees comments on George Floyd protest prioritize…
Symbols are powerful because they remind us of particular ideals and values. But a symbol is not itself an ideal or a value. And when symbols become more important to you than the values they…