Thousands of LA protesters won’t be charged over curfew
Los Angeles prosecutors say they won’t charge thousands of protesters arrested for violating curfew and other police orders By BRIAN MELLEY and JOHN ANTCZAK June 8, 2020, 9:58 PM 4…
Internet vigilantes falsely link ex-officer to teens’ attack
SILVER SPRING, Md. — John Damskey’s nightmare began with his wife getting emails from strangers telling her she should be ashamed of her husband, a retired police officer. Their phones…
Protests continue in NYC amid lingering tensions over curfew
Protests over the death of George Floyd are continuing in New York City as thousands take to the streets and parks to protest police brutality as the city continued to…
CNN crew arrested while reporting on Minneapolis protests
The Minnesota State Patrol arrested a CNN television crew as they reported on violent protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for…
Hong Kong on borrowed time as China pushes for more control
BANGKOK — Hong Kong has been living on borrowed time ever since the British made it a colony nearly 180 years ago, and all the more so after Beijing took…
The Latest: Officer arrested in death of George Floyd
MINNEAPOLIS — The Latest on the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer knelt on his neck (all times local):…
Bobby Lee Verdugo, leader of 1968 LA school walkout, dies
Bobby Lee Verdugo, one of the leaders of the 1968 East Los Angeles high school walkout to protest discrimination and dropout rates among Mexican American students, has died By RUSSELL…
Thousands gather for Women’s March rallies across the US
WASHINGTON — Thousands gathered in cities across the country Saturday as part of the nationwide Women’s March rallies focused on issues such as climate change, pay equity, reproductive rights and…
Defying police, Iranians protest over plane shootdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian demonstrators defied a heavy police presence Sunday night to protest their country’s days of denials that it shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane carrying…
Demonstrators demand halt to killings of women in Mexico
Relatives of women and girls murdered or missing in Mexico marched through the capital Sunday carrying over 100 purple crosses inscribed with the names of victims, demanding justice for their…