Activists see disparate police tactics amid Kenosha protests
KENOSHA, Wis. — Police officers in Kenosha were on alert after days of protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake…
2nd night of protests against GOP convention in Charlotte
Protesters have returned to the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, to demonstrate for a second night as GOP officials gathered…
Thousands in Russia’s Far East protest governor’s arrest
Thousands of demonstrators rallied Saturday in the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk to protest the arrest of the regional…
Police and protesters clash in violent weekend across the US
Protests took a violent turn in several U.S. cities over the weekend, with demonstrators squaring off against federal agents outside…
Witness: Driver gunned down armed protester in Texas capital
Police say a man was fatally shot at a protest in Texas when he approached a vehicle and the driver…
Oakland protesters set fire to courthouse and vandalize
A protest through the streets of downtown Oakland, California, in support of racial justice and police reform turned violent when…
Portland protesters gassed after setting fire at courthouse
Protesters outside Portland’s U.S. courthouse set a fire in the building’s entryway in yet another night of conflict with federal…
Chicago police, protesters clash during bid to topple statue
Protesters trying to topple a Christopher Columbus statue in downtown Chicago’s Grant Park clashed with police who responded violently with…
Oregon officials decry arrests by federal agents in Portland
Federal agents in green camouflage uniforms have been taking into custody people in the streets of Portland, not close to…
Protest in Pennsylvania after cop uses knee to restrain man
Activists in Pennsylvania are pressing their demand for police accountability after bystander video emerged over the weekend of an officer…
Violence mars Portland protests, frustrates Black community
PORTLAND, Ore. — Protesters in this liberal, predominantly white city have taken to the streets peacefully every day for more…
China, pro-Beijing activists condemn ‘meddling’ in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — China’s government and pro-Beijing activists in Hong Kong condemned what they called foreign meddling in the territory’s…
Virginia man charged in connection with cross burning
A Virginia man was charged in federal court this week in connection with the burning of a cross on the…
New Jersey seeks to oust officer in Floyd reenactment video
New Jersey’s Department of Corrections says it has filed removal proceedings against an officer seen in a video with people…
Pussy Riot member sentenced to 15 days in Russia
Russian political activist Pytor Verzilov and member of the Pussy Riot protest group has been sentenced to 15 days in…
Washington DC faces House vote to become the 51st state
Calling it an issue that transcends domestic politics, Democrats controlling the House have slated a vote next week to make…
First lady announces youth art project on women’s suffrage
Melania Trump wants to use art to help children learn about women’s suffrage By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press June 15,…
More global protests emerge over racism, police actions
Far-right activists scuffled with police Saturday in London and Paris as more Black Lives Matter demonstrations unfolded across Europe. In…
Police union head apologizes for post on accused officers
The president of a Fraternal Order of Police chapter along Florida’s Space Coast is apologizing for a social media post…
Fired Atlanta officers file suit against mayor, police chief
Two police officers who were fired after video showed them using stun guns on a couple of college students during…
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…
Portland police chief resigns amid George Floyd protests
Portland’s police chief has resigned, just six months into her job, amid criticism of her department’s handling of protests in…
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…
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…
Atlanta police chief walks tightrope as she handles protests
ATLANTA — Atlanta’s police chief quickly condemned the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and acted swiftly when she determined…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Large anti-government procession heads to Pakistan’s capital
Thousands of supporters of an ultra-religious political party led by a firebrand cleric took part Sunday in an anti-government procession…
Man sprays bear repellent during California Trump protest
Authorities in Southern California say a supporter of Donald Trump was arrested after spraying bear repellent on a small crowd…
80 injured in third night of Catalonia protests; 33 arrested
Catalonia’s separatist leader vowed Thursday to hold a new vote to secede from Spain in less than two years as…
Chinese official says Hong Kong can handle its protests
A senior Chinese official in Hong Kong expressed confidence Wednesday in the ability of local authorities to restore calm to…
Hong Kong protesters, police face off in renewed clashes
Protesters in Hong Kong threw gasoline bombs and police fired tear gas Saturday in renewed clashes over anti-government grievances. Reporters…
Over 70 arrested in immigration protest at Microsoft store
Dozens of immigration policy protesters have been arrested at a demonstration outside a Microsoft store in New York City. Police…
Liberty students protest in wake of reports about Falwell
Students at Liberty University in Virginia gathered Friday to protest in the wake of news reports containing allegations that school…
Marchers ask Trump to ‘liberate’ Hong Kong, as clashes erupt
Thousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong urged President Donald Trump to “liberate” the semiautonomous Chinese territory during a peaceful march…
Protesters rally against Johnson’s Brexit plans in UK
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s provocative decision to suspend the British Parliament for a time before the country’s deadline for leaving…
Hong Kong democracy activists get bail, protest march banned
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong and another core member of a pro-democracy group were granted bail after being charged with…
Hong Kong protesters mark brutal mob attack with sit-in
Hong Kong riot police faced off briefly with protesters occupying a suburban train station Wednesday evening following a commemoration of…
Mexico City assesses monument damage after anti-rape march
Workers erected a wooden wall around Mexico City’s iconic Angel of Independence monument Saturday after feminists defaced it with graffiti…
Portland, Oregon, braces for far-right rally, counterprotest
Portland police are mobilizing to prevent clashes between out-of-state far-right groups planning a rally here and the homegrown anti-fascists who…
Hong Kong residents demand release of arrested woman
After the protesters evacuated, the residents took their place. In one Hong Kong neighborhood on Saturday, riot police fired multiple…
Moscow election protest attracts huge crowd, spurs spinoffs
Tens of thousands of people rallied Saturday against the exclusion of some city council candidates from Moscow’s upcoming election, turning…
Germany urges Russia to swiftly release Moscow protesters
Germany is calling on Russia to release the protesters detained during a rally for independent and opposition candidates in Moscow.…
China says Western politicians stirring Hong Kong troubles
China blamed Western forces and defended police conduct in remarks Monday about Hong Kong after the city endured another weekend…
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, clear protesters by force
Hong Kong police on Saturday fired tear gas, swung batons and forcefully cleared out protesters who defied warnings not to…
China lashes out at Hong Kong protest targeting its office
An overnight attack by white-clad assailants apparently targeting pro-democracy protesters raised tensions to new levels in Hong Kong on Monday…
Turkish police disperse banned LGBT march with tear gas
Activists gathered in Istanbul to promote rights for gay and transgender people Sunday before police dispersed the crowd at a…
Hong Kong protesters block roads before handover ceremony
Protesters in Hong Kong pushed barriers and dumpsters into the streets early Monday morning in an apparent bid to block…
De Blasio shouts Cuba’s Communist slogan at rally in Miami
New York City mayor and presidential candidate Bill de Blasio shouted a Spanish slogan associated with Cuba’s Communist revolution at…
Lawmakers seek probe of ICE force-feeding of immigrants
Reporting found ICE was force-feeding immigrant detainees on a hunger strike. Source link
Scores detained in Russian protests against extremist case
Police in Moscow and St. Petersburg have detained about 50 people taking part in unauthorized demonstrations against a criminal case…
Ex-security aide to Macron says he betrayed president
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Major cities, tiny towns host immigration policy protests
They wore white. They shook their fists in the air. They carried signs reading: “No more children in cages,” and…