3 days agoHomeland Security gets new role under Trump monument orderProtesters who have clashed with authorities in Portland, Oregon, are not just facing off with local police.
Mayor helps paint 'Black Lives Matter' outside Trump Tower New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio grabbed a roller Thursday to paint “Black Lives Matter” in front of the namesake Manhattan tower of President Donald Trump.
MLS returns to action after poignant moment of silenceNearly 200 players took the field for an 8-minute, 46-second moment of silence to protest racial injustice before Major League Soccer’s return to action Wednesday night.
Exhausted cities face another challenge: a surge in violenceExhausted American cities are facing yet another challenge in addition to the coronavirus and the street protests over the police killing of George Floyd.
Damian Lillard emerges from shutdown ready for playoff pushDamian Lillard struggled during the coronavirus shutdown, missing his mom and grieving the death of his cousin.
Formula 1 season starts 4 months later in a different worldFour months after the opening race was called off amid last-minute pandemonium the Formula One season finally gets underway this weekend: On another continent and in a di...
Trump, statehood, police funding fight up DC mayor's profileMuriel Bowser’s national profile had never been higher, thanks to a Twitter beef with President Donald Trump and a renewed push to turn the nation’s capital into the 51st...
Black Lives Matter network debunks Trump Twitter postThe Black Lives Matter Global Network is debunking a tweet posted Thursday by President Donald Trump wrongly associating the statements of an unaffiliated activist to the...
Unilever to drop terms like 'whitening' from beauty productsConsumer products giant Unilever says it is aiming for a “more inclusive vision of beauty” and will remove words such as “fair,” “whitening” and “lightening” from its pro...
Tattoo artist sees bump in desire to erase hateful skin artA Vermont tattoo artist is offering a free service to people who want to remove or cover hateful skin art.
Probe underway of bean bag shot that blinded man in 1 eyeAn official says the shooting of a man who lost an eye when he was hit by a bean bag during a Black Lives Matter protest in Cleveland is being investigated by authorities...
Police investigate 'White Lives Matter' banner at EPL gamePolice are looking into an incident in which a plane pulled a banner with the words “White Lives Matter Burnley” on it over Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium at the start ...
Oklahoma St. coach Gundy apologizes for wearing OAN T-shirtOne day after Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard lashed out at coach Mike Gundy on social media for wearing a T-shirt promoting a far-right news channel, Gundy apo...
Black Lives Matter banner removed at US Embassy in Seoul A large Black Lives Matter banner has been removed from the U.S. Embassy building in Seoul three days after it was raised there in solidarity with protesters back home.
Activists use informal tools to keep the peace at protestsAs protests stretch for days across the nation, several efforts are aiming to quell tension and potential violence, while still encouraging folks to march and speak about...
Rethinking police: How Camden, NJ, reimagined its forceWhen police across the United States clashed with Black Lives Matter protesters over George Floyd's death, officers in Camden, New Jersey, marched along with residents an...
The Latest: Clemson football players lead march on campusTen members of a South Florida police department’s SWAT team have resigned from the team.
Thousands gather for Black Lives Matter rallies in AustraliaA day of demonstrations across Australia in support of the Black Lives Matter movement has begun with about 1,000 protesters gathering in the far northern city of Darwin.
Judge orders Seattle to stop using tear gas during protestsA U.S. judge has ordered Seattle police to temporarily stop using tear gas, pepper spray and flash-bang devices to break up peaceful protests.
Q&A: What's next for Seattle protesters' 'autonomous zone'?For nearly a week, people opposing police brutality and racial injustice have turned a Seattle neighborhood into ground zero for their protests.
New Zealand city removes statue of its 'murderous' namesakeNew Zealand's fourth-largest city has removed a bronze statue of the British naval officer for whom it is named.
Volunteers, Smithsonian want to save White House protest artAlmost as soon as the towering black fencing was erected in Washington last week to seal off Lafayette Park, the barrier became an art gallery and a sounding board for th...
Volunteers, Smithsonian want to save White House protest artAlmost as soon as the towering black fencing was erected in Washington last week to seal off Lafayette Park, the barrier became an art gallery and a sounding board for th...
Friends say Gugino is a Catholic peace activist, not AntifaContrary to President Trump’s tweet that Martin Gugino could be an Antifa provocateur, friends describe the Buffalo protester shoved to the ground by police as a devout C...
Violence gives way to street fair vibe outside White House As the nation’s capital emerges from a violent and chaotic 10-day stretch of protests, a different mood is taking hold.
New York poised to lift veil on police disciplinary filesNew York lawmakers are poised to overhaul a decades-old law protecting police disciplinary records that has long been among the nation's most secretive.
Urgent meeting of UN rights body sought after Floyd killingThe American Civil Liberties Union says relatives of George Floyd and three other black people who were killed by police have joined a call to demand the top U.N. human r...
New York Times says senator’s op-ed didn’t meet standardsStaff members at both The New York Times and Philadelphia Inquirer called in sick to protest decisions deemed insensitive during nationwide unrest over police treatment o...
Ill-considered posts lead to lost jobs amid protests, crisisA writer from a “Law & Order spin-off and an NBA broadcaster found themselves out of jobs after social media posts this week, and they're not alone.
Lea Michele apologizes for being 'difficult' on 'Glee' setFormer “Glee” star Lea Michele has apologized for being “unnecessarily difficult” on the set of the musical TV show after a co-star accused Michele of making her time the...
The Latest: California closes all downtown state buildingsSan Francisco Mayor London Breed has declared a citywide curfew as violent protests rage throughout the city in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death.
