US Violence

Portland protesters put out fires as federal forces withdraw

Aug 01, 2020 07:57

Portland had its first day without tear gas in weeks after state police took over from federal agents guarding a courthouse that had become a battleground for agitators and tactical units.
Trump vows to use force against protesters

Aug 01, 2020 02:31

The US President once again threatened to use force against protesters in Portland as calling them, terrorists.
United Nations urges US police to stop use of force against journalists

Jul 25, 2020 01:16

The plea issues amid an increase in attacks on members of the press by American authorities – as well as more arrests.
Joe Biden calls Trump first racist president in America

Jul 23, 2020 19:20

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has called Donald Trump the first racist president in the United States.
"More White people are dying at hands of police than Black people": Trump

Jul 15, 2020 01:09

US President Donald Trump has said, "More White people are dying at the hands of police than Black people."
US cops investigate after disturbing' video shows officer kneeling on man's neck

Jul 14, 2020 07:27

Police in Pennsylvania are investigating after an officer appeared to put a knee on the neck of a person during an incident captured on video by at least one bystander that drew comparisons to the death of George Floyd.
US court gives green light to first federal execution in 17 years

Jul 13, 2020 08:11

The first federal execution in the United States in 17 years looks set to go ahead on Monday after a White Supremacist Daniel Lewis Lee was convicted in the killing of three members of an Arkansas family in 1996.
Americans believe a racial injustice exist in policing the country

Jul 11, 2020 16:33

The aftermath of crackdown US protesters and mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic led to majorities of US citizens believe that there is a racial injustice in policing the country, according to the PEW Research Center findings.101/205
Majority of US public favors suing police officers for misconduct

Jul 11, 2020 04:45

The majority of the US public supports permitting citizens to sue police officers in order to hold them accountable for misconduct or using excessive force.
Anthony Fauci: US partisanship makes fight against COVID-19 harder

Jul 10, 2020 13:02

Director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said that US partisanship has made the fight against COVID-19 harder and the country is not doing well in the anti-epidemic fight compared to others.