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July 14, 2020

Arkansas police officer charged after colleague's shooting death on his doorstep

Arkansas authorities say a police officer allegedly told a co-worker that he’d shoot through his door if protesters arrived on his front step in May following nationwide unrest over the police-involved death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Then a colleague was shot to death through the officer’s door.

July 14, 2020

DC Delegate Norton: Redskins' name change 'necessary' and should have happened years ago

A name change for the NFL's Washington Redskins – one of the league's oldest franchises – was "necessary," Washington, D.C., Democratic Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton stated Tuesday.

July 14, 2020

Allentown police release 9 minutes of surveillance video, BLM tells cops 'DO NOT' attend protest after incident likened to George Floyd

The Allentown Police Department on Monday released nearly nine minutes of surveillance footage depicting an incident in which its officers subdued a man outside a local hospital Saturday evening in the eastern Pennsylvania city. 

July 14, 2020

Rep. Jayapal ducks question on political impact of CHOP zone in Seattle district

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., is co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, but when asked whether the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) zone in her Seattle district helped or harmed her cause, she did not give a clear response.

July 14, 2020

White House official Ja'Ron Smith: The left is 'playing politics' on police reform

While there is definitely "common ground" in the debate over police reform, the left is "playing politics" instead of problem-solving, Deputy Assistant to the President Ja'Ron Smith asserted Tuesday.

July 14, 2020

Lawrence Jones on 1-year-old's death in NYC: Shouldn't be this hard for GOP to defeat 'incompetent' Dems in cities

It should not be hard for the Republican Party to defeat "incompetent" Democratic politicians in cities like New York where crime is up 130 percent, Fox Nation host Lawrence Jones stated Tuesday.

July 13, 2020

Washington Post editor says Texas Rangers name 'must go,' gets slammed by critics

Washington Post Global Opinions editor Karen Attiah argued on Monday that the Texas Rangers as a team name "must go."

July 13, 2020

Move gains steam to drop ‘Plantation’ from city, state names

Amid a nationwide reckoning over racial inequality following the death of George Floyd – and the protests that followed – officials are taking a second look not only at controversial symbols like Confederate statues but the names of their own communities. 

July 13, 2020

Florida man busted for setting fire at Champs store during civil unrest

The store became “fully engulfed in fire," which caused an estimated $1.25 million in damage.

July 13, 2020

Pennsylvania cop kneeling on man's neck draws comparisons to George Floyd, inciting protests, outrage

A Pennsylvania police officer was seen putting his knee on a man's neck while trying to restrain him Saturday evening, drawing comparisons to the infamous viral video showing George Floyd before his death that sparked a nationwide reckoning against racial injustice and police brutality.