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October 1, 2020

Herschel Walker claps back at Biden's Antifa is ‘an idea’ comment

Former NFL star Herschel Walker turned to Twitter Thursday to take issue with a Trump-Biden debate moment regarding far-left and far-right groups and the roles they play in unrest that has rocked cities across the country.

October 1, 2020

Newsom signs police reform bills that ban chokeholds, will allow DOJ to probe police shootings

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a number of police reform bills that ban chokeholds and allow the Justice Department (DOJ) to probe police shootings, among other things, before the end of the 2020 legislative season.

October 1, 2020

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry discuss Black Lives Matter movement, say peaceful protests ‘a beautiful thing’

Meghan Markle, the former American actress who became the Duchess of Sussex, says it’s a good thing that the Black Lives Matter movement is making people feel “uncomfortable.”

September 29, 2020

Violent crime spikes after police funding cuts dubbed 'Minneapolis effect'

Violent crime is spiking across the U.S. in what one law professor calls the "Minneapolis effect."

September 28, 2020

Kenosha police officer thought Jacob Blake was trying to kidnap child, lawyer claims

The Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times last month told investigators he thought Blake was trying to abduct one of his own children and that he opened fire because Blake started turning toward the officer while holding a knife, the officer's lawyer contends.

September 27, 2020

Some Minneapolis City Council members may regret pledge to dismantle police department: report

Some members of the Minneapolis City Council may have regrets regarding the controversial pledge to dismantle the city's police department made after the death of George Floyd in May, according to a new report.

September 27, 2020

Syrian foreign minister says U.S. sanctions 'suffocate Syrians, just like George Floyd'

Syria took aim at the Caesar Act, which has dealt significant harm to an already weak economy

September 25, 2020

Amid Kentucky unrest, AP poll shows public support for racial justice protests falling

A new poll shows support for protests like those engulfing Louisville following a grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case has fallen from a peak reached soon after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody in May.

September 24, 2020

Breonna Taylor unrest: Seattle officer struck in head with baseball bat; police arrest 13

One Seattle police offer was struck in the head with a metal baseball bat, as others dodged explosives and made 13 arrests during demonstrations that broke out in the city, as well as in other areas across the country, following a grand jury decision in Louisville, Ky. related to Breonna Taylor’s case.

September 23, 2020

Live Updates: Protests erupt in Louisville after Breonna Taylor grand jury decision

Louisville has been the site of over 100 days of protests, which began when police released the 911 call by Breonna Taylor's boyfriend in late May.