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August 7, 2020

Some Black Lives Matter activists in Salt Lake City face charges with potential life sentences over damage

Some Black Lives Matter protesters in Salt Lake City could face up to life in prison if they’re convicted of splashing red paint and smashing windows during a protest, a potential punishment that stands out among demonstrators arrested around the country and one that critics say doesn’t fit the alleged crime.

August 7, 2020

Portland mayor 'finally' coming around to condemning 'anarchists' attacking courthouse, says acting CBP commissioner

The mayor of Portland is "finally" coming around on condemning violent riots in the city, said acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan on Friday.

August 7, 2020

Portland demonstrations continue at police precinct despite mayor's plea

More than 65 nights of demonstrations carried on in areas of Portland, Ore., on Thursday night, just hours after the city's mayor decried the unrest that has roiled Portland since George Floyd's death.

August 7, 2020

Ex-NBA player John Amaechi explains White privilege as 'the absence of inconvenience'

White privilege is undoubtedly a touchy subject for most people but former NBA center John Amaechi articulately explained what the phrase meant to him in a video on Wednesday.

August 7, 2020

Milwaukee police chief demoted over tear gas use, other concerns

The city’s Fire and Police Commission unanimously voted Thursday evening to demote the chief to captain.

August 6, 2020

Rayshard Brooks' widow joins call to revoke ex-Atlanta cop's bond over Florida vacation

The widow of Rayshard Brooks and her lawyers on Wednesday echoed the district attorney’s call to have former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe’s bond revoked for vacationing in Florida.

August 6, 2020

Controversial proposal to replace Minneapolis police blocked from November ballot

The controversial proposal to end the Minneapolis Police Department will be left off of the ballot in November, meaning voters won’t get to decide whether to disband the force under after the 2020 presidential election.

August 5, 2020

FBI says thieves stole safe full of prescription narcotics from Cleveland CVS during George Floyd riots

Investigators in Cleveland are on the hunt for a group of men seen in surveillance images allegedly swiping a safe full of prescription drugs from a CVS Pharmacy during rioting in the city on May 30.

August 5, 2020

The celebrities who have donated to the Black Lives Matter movement

As the nation continues to grapple with protests related to systemic racism and police brutality, celebrities far and wide have donated their hard-earned cash to causes related to the Black Lives Matter movement. 

August 5, 2020

Louisville top cops walk out of 'dog and pony show' city council meeting on Breonna Taylor case

Two of Louisville’s high-ranking police and public safety officials walked out of a city hearing on Tuesday without testifying amid an investigation into the police department and mayor’s office’s handling of Breonna Taylor’s death and weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations that followed.