US protests

North Carolina 1 day ago

Charlotte police ID 8 arrested, released after African cultural event devolved into riot, tractor-trailer fire

Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, named eight people arrested at an Eritrean cultural event where protesters attacked officers and set a tractor-trailer ablaze.

Digital Originals 1 day ago

Ben Crump says ending crime in US as easy as changing ‘definition of crime’; Dr Swain says that’s ‘ludicrous’

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump saying U.S. laws target Black culture, and to end crime you must redefine what are considered crimes is "ludicrous," said Dr. Carol Swain.

POLITICS 4 days ago

Rowdy anti-Israel group gathers outside Ted Cruz's home for early morning protest: 'Harassing my family'

A group of rowdy anti-Israel protesters gathered outside the home of Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz on Saturday and shouted anti-Israel chants.

Kentucky February 14

Kentucky man gets 30 years for drug-induced killing of photographer at Breonna Taylor protest

Steven Lopez has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the fatal 2020 shooting of photographer Tyler Gerth at a protest over the officer-involved death of Breonna Taylor.

San Francisco February 14

Pro-Palestinian protesters briefly shut down San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge during morning rush

Demonstrators in San Francisco briefly shut down traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge on Wednesday to protest Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip.

ELECTIONS February 14

Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Democrat Tom Suozzi's victory speech after he wins congressional seat

Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted former U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi as he was giving a victory speech Tuesday night in a special election for a vacant House seat.

Florida February 10

Florida transgender activists stage die-in over rule prohibiting changes to gender on driver's licenses

Transgender activists in Florida held die-in demonstrations at driver’s license offices to oppose of a new rule criminalizing changing the listed gender on a license.

THE CLINTONS February 9

WATCH: Hillary Clinton speech repeatedly interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters: ‘You will burn!’

Hillary Clinton had to delay her speech at Columbia University on Friday as loud protesters shouted her down over Middle East polices she supported during the Obama administration.

Digital Originals February 9

Squashing the Bud Light beef. Are boycotters ready to embrace Trump's call to forgive the brand?

People in Nashville, Tennessee, reacted to former President Trump's defense of Bud Light parent company Anheuser-Busch and weighed in on whether it's time to forgive and forget.

Georgia February 8

'Cop City' protests may have inspired Georgia man accused of torching police motorcycles, officials say

30-year-old John Robert Mazurek was charged with first-degree arson in relation to a July 2023 arson attack on eight police motorcycles.