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Under pressure to take action in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at encouraging police departments across the country to adopt stricter standards on the use of force. Continue reading “Trump signs executive order to reform policing, encourages ban on chokeholds”
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man was shot Monday night as protesters in New Mexico’s largest city tried to tear down a bronze statue of a Spanish conquistador outside the Albuquerque Museum, prompting the city to announce that the statue would be removed until officials determine the next steps. Continue reading “Man shot during protest over Spanish conqueror’s statue”
The Atlanta Police Department has released officer bodycam and dashcam video of the events leading up to the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks on Friday night.
The footage shows Officers Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan speaking to Brooks for nearly 30 minutes on suspicion of DUI after apparently finding him asleep behind the wheel of his car in the drive-thru line of a Wendy’s restaurant. Continue reading “Atlanta police release bodycam video leading up to death of Rayshard Brooks”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California sheriff’s deputy was shot in the head but survived an “ambush” by a gunman intent on harming or killing police and authorities said Wednesday they were investigating whether there was a connection to two recent deadly attacks on officers. Continue reading “California deputy shot in ‘ambush’ attack at police station”
Body camera footage obtained Sunday shows a New Mexico police officer telling a man he’s going to “choke you out” before allegedly causing his death with what authorities described as a “vascular neck restraint.”
The officer, Christopher Smelser, was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter in the Feb. 29 death of Antonio Valenzuela. On the same day, the Las Cruces Police Department filed a letter of intent to fire Smelser. Continue reading “Officer on video saying he’ll ‘choke you out’ before man dies is charged with manslaughter”
The longest economic expansion in American history is officially over. The National Bureau of Economic Research declared Monday that the recession began in February.
The economy collapsed so rapidly that NBER wasted no time in announcing a recession, a stark contrast to previous downturns when the body took upwards of a year to declare what most people already knew. This was the fastest that NBER has declared any recession since the group began formal announcements in 1979. Continue reading “It’s official: The recession began in February”
The Minneapolis City Council on Sunday pledged to defund the city’s police department, following the killing of George Floyd and claims stretching back decades that the department deploys excessive force.
“Our efforts at incremental reform have failed. Period,” Lisa Bender, the president of the City Council, said at a rally on Sunday. Continue reading “Officials in Minneapolis have pledged to ‘defund the police’ — here’s how that could work in practice”
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – The FBI and local investigators are trying to determine a possible link between the ambush-style killing of a Northern California sheriff’s deputy Saturday night and that of a federal officer who was fatally shot outside the U.S. courthouse in Oakland more than a week ago. Continue reading “Air Force sergeant arrested on suspicion of killing California deputy, wounding two officers”
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California sheriff’s deputy was killed and two law enforcement officers wounded Saturday when they were ambushed with gunfire and explosives while pursuing a suspect, authorities said. Continue reading “Deputy killed, 2 other officers shot in California ambush”
A New York City police officer was randomly attacked and stabbed in the neck late Wednesday while patrolling in Brooklyn, which resulted in a struggle that caused two additional officers to suffer gunshot wounds. Continue reading “2 NYPD cops shot, another stabbed during ‘unprovoked’ attack”
Police officers across the U.S. were targeted in shootings and vehicular attacks Monday night as protests continued in major cities for the seventh night despite President Trump’s vow to clamp down on violence. Continue reading “Rioters target police across US; 4 shot in St. Louis, 1 in Vegas, Bronx hit-and-run caught on video”
A man was shot dead in Louisville after police officers and the Kentucky National Guard “returned fire” while clearing a large crowd early Monday.
Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad said in a statement that at around 12:15 a.m. his officers and the national guard were sent to a parking lot to break up a crowd. Continue reading “One dead in Louisville after police and national guard ‘return fire’ on crowd”
A Federal Protective Services officer was shot and killed Friday night, the FBI reports, as protests and riots took place in the city of Oakland.
In a statement, the FBI stated the shooting occurred at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building at 1301 Clay St. Authorities say a vehicle pulled up to the building and an assailant inside the vehicle began firing gunshots at security personnel stationed outside. Continue reading “Federal Protective Services officer shot and killed in Oakland, FBI says”
The White House was under a brief lockdown Friday night, as protests over Minneapolis man George Floyd’s death expanded nationwide. Continue reading “White House briefly locked down as unrest spreads to Atlanta, DC, NYC after George Floyd death”
Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was arrested and charged with murder and manslaughter Friday in connection with the agonizing caught-on-video death of black man George Floyd.
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced the charges after deafening calls for justice from Floyd’s relatives, their lawyers, countless protesters, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and officials around the country. Continue reading “Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin charged with 3rd degree murder in George Floyd’s death”
CNN reporter Omar Jimenez and his crew were arrested while broadcasting live on air Friday morning from the scene of the overnight protests in Minneapolis.
Jimenez was reporting on the network’s “New Day” a little after 6 a.m. ET when he was approached by state troopers in riot gear. Jimenez identified himself as a reporter with CNN and repeatedly offered to move locations at the officers’ request, but they interrupted him to inform him he was being arrested. Continue reading “Police arrest CNN reporter during live broadcast of Minneapolis riots”
Protests in Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd took a dramatic turn for the worse Wednesday night as city police responded to stores in the city being looted and burned as well as a deadly shooting at a protest location.
Multiple reports indicated that Mayor Jacob Frey reached out to Gov. Tim Walz to deploy the National Guard to the city. The mayor’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News seeking comment. Continue reading “Deadly shooting near George Floyd protest as looting, arson grip Minneapolis”
US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order targeting social media firms, the White House has said.
It comes after he threatened to shut down social media platforms he accused of stifling conservative voices. Continue reading “Trump to ‘sign executive order about social media’”
A Florida man in his 70s fatally shot a home intruder who busted through the glass front door and began attacking his wife on Tuesday, investigators said.
Deputies arrived at the Panama City home around 6:05 a.m. and found 31-year-old Nathan Jerrell Edwards laying on the floor dead and a handgun on the counter, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said. Continue reading “Florida man shoots, kills home intruder who was attacking his wife, police say”