Tag: Political and civil unrest
Judge in Chauvin trial calls Waters’ comments ‘abhorrent’
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — The judge overseeing the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/derek-chauvin-trial-live-updates-e1d714c68ab5b067b101af7c6d486c6c">trial</a> of former Officer <a href="https://apnews.com/article/8b486c2622de5504f1e65a606b0eac7f">Derek Chauvin</a> in the death of <a href="https://apnews.com/article/a55d2662f200ead0da4fed9e923b60a7"> George Floyd</a> on Monday...
VP Harris sits at counter where Greensboro Four made history
<p>Vice President Kamala Harris took a detour while visiting North Carolina on Monday <a href="https://twitter.com/people4kam/status/1384244407159836676">to sit at the same lunch counter</a> where four Black...
Georgia’s Abrams navigates voting law fight with eye on 2022
ATLANTA — President Joe Biden called Georgia's new voting law an “atrocity.” A leading Black bishop called for a national boycott of companies headquartered...
Video: Louisville officer punches protester during arrest
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A police officer in Kentucky was seen on video repeatedly punching a protester in the head while the man was face...
Navalny’s team calls new protests: ‘We don’t have time’
<p>MOSCOW — Activists for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday called for massive protests in the heart of Moscow and St. Petersburg...
Faith leaders across US join in decrying voting restrictions
<p>In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access — or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy...
Israeli police clash with Palestinian crowd in Jerusalem
<p>JERUSALEM — Israeli police clashed with hundreds of Palestinian protesters outside Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday, firing stun grenades and a water cannon to...
Navalny’s team calls new protests: ‘We don’t have time’
MOSCOW — Activists for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday called for massive protests in the heart of Moscow and St. Petersburg...
Faith leaders across US join in decrying voting restrictions
In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access — or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy...
Israeli police clash with Palestinian crowd in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Israeli police clashed with hundreds of Palestinian protesters outside Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday, firing stun grenades and a water cannon to...