Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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On Monday, 46-year-old George Floyd died shortly after being restrained by police officers in Minneapolis. Per charging documents, after reviewing footage of Floyd's death, investigators concluded that the now-former cop Derek Chauvin held his knee on Floyd’s neck for a total of nearly nine minutes. Documents also state that Chauvin…
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Yesterday it was revealed that Derek Chauvin, the fired police officer recorded kneeling on 46-year-od George Floyd's neck, had been detained and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. More on Chauvin's arrest below: The 19-year veteran was arrested by the state's bureau of criminal apprehension. Hennepin County attorney Mike Freeman…
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As confirmed by the Oakland Police Department, a Federal Protective Service officer has been shot and killed amid Friday night's protests in California. Another Federal Protective Service officer was also shot. Their current condition is unknown. In a statement to CNN, the Oakland Police Department said: "Two Federal Protective Services…
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Yesterday, riots ensued across the country, as protestors took to the streets in following the outrage over the death of 46-year-old George Floyd. The most prominent riots occurred in Minnesota, Louisville, New York, and Denver. Now, shocking footage has emerged out of Louisville showing WAVE 3 News reporter Kaitlin Rust…
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Following an evening of riots and unrest across the US, the world is still reeling from the death of 46-year-old George Floyd. Yesterday it was revealed that Derek Chauvin, the fired police officer recorded kneeling on Floyd's neck, had been detained and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. More on…
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The US - and the rest of the world - is still reeling from the death of 46-year-old George Floyd. Yesterday it was revealed that Derek Chauvin, the fired police officer recorded kneeling on Floyd's neck, had been detained and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. More on Chauvin's arrest…
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A CNN reporter and his crew have been arrested live on air while covering the ongoing protests in Minneapolis, US, over the killing of George Floyd by white police officers. Floyd was arrested by Minneapolis police on Monday, May 25th, for reportedly using a counterfeit $20 note in a store.…
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The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police has sparked outrage around the world after footage emerged of an officer kneeling on the black man's neck as he said, "I can't breathe!" Floyd was arrested on suspicion of attempted forgery after it was alleged that he tried…
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A serial cop spitter has been found guilty of assault after spitting, kicking, and slapping four police officers in July of last year, and causing bodily harm to another man this February. Twenty-one-year-old indigenous activist Leilani Clarke has already been convicted of five offenses against officers, having previously been found…
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Minneapolis Mayor, Jacob Frey, has called for the arrest of the police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck, an incident that was captured on video, and resulted in his death. Floyd, an African-American man, was arrested by Minneapolis police on Monday, May 25th, for reportedly using a counterfeit $20…
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George Floyd, the 46-year-old African-American man who died at the hands of law enforcement, called for the younger generation to put an end to gun violence, a resurfaced video shows. Floyd was arrested by Minneapolis police on Monday, May 25th, for reportedly using a counterfeit $20 note in a store.…
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An MSNBC reporter was left red-faced on air when he attempted to call out a passerby for not wearing a mask in Wisconsin - when most of his crew had also failed to do so. Cal Perry was conducting a live segment from Lake Geneva when he complained that "no…
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A man grieving the loss of his fiancée has been threatened with a lawsuit from the videographer who was originally booked to film his now-canceled wedding. 22-year-old Alexis Wyatt tragically passed away when her car was hit by a semi-trailer on an icy Colorado highway in early February, per KRDO-TV.…
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Walt Disney World Resort in Florida is finally preparing to reopen the gates to its park to the public. The Florida parks were forced to close their gates and hotels (along with other global Disney resorts) back in mid-March due to the ongoing pandemic. But as per CNN, Walt Disney World…
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The sister of George Floyd - a 46-year-old black man who died following his arrest at the hands of Minneapolis police - has spoken out about her his death, saying that it is not enough for the officers to just be fired. In an interview with The TODAY Show, Bridgett…
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President Donald Trump took to Twitter today to threaten that Republicans will attempt to close down social media platforms after Twitter, for the very first time, added fact checks to his tweets. Many of the fact checks were applied to his unsubstantiated allegations regarding mail-in voting fraud. [caption id="attachment_12597935" align="aligncenter"…
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Two new videos of the arrest of George Floyd have surfaced showing the moment cops wrestled him out of a car and onto the ground. Yesterday, we reported that the FBI was investigating the death of a black man after a white police officer was recorded kneeling on his neck…
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A white woman who was recorded calling the police on a black man after he asked her to place her dog on its leash in Central Park has been fired from her job in an investment company. Amy Cooper can be seen in the video telling an emergency service operator…
