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Woman Charged With Driving Into Protesters

Two people are seriously injured as demonstrators clash

(Newser) - A 40-year-old woman faces an attempted murder charge after witnesses said she drove a car into clashing protesters during a California demonstration Saturday. A man and a woman were seriously injured—the womans' legs were broken—and officials said they're expected to survive, ABC reports. Tatiana Turner of Long...

Cops Move to Break Up Huge COVID-19 Protest
Thousands Rally in
COVID-19 Protest
Sep 26, 2020 10:00 AM CDT

Thousands Rally in COVID-19 Protest

Police move to break up protest in London's Trafalgar Square

(Newser) - Police moved into London's Trafalgar Square on Saturday afternoon to break up a protest against restrictions imposed to slow the spread of COVID-19 after demonstrators ignored warnings to observe social distancing rules, the AP reports. Thousands of people, most of whom weren't wearing masks, crowded into the iconic...

Riot Police Are Arresting People in Louisville

Cops rush crowd, declare assembly unlawful

(Newser) - People angered by the indictment of a sole police officer in the Breonna Taylor case are marching in downtown Louisville—where cops have formed a line and arrested a few protesters, USA Today reports. The group had assembled early in Jefferson Square Park, the nerve center of protests for nearly...

With Nearly 1M Dead, Protesters Hit the Streets

Demonstrators make their voices heard in Tel Aviv, London, and Bucharest

(Newser) - Demonstrators took the streets of London, Tel Aviv, and other cities on Saturday to protest coronavirus restrictions, decrying how the measures have affected daily life even with infection rates rising in many places and the global death toll approaching 1 million, the AP reports. In the UK, the latest official...

Kaepernick Jersey Honoring Protest Sells Out in Seconds

No. 7 represents 'something greater than football,' quarterback posts

(Newser) - Fans and supporters could buy a new commemorative Colin Kaepernick jersey on Thursday—if they were really, really fast. Nike sold out online in less than a minute, CBS reports. The all-black, No. 7 jersey marks the fourth anniversary of the first time the former quarterback took a knee during...

Grand Jury Doesn't Buy White Bar Owner's Claim

Jake Gardner is charged with manslaughter in May 30 shooting death of James Scurlock

(Newser) - A white Nebraska bar owner says he was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed a young Black protester in the spring on the streets of Omaha, claiming the protester had put him in a chokehold. A grand jury, however, felt otherwise. Ex-Marine Jake Gardner, 38, was charged on...

In Empty NFL Stadiums, Teams Take Their Stand

Some teams don't even appear for the national anthem

(Newser) - Seattle's Jason Myers kicked the ball through the end zone to open Seattle's season at Atlanta. No one else on the field moved. Instead, the Seahawks and Falcons dropped to one knee where they had stood. After years of pleading with their league to act against systemic racism,...

Hear the Calls for Change, Pope Urges
Hear the
Calls for
Change,
Pope Urges
Sep 13, 2020 12:00 PM CDT

Hear the Calls for Change, Pope Urges

Francis has sent the Vatican's foreign minister to Belarus

(Newser) - Pope Francis urged political leaders to listen to protesters and heed their calls for political and social change, an apparent reference to protests in Belarus against the country's authoritarian president. Francis didn't mention Belarus or any country in his appeal Sunday during his noontime prayer, but his comments...

Man Shot at Kenosha: I Still Hear the Screams

Gaige Grosskreutz talks about the bullet that made him run for his life

(Newser) - A Wisconsin man who was shot during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha last month says he still remembers the screams that night and he's in constant pain, the AP reports. Prosecutors say 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse of Antioch, Illinois, shot and killed two men during a chaotic protest...

Jewelry Named for Victims of Police Brutality Is Yanked

Controversial collection made of shattered glass from BLM protest pulled from Charleston museum

(Newser) - A bolo tie named for Eric Garner . "The Elijah" and "The Breonna," necklaces costing several hundred dollars in honor of Elijah McClain and Breonna Taylor . A $45 pair of earrings bearing Trayvon Martin 's name. These are some of the items the Guardian lists as part...

Portland Mayor Tells Police: No More Tear Gas

Use resumed after Ted Wheeler ordered force to cut back

(Newser) - Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler had already told police in the Oregon city to go easy on the tear gas during demonstrations. He got a dose of it himself in July when he stopped by one of the protests. So now he's leaving police no wiggle room, telling them Thursday...

World Rallies Behind Wrestler Facing the 'Rope'

Navid Afkari says Iranian authorities tortured him into confessing

(Newser) - Navid Afkari has the world's attention. Sports groups are rallying behind the Iranian wrestler who insists his murder confession was forced under torture, the New York Times reports. Now his execution appears imminent: "We really are at one minute to midnight," says Brendan Schwab, head of the...

Hong Kong Cops Violently Arrest Girl, 12

Relatives say she was out buying school supplies

(Newser) - A 12-year-old girl whose family says she was out buying school supplies was among almost 300 people arrested on Sunday as Hong Kongers protested the postponement of local elections. Video of the girl's violent arrest in the Mong Kong district has gone viral, though police insist they used "...

Rochester Officials: It&#39;s Time for Police Reforms
One City
Promises
Police
Reforms
Sep 6, 2020 4:10 PM CDT

One City Promises Police Reforms

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren speaks to the press

(Newser) - After four nights of protest, Rochester is making a change. Mayor Lovely Warren said at a Sunday press conference that the crisis intervention department will be relocating to the city's department of youth and recreation services along with its budget, NBC News reports. "We had a human being...

Molotov Cocktails Fly in Portland
Molotov Cocktails
Fly in Portland
Sep 6, 2020 12:10 PM CDT

Molotov Cocktails Fly in Portland

Police declare a riot and arrest more than 50 people

(Newser) - Hundreds of people gathered for rallies and marches against police violence and racial injustice Saturday night in Portland, Oregon, as often violent nightly demonstrations that have happened for 100 days since George Floyd was killed showed no signs of ceasing, the AP reports. Molotov cocktails thrown in the street during...

'Satirical' Antifa Events Spark Angry Lawsuit

Activist John Merrifield says his social-media events were satirical

(Newser) - A Louisiana native who posted fake antifa events online is being sued for his efforts, the Advocate reports. Lafayette city-parish government sued John Merrifield on Monday, saying his pranks forced law enforcement to investigate and respond to the purported antifascist gatherings. But Merrifield insists his social-media posts are about satire,...

Man Shoved by Buffalo Cops Shares Last Thing He Recalls

Martin Gugino doesn't remember being pushed

(Newser) - Martin Gugino says he can't remember the incident that landed him in the hospital with a fractured skull and a brain injury—but it was definitely a turning point in his life. The 75-year-old activist, who spent a month in the hospital after being shoved by police at a...

Portland Mayor, Trump Go At It in Real Time

Ted Wheeler says president should either 'support us or ... stay the hell out of the way'

(Newser) - As Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler was giving a press conference Sunday, during which he criticized President Trump for quite some time, the POTUS was apparently watching. "Ted Wheeler, the wacky Radical Left Do Nothing Democrat Mayor of Portland, who has watched great death and destruction of his City during...

Wisconsin Officials to Trump: Please Don&#39;t
Wisconsin Officials Tell
Trump: Don't Come Here
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Aug 30, 2020 3:40 PM CDT

Wisconsin Officials Tell Trump: Don't Come Here

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes calls the president's remarks 'incendiary'

(Newser) - Words are flying on Capitol Hill over the Kenosha protests and President Trump's planned visit to the city on Tuesday. First off, Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes said Sunday that Trump's trip to Kenosha would only fan the flames lit by Jacob Blake's shooting and the days...

Patriot Prayer Founder: My 'Good Friend' Got Killed

Joey Gibson talks to the Associated Press

(Newser) - A man who was fatally shot after supporters of President Trump clashed with left-wing protesters on the streets of Portland, Oregon, was a supporter of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer, its founder said Sunday. Joey Gibson, head of the group based in Washington state, told the AP the man who...

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