President Donald Trump on Monday declared himself “the president of law and order” even as protestors clashed with military and civilian police not far from the White House. The protestors – who, […]
Trump wants tougher “law and order”
Violence following death of Floyd
UPDATE: The violent protests and looting in Minneapolis seem to be under control in that city as the National Guard moved in to restore order, but return of both peaceful and […]
Officer held for murder in Floyd death
The white police officer in Minneapolis who knelt on the neck of a handcuffed black man who died shortly thereafter was arrested on Friday and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. […]
Korea virus cases up, fall in U.S.
In South Korea, some re-opening efforts are being rolled back as a new spurt of new coronavirus infections have reported. Health Minister Park Neung-hoo said that on Friday, parks, museums and theaters […]
Trump asks for curbs on Internet
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing the Commerce Department to ask the Federal Communications Commission to remove some legal protections now accorded to Internet companies. According to the […]
U.S. coronavirus deaths at 100,000
The total number of Americans who have died from the coronavirus has reached 100,000, according to the count Wednesday by Johns Hopkins University. JHU reports the number as 100,271 people since the […]
Policemen fired; man dies in custody
Four police officers in Minneapolis were fired from their jobs Tuesday after a black man in their custody died. A video shot by a bystander showed that the handcuffed man pleaded that […]
Trump: Re-open houses of worship
President Donald Trump on Friday pronounced religious services to be “essential” and said he would “override” the decisions of any governors who didn’t let churches re-open over the Memorial Day weekend. According […]
Jobless claims now total 38.6 million
The ranks of the unemployed in the United States continued to swell, as more than 2.4 million people applied for jobless benefits this week, according to the Labor Department. That brings the […]
Trump won’t stop aid over mail-in
President Donald Trump retreated from an earlier statement Wednesday that he would withhold federal funds for coronavirus relief to states that planned to use some of the money to pay for mail-in […]
