City of Raleigh Imposes Curfew Following Weekend of Protests
North Carolina’s capital city is enacting a curfew starting Monday night, after two nights of...
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Protests
U.S. Heads Into a New Week Shaken by Violence and Frustration
After six straight days of unrest, America headed into a new work week Monday with neighborhoods...
Read MoreMass Gatherings, Erosion of Trust Upend Coronavirus Control
Protests erupting across the nation over the past week — and law enforcement’s response to them — are threatening to upend efforts by health officials to track and contain the spread of coronavirus just as those efforts were...
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Trump Took Shelter in White House Bunker as Protests Raged
Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Mayors: ‘We Cannot Tolerate This Kind of Police Violence Rooted in Systemic Racism’
Over a dozen mayors in North Carolina have signed onto a letter condemning the actions of the Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd and supporting the peaceful protests organized in the wake of...
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UNC Community Reacts to George Floyd Death, Racial Injustice
As the United States continues to react to the death of George Floyd — a black man killed...
Read MoreTrump Calls Minneapolis Protesters ‘Thugs,’ Vows Action
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to take action to bring the city of Minneapolis “under control,” calling violent protesters outraged by the death of a black man in police custody “thugs” and saying that “when the...
Read MorePolice Across U.S. Speak out Against Minneapolis Custody Death
Murder. Brutality. Reprehensible. Indefensible. Police nationwide, in unequivocal and unprecedented language, have condemned the actions of Minneapolis police in the custody death of a handcuffed black man who cried for help as...
Read More7 Shot at Louisville Protest Over Fatal Police Shooting
At least seven people were shot in Louisville as hundreds of protesters converged on City Hall demanding justice for Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was fatally shot in March by police who broke down her door. Louisville Metro...
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Pro-Trump Protesters Push Back on Stay-at-Home Orders
While many Americans are filled with fear, Melissa Ackison says the coronavirus pandemic has...
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