Floyd and Taylor families ask for UN investigation into American police brutality, protest suppression
The families of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor are asking the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate the United States for matters of police brutality and the repression of protests.
UCSF ophthalmologists want police to stop using rubber bullets against protestors
A 2017 British Medical Journal study, with authors from UCSF, found that 3 percent of people hit by rubber bullets died of the injury, and 15 percent were permanently injured.
Public defenders across country protest police brutality
In San Francisco, public defenders will also lie down or take a knee for 8 minutes and 46 seconds - to commemorate the amount of time a Minneapolis police officer knelt on George Floyd’s neck, killing him.
Joe Biden to meet with George Floyd’s family before funeral
A six-hour viewing will be held in Houston Monday for Floyd, who was raised in Houston. Burial is set for Tuesday in Pearland.
When protesters cry 'defund the police,' what does it mean?
Protesters are making the demand, “defund the police," as they show their anger at the police custody death of George Floyd and other black Americans killed by police officers.
Philadelphia-area couple gets married during peaceful protests, goes viral as footage emerges
The couple's photos have become international and iconic of Philadelphia's protests.
Bicyclists, kids ride and march in solidarity for racial justice
Organizers say the Black Solidarity Ride was intended to pay tribute to the African Americans killed by police officers in the Bay Area and across the country. Earlier in the day, hundreds of families circled Lake Merritt for a Kid's March.
National Guard begins leaving Los Angeles, Vallejo, other cities
“After nearly a week assisting civil authorities on the streets of California, soldiers with the California National Guard will begin transitioning back to their home armories,” the Cal Guard said in a statement. A timeline for the pullout was not provided.
NASCAR President says 'our sport' and 'country' need to do better on racial injustice
During their warm-up laps, the 40 cars pulled to a stop in front of the empty grandstands and shut off their engines so NASCAR President Steve Phelps could deliver a message over their radio sets.
Black Lives Matter street mural in Oakland
The large yellow letters are the words "Black Lives Matter" and resembles the mural recently painted outside the White House in response to the police custody death of George Floyd.
Sen. Mitt Romney joins Black Lives Matter protest in DC
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney marched Sunday in the nation’s capital in a protest against police mistreatment of minorities, making him the first Republican senator known to do so.
Video shows supplies littering sidewalk after NC police destroy volunteer medic tent during protest
Video posted by a volunteer shows supplies at a medic tent being destroyed by police officers in North Carolina at a protest on June 2 in the wake of the death of George Floyd during an encounter with Minneapolis police.
Defunding the Minneapolis Police Department would likely require public vote to change charter
Sunday, nine Minneapolis City Councilmembers joined a call for the city to defund and dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department.
Man seen clinging to hood of moving car during Florida demonstrations
Investigators are looking into possible charges.
Proposed legislation would overhaul police accountability
The Justice in Policing Act confronts several aspects of law enforcement accountability and practices that have come under criticism, especially as more and more police violence is captured on cell phone video and shared widely across the nation, and the world.
White House anti-riot fences now covered with signs from protesters
On Thursday morning, higher fencing was installed around the White House. A Secret Service source told Fox News the fencing is standard anti-riot fencing and ranges from seven feet to more than nine feet high.
A U-turn, an angry president and a fateful walk to a church
President Donald Trump wanted a briefing from him and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on how the military was handling security as protests grew on the streets of the nation's capital.
Colin Kaepernick: Timeline of a gesture and its echoes
By 2016, Kaepernick had begun kneeling on the sideline at games during the national anthem to protest social injustice and police brutality.
Officials urge Floyd protesters to get coronavirus tests
The call is similar to those made in Seattle, San Francisco and Atlanta following massive demonstrations, with free testing for protesters.
NY Times editorial page editor resigns amid fury over op-ed
The paper announced Sunday that James Bennet, who had overseen the Times' opinion pages since 2016, had stepped down effective immediately.