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Gaza Protesters Clash With Israeli Troops Near the Border
Hundreds of Hamas-backed activists have launched what they say is the first in a series of nighttime protests along the Israeli border
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Protesters Clash in Portland After Opposing Gatherings
Opposing rallies that drew hundreds of people in Portland, Oregon, are sparking clashes Sunday
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New Legislation Would Protect Drivers Who Hit Protestors
When massive demonstrations against racial injustice erupted across the nation last summer, protesters often swarmed onto roads or highways to draw attention to their cause
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Missouri Bill Would Clear Use of Deadly Force Against Protesters
The new bill would release drivers who run over protesters from any liability.
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Republican Rep. to Trump: ‘The Election is Over. Call It Off'
While sheltering in place Wednesday, Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin called on President Donald Trump to put an end to the chaos that ensued after protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol building. “Mr. President, you have got to stop this,” he said. “You are the only person who can call this off. Call it off. The election is over. Call...
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Watch: Pro-Trump Rioters Take Over Senate Floor
Supporters of President Donald Trump protesting the election results broke into the Senate chamber Wednesday, activating a lockdown for the U.S. Capitol building and curfew for Washington, D.C.
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Photos: Pro-Trump Supporters Breach the Capitol Building
Rioters backing President Donald Trump have breached the U.S. Capitol, forcing a delay in the constitutional process to affirm Joe Biden’s victory in the November election. Trump urged his supporters to come to Washington to protest Congress’ formal approval of Biden’s win. Several Republican lawmakers have backed his calls, despite there being no evidence of fraud or wrongdoing in the election. Photos... -
San Francisco Police Illegally Spied on Protesters: Lawsuit
A lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses San Francisco police of illegally tapping hundreds of surveillance cameras to spy on police-brutality protesters.
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Barr Defends Differing Responses to Coronavirus, BLM Protests
Attorney General William Barr defended his office’s response to protests across the country as congressional Democrats accused him of protecting armed white protesters while attacking and arresting unarmed Black Lives Matter protesters.
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As Trump Blames Antifa, Protest Records Show Scant Evidence
President Donald Trump has characterized protesters who are clashing with law enforcement in the wake of George Floyd’s death as radical-left thugs engaging in domestic terrorism.
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Facebook Employees Speak Out Against Company Over Trump
Facebook employees are using Twitter to register their frustration over CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to leave up posts by President Donald Trump that suggested protesters in Minneapolis could be shot.
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FBI Charges 3 After Molotov Cocktail Attack on NYPD
Three people have been arrested by the FBI and have been charged federally with trying to set off Molotov cocktails against the NYPD on Friday night.
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Minn. Gov. Tim Walz on Protests: They've Been ‘Brewing In This Country For 400 Years'
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Friday addressed the escalation of protests into rioting Thursday night, after a police officer was recorded kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man who died in police custody after saying he couldn’t breathe. Protests have spread throughout the state and into cities across the U.S.
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Armed Protesters Rally Against Michigan's Coronavirus Measures
Hundreds of protesters, many armed with guns, attended a rally at the Michigan Capitol building on Thursday, demonstrating against Michigan’s stay at home mandates as lawmakers debate extending the state’s coronavirus emergency declaration.
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Arrests Made After Protesters Interrupt Yale-Harvard Game
Officials say 50 people have been charged with disorderly conduct after a protest interrupted a football game between archrivals Harvard and Yale.
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New Protests Hit Haiti Amid Demands That President Resign
Thousands of demonstrators set fires Monday and chanted calls for Haiti’s president to resign as the opposition to Jovenel Moïse tried to increase pressure for him to leave office. Protesters said several people were hit by gunfire, including a local journalist. Schools, businesses and government offices were closed as protesters gathered chanting, “Down with Jovenel!” “We can’t continue to live...
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Corrections Officer Who Drove Into Protesters at Detention Center Placed on Leave
A demonstration outside a Rhode Island detention center turned chaotic Wednesday, with protesters saying they were pepper-sprayed and nearly run over by a truck. Video posted to social media by the group Never Again Action shows a pickup truck stopping near protesters outside the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility. The driver appears to honk at them before driving through the...
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Purdue Pharma Must Be ‘Held Accountable,' Families Say
They came bearing oversized images of the sons and daughters they lost to drug overdoses and signs demanding justice from the pharmaceutical company they hold most responsible. The parents and their supporters rallied outside a Boston courthouse Friday as a judge heard arguments in Massachusetts’ lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, over its role in the national opioid...
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Protesters Opposed to Kavanaugh Gather at Capitol Hill
Protesters gathered at Capitol Hill Thursday to urge the Senate to reject the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Many of the protesters said they were survivors of sexual assault. About 50 people were arrested.
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Policía en la comunidad
Protesters in Durham, N.C. toppled a Confederate monument Monday night. The statue, called “The Confederate Soldiers Monument,” was dedicated in 1924. It was pulled down Monday and protesters stomped on it.