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Manuel Ellis, 33, was restrained by the neck while another officer fired a stun gun to his chest in March 2020. Two policemen were charged with murder and a third with manslaughter in the death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shot with a stun gun, beaten, and …

The U.S. Postal Service is warning states coast to coast that it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted, even if mailed by state deadlines, raising the possibility that millions of voters could be disenfranchised. Voters and lawmakers in …

One person is dead and at least 20 others were injured during shooting at a large gathering in southeast Washington. D.C. early Sunday morning, police said. The incident took place at 33rd Street and Dubois Place at around 12:30 a.m., D.C. Police said. The victims’ injuries varied but nine of …

China said on Tuesday it will retaliate if Washington continues what it described as hostile actions against Chinese journalists based in the United States. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the ministry understands that no Chinese journalist in the United States have had their application for a visa renewal …

Heavily armed, unidentifiable security agents dressed in camouflage have been snatching anti-racism protesters off the streets of Portland, Oregon, and bundling them into unmarked cars, with no clear justification. They’re scenes you might expect to see in authoritarian countries, not in America. It turns out that among the hodge-podge of …

Dozens were arrested and many police injured in clashes around Seattle’s biggest Black Lives Matter protest in weeks on Saturday, police said, with a renewed energy sparked by violent clashes between activists and federal agents in nearby Portland, Oregon. Police said officers used non-lethal weapons in attempts to disperse the …

US President Donald Trump, who has avoided wearing a mask in public even as the coronavirus pandemic spread, donned one on Saturday at a military medical facility outside Washington where he was to meet with wounded soldiers and front-line health-care workers. The visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center …

A group of Black Lives Matter protesters in Washington DC marked July 4 by trampling on the American flag before setting it on fire, arguing that the US state symbol represents “slavery, genocide and war.” Footage showing protesters mocking the US flag began making the rounds online on Saturday evening. …

One of two people hit by a man who drove his car onto a closed Seattle freeway and into a crowd protesting police brutality has died. Summer Taylor, 24, of Seattle died Saturday evening at Harborview Medical Center, spokesperson Susan Gregg said. Taylor and Diaz Love, 32, of Portland, Oregon, …

As the ads boycott grows, Mark Zuckerberg shows no sign of backing down. “My guess is that all these advertisers will be back on the platform soon enough” the Facebook chief executive has said. Campaigners accuse the tech firm of being too slow and reluctant to remove some hateful content. …

The US Commerce Department has issued a change to its sweeping Huawei ban, saying that it will allow American companies to cooperate with the Chinese tech firm on setting standards for next-generation 5G networks. Washington had little choice, as the Chinese telecom giant is the global leader in 5G technology, …

Iraqi Foreign Ministry, on Friday, confirmed the first session of the US-Iraq dialogue, which will pave the way for other sessions to be held directly in the future. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, Ahmed Al-Sahaf, stated, “The Iraqi delegation, headed by Senior Undersecretary Abdul Karim Hashem, held with the United …

Hundreds of protesters have filled a city hall in Seattle, Washington as a local left-wing politician threatened to impeach the mayor amid the raging George Floyd protests. Led by socialist councilwoman Kshama Sawant, the protesters first entered the lobby and then made theirgeorg way onto the stairs. Hundreds of far-left …

A police department in Virginia is investigating an incident where one of its own officers tasered an unarmed man, then restrained him with a knee on his back while he repeatedly said “I can’t breathe”. The officer concerned, Tyler Timberlake, was recorded by another officer’s body camera. He has been …

Thousands of protesters flooded the main streets, squares, and bridges in a nationwide protest over the death of George Floyd, leading some to question whether the second wave of Covid-19 is imminent. Chicago, Washington, DC, and New York all saw large groups gather to march and demonstrate, all of which …

Large crowds are expected to protest in Washington DC against racism and police brutality, amid rising anger in the US sparked by the death of George Floyd. Mr Floyd died in Minneapolis on 25 May, after a policeman knelt on his neck even as he said he could not breathe. …

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and Donald Trump were engaged in an escalating contest over control of Washington streets when the email from a military planner set off new alarms in the mayor’s office. The official was seeking guidance on Wednesday afternoon for the US Northern Command in determining …

US President Donald Trump on Thursday shared a letter on Twitter that referred to the peaceful protesters who were forcibly dispersed from a park near the White House on Monday evening as “terrorists.” The letter from veteran attorney and former Trump lawyer John Dowd appears to be addressed to former …

An Iraqi legislator says the parliament will reject any negotiations between Baghdad and Washington aimed at prolonging US military presence in the country, emphasizing that the forthcoming talks should secure the exit of American troops. “The negotiations between Washington and Baghdad, which are to start in the middle of this …

Related video: George Floyd protesters met with violence from police across US Cities large and small across the US have participated in protests, vigils, and demonstrations following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, among many recent African Americans whose deaths have galvanized a mass movement against police brutality …