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Apple CEO Tim Cook has published an open letter decrying the police killing of George Floyd and the “much longer history of racism” that preceded it. The letter, which appeared on Apple’s website Thursday, is largely identical to the memo Cook sent Apple employees Sunday addressing Floyd’s death and the protests that have followed. “George …
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Drew Brees does not believe he is the “enemy.” The Saints quarterback apologized for his comments on Wednesday, when he told Yahoo Finance that he would never support players who kneeled during the national anthem. The comments were quickly rebuked by Brees’ teammates, others in the NFL, athletes like LeBron James and some New Orleans …
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Meghan Markle broke her silence about George Floyd’s police custody death during a virtual commencement speech Wednesday night for her former high school in Los Angeles. The Duchess of Sussex surprised Immaculate Heart students with a five-minute address to discuss the ongoing protests and her own history as a biracial woman growing up in California, …
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Pallets of bricks have ‘randomly’ appeared during protests across the US this Pallets of bricks ‘randomly’ appear during protests in NYC, Kansas City, Dallas and North Carolina sparking theories they were planted by cops or extremists to stoke violence. Those taking part in demonstrations against police brutality and the death of black man George Floyd …
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Americans have watched the events of the past week in horror and with sadness for our country. Following the unjust death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Minneapolis man who died in the custody of four police officers, many of us have spoken with friends, colleagues, and more, sharing, among other things, the frustration of feeling …
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A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday and provides several clinical details, including that Floyd had previously tested positive for COVID-19. The 20-page report released by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office came with the family’s permission and after the coroner’s …
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Retired Marine general James Mattis, who resigned as President Trump’s Secretary of Defense in 2018, broke his silence on the administration in a statement Wednesday, saying he was “angry and appalled” by Trump’s response to national unrest after the death of George Floyd. Mattis, who clashed with Trump’s over the initial decision to withdraw American …
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Secretary of Defense Mark Esper drew the ire of the White House Wednesday for publicly stating that he opposed invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty military to states beset by unrest, after President Trump said Monday that he would invoke the act if states did not “dominate the streets.” “I have always believed and …
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Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison is bringing charges against three cops who were on the scene at the time of George Floyd’s death and is upgrading the murder charge against former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin, according to multiple reports. Ellison is charging Thomas Lane, J. Kueng, and Tou Thao with aiding and abetting second-degree murder, …
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Bill Cosby — who’s serving prison time for sexual assault — has released a statement about the killing of George Floyd and “countless other Black people murdered by [racial hatred].” “I could not help but think about my son, Ennis, who was also brutally murdered,” Cosby wrote. The one-time comedian said that his son — …
Apple CEO Tim Cook has published an open letter decrying the police killing of George Floyd and the “much longer history of racism” that preceded it. The letter, which appeared on Apple’s website Thursday, is largely identical to the memo Cook sent Apple employees Sunday addressing Floyd’s death and the protests that have followed. “George …
