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Four St. Louis police officers were shot by an unknown assailant as protests over the death of George Floyd turned violent Monday night, with the city police chief telling reporters early Tuesday morning that gunfire was occurring “as we speak.” St. Louis P.D. chief John Hayden said that all four officers had been hospitalized but …
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Washington D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser slammed the “shameful” decision of federal park police to use rubber bullets and tear gas to clear protestors from Lafayette Square ahead of President Trump’s visit to historic St. John’s Episcopal Church. After Attorney General William P. Barr appeared in the park, where protesters chanted his name with expletives, the …
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Halsey provided first aid to those injured in the protests following George Floyd’s death while in police custody. The “You Should Be Sad” singer, 25, shared photos and videos from the Los Angeles rallies, including pictures of her providing medical attention to those shot with rubber bullets. “With all of our medical professionals being CONSUMED …
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Eminem has joined the cause. The 47-year-old rapper announced that his music studio, Shady Records, will be participating in the #BlackoutTuesday campaign, a movement that started within the music industry to symbolize standing against racial injustice. The day has been widely accepted by the public and other businesses, many of whom are posting plain black …
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An independent autopsy commissioned by the family of George Floyd found that Floyd died from asphyxia caused by pressure to the neck and back, which stopped blood flow to his brain, attorneys for the family told reporters. Floyd also had no underlying health condition that contributed to his death, according to Dr. Michael Baden, one …
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Former president Barack Obama decried the looting and burning of American cities in response to the death of George Floyd, saying it was “compounding the destruction” of inner-city communities and “detracting from the larger cause.” Obama pointed to a viral video of an elderly black Minneapolis resident brought to tears by the situation after rioters …
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The brother of George Floyd, the black man whose death in police custody last week has sparked several days of protests and riots across the country, is speaking out against the violence that occurred during the demonstrations. “I’m outraged too. Sometimes I get angry, I want to bust some heads too,” Terrence Floyd said Sunday on …
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The Big Apple is boarding up — just as it was preparing to reopen. After three days of violence and looting in cities across the country in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death while in police custody, many Big Apple retailers — including Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy’s, Bloomingdales and Uniqlo — have boarded up their …
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Cole Sprouse was arrested on Sunday during the Black Lives Matter protest in Santa Monica, Calif. The “Riverdale” actor, 27, described his experience via Instagram on Monday, writing: “A group of peaceful protesters, myself included, were arrested yesterday in Santa Monica. So before the voracious horde of media sensationalism decides to somehow turn it about …
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J.R. Smith has gone from seeing red to feeling blue. One day after TMZ released a viral video showing an angry Smith beating up a man who allegedly vandalized his car on the street, the former Knicks guard says he regrets his actions in the heat of the moment. “When it happened, I seen red,” …
Four St. Louis police officers were shot by an unknown assailant as protests over the death of George Floyd turned violent Monday night, with the city police chief telling reporters early Tuesday morning that gunfire was occurring “as we speak.” St. Louis P.D. chief John Hayden said that all four officers had been hospitalized but …
