
Month: July 2020


Miami Black Lives Matter organizer faces felony charges after being accused of stealing flag from a pro-Trump caravan: report
A Black Lives Matter organizer in Miami is facing felony charges after being accused of stealing a flag from a pro-Trump caravan, according to a Miami Herald report. Jonathan Gartrelle, 31, was arrested on Monday […]

Sydney police asked woman to ‘remove tampon’ outside casino as officers urged to apologise for ‘degrading’ strip-searches
A young woman was asked to remove her tampon and others were told to “squat and cough” during strip-searches by Australian police, a watchdog has found. A law enforcement review released on Tuesday explored complaints […]

China vows retaliation after U.S. ordered its Houston consulate closed within 72 hours
China vowed to retaliate Wednesday after the United States abruptly ordered the closure of its consulate in Houston, a move that further inflamed tensions between the two superpowers. Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for China’s foreign […]

Oklahoma DA slaps teens with terrorism charges, accuses BLM of intimidating officers, protecting criminals
Two teenagers are the latest to face terrorism charges after allegedly helping to break in the windows of an Oklahoma City bail bonds business in late May during the civil unrest that swept the nation […]

Florida woman called 911 after her refrigerator broke; cops bring new one
Is your refrigerator running? While people typically call 911 for crimes, one woman used it for a different type of emergency. When her refrigerator broke and she didn’t have the money to fix it, she […]

Artist agrees to pay costs of removing Black Lives Matter sculpture from Edward Colston plinth in Bristol
An artist who replaced a statue of slave trader Edward Colston with a sculpture of a Black Lives Matter protester without permission said any removal costs “will be paid for”. Artist Marc Quinn created the […]


Group of Seattle bat-wielding rioters targeting businesses, police appeared ‘very organized’
Seattle police said Sunday that a group of rioters who triggered property damage to government buildings and private businesses during a demonstration earlier in the day appeared to be “very organized.” Police said the demonstration […]

Ocasio-Cortez accosted by GOP lawmaker over remarks: ‘That kind of confrontation hasn’t ever happened to me’
Tensions flared on Capitol Hill this week when a Republican lawmaker challenged Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on issues of crime and policing in an unusual — and decidedly personal — confrontation on the Capitol steps. […]