(NBC News) Cities across the country are bracing for another round of protests. Tuesday marked eight days since George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis. Each of those days and nights has seen tens of thousands of demonstrators spilling into the streets, with marches at times giving way to violence. More than 20,000 National Guard troops have been deployed…
(NBC News) — A group of black ministers raised their voices against racial injustice outside St. John’s Church across from the White House Tuesday, joining the chorus of criticism over President Trump’s Monday photo op. Mr. Trump posed in front of the church, holding a Bible, after police used tear gas, smoke grenades and projectiles to clear peaceful protesters out…
(NBC) Between Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, and now Sofia Vergara, “America’s Got Talent” has a distinctly international flair. Vergara, the newest addition, joined the panel of judges this season following the end of her long-running hit sitcom, “Modern Family.” “I was like, oh my God, maybe this is exactly what I need because it’s so different than acting,” she says….
(NBC News) Frustration and anger could be seen on streets across the country Monday night…the seventh night of protests against police brutality spurred by the death of George Floyd. Military vehicles blocked hundreds outside of the Minnesota state capitol in St. Paul hours after Terrance Floyd, George’s brother, made an emotional plea for the violence that has marred many of…
(NBC News) President Trump is threatening to deploy active duty military units to states around the country. As Mr. Trump was making the announcement from the White House rose garden Monday federal officers and National Guard troops outside the White House suddenly moved on peaceful protesters, hitting them with flash grenades and tear gas while shooting rubber bullets. Moments later…
SCHNECTADY, N.Y. (WNYT/NBC News) — Police officers and Black Lives Matter protesters walked arm-in-arm through the streets of Schenectady, New York Sunday. Unlike several other protests staged across the country over the weeekend, the Black Lives Matter Rally showcased solidarity and highlighted the close-knit relationship between police and the residents they serve. The event included a question and answer period,…
(NBC News) As grief and boiling anger over police killings of black people seize cities from coast to coast, President Trump on Monday demanded governors use force to take back the streets. Sources who listened to a video teleconference tell NBC News the president told governors “most of you are weak,” and urged them to “dominate” and make more arrests….
(NBC News) A growing memorial now stands in the Minneapolis intersection where George Floyd died with a police officer’s knee pushing into his neck one week ago. Floyd’s brother, Terrance, visited the scene for the first time Monday. Overwhelmed by emotion, he called for an end to the violence that has marred protests over his brother’s death. “What are y’all…
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(KUSA/NBC News) Kate Davis’ passion is to capture moments. Lighthearted and fun or warm and sentimental are the moments Davis usually looks for as a wedding photographer, but business has been nonexistent since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as has her income, she said. “We’re going into a very, very busy season and now it’s kind of refund season,”…
