Ben Carson calls for dialogue over insults
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson urged Sunday morning for Americans to “engage in dialogue” on racism, rather than hurling insults and demonizing one another. “What will help the national heal is if we engage in dialogue together,” Carson said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Let’s not...
D.C. mayor won’t play art critic
On Saturday, as thousands gathered in the nation’s capital, words were added to the Black Lives Matter pavement art: “Defund The Police.” Protesters painted the message in similar bold, yellow lettering as the mural to assert that politicians’ promises to “reform” police departments are not enough. In response to...
Protesters topple Confederate statue in Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. — A small group of demonstrators toppled a statue of a Confederate general in the the former capital of the Confederacy late Saturday, following a day of largely peaceful protests in the Virginia city. The statue of Gen. Williams Carter Wickham was pulled from its pedestal in...
Trump’s response to protests is ‘election strategy,’ British official says
The U.K. government should condemn a “deliberate election strategy” by U.S. President Donald Trump to use anti-racism protests to activate his electoral base, said Lisa Nandy, the shadow foreign secretary. Asked on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show to comment on Trump’s response to the protests against the killing by...
American troops on German soil are in U.S. interest, German foreign minister says
The German foreign minister said transatlantic relations are “complicated.”...
George Floyd Protests Add New Front Line for Coronavirus Doctors
Many physicians wish to show solidarity at the demonstrations, but some fear a second wave of infection will follow. Emma Goldberg Link...
‘Enough is enough’: Thousands descend on D.C. for largest George Floyd protest yet
Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington, D.C., on Saturday for its largest demonstration yet over George Floyd’s death in police custody, a capstone on a defining week for a city — and nation — that has grappled with widespread outrage over racial injustice, police brutality and the politics accompanying...
Russia and China should be viewed as ‘one alliance’ in the Arctic, U.K. defense official warns
“I really worry that there is this split, this schism, between the way that China and Russia will do international business, versus the West.”...
Protests after Floyd’s death reach rural America
BOISE, Idaho — Demonstrations sparked by the death of George Floyd have spread well beyond major urban centers to cities and towns across rural America. In Boise, thousands of people attended a peaceful vigil this week honoring Floyd, the black Minnesota man who died after a white police officer...
Why Mayor Muriel Bowser Wants Troops Out of Washington, D.C.
Because it’s not a state, the District of Columbia is at a disadvantage in any clash with federal authorities. Emily Badger and Katie Benner Link...