WASHINGTON, June 8 — Democrats vowed yesterday to press legislation to fight systemic racism in US law enforcement as the battle for change triggered by the police killing of George Floyd began shifting from the streets to the political sphere. After another day of overwhelmingly peaceful...
Washington National Guard Military Police officers and law enforcement officers stand guard during a protests near the White House in Washington June 1, 2020. — Reuters pic
Demonstrations continued across the nation yesterday — including in Washington, New York and Winter Park, Florida — as protesters began focusing their initial outrage over the death of the unarmed Floyd into demands for police reform and social justice. He credited the decrease in violence to “what the administration has done” and he denied a problem of systemic racism among police.
“What we have to do as a nation is hold police accountable, provide the necessary oversight to do that, look at training standards, look at use-of-force policies, look at who we are hiring,” said Demings, who has been mentioned as a possible Biden running mate. Some jurisdictions have moved already to embrace reforms — starting with bans on the use of tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
US Democrats, black lawmakers ready response to George Floyd death | Malay MailWASHINGTON, June 7 —Two weeks after George Floyd’s death in police custody sparked nationwide protests, Democrats led by black members of the US Congress are set to introduce legislation to combat police violence and racial injustice, including making it easier to sue officers who kill. The...
Read more »
South Korean boyband BTS donates US$1m to Black Lives Matter | Malay MailSEOUL, June 7 — Popular South Korean band BTS donated US$1 million (RM4.2 million) to Black Lives Matter (BLM) in support of US protests against police brutality, its music label, Big Hit Entertainment, told Reuters today. On Thursday, the seven-member BTS wrote on its Twitter account that they...
Read more »
PG&E Corp preparing US$11b debt financing, says investor | Malay MailNEW YORK, June 6 — California utility PG&E Corp (Pacific Gas and Electric Company) is preparing an US$11 billion (RM46.9 billion) debt-financing package as it prepares to exit from its bankruptcy, an investor involved with the company’s funding plan said yesterday, sending its shares up...
Read more »
Equities surge, bonds tumble on surprise US jobs gains | Malay MailNEW YORK, June 6 — An unexpected jump in US employment sent world equities and oil surging on hopes that the global economy has started to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, pulling investors out of perceived safe havens like government bonds and gold. US nonfarm payrolls rose by 2.509...
Read more »
Anger at new police abuse videos as US protests eye weekend | Malay MailNEW YORK, June 6 — Outrage soared in America yesterday over new images of police brutality caught on camera as demonstrators geared up for a second weekend of mass protests over the killing of an unarmed black man. With rolling demonstrations over the death last week of George Floyd showing...
Read more »
'It's complicated,' German minister says of ties with US | Malay MailBERLIN, June 7 — Germany's relationship with the United States is “complicated,” Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview, regretting the planned withdrawal of US soldiers from Germany. President Donald Trump has ordered the US military to remove 9,500 troops from Germany, a...
Read more »