NYPD looking to arrest 12 in brawl outside Republican club
In a Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks to reporters during a news conference, in New York.
Category Archives: Riot
Fights break out between groups of demonstrators at Portland rally
To continue reading this premium story, you need to become a member. Click below to take advantage of an exclusive offer for new members: Portland police keep Patriot Prayer affiliates separate from antifa protesters during a rally in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018.
Arrests made after anti-fascist protesters clash with right-wing groups in Portland
Small scuffles broke out Saturday as police in Portland , Oregon, deployed "flash bang" devices and other means to disperse hundreds of right-wing and self-described anti-fascist protesters. The number of arrests and injuries wasn't immediately clear.
Police move to clear rowdy protests in Portland, Oregon
Small scuffles broke out Saturday as police in Portland, Oregon, deployed "flash bang" devices and other means to disperse hundreds of right-wing and self-described anti-fascist protesters. Just before 2 p.m., police in riot gear ordered people to leave an area downtown, saying demonstrators had thrown rocks and bottles at officers.
This is why you should be worried about Saturday’s far-right rally in Portland
A far-right rally in Portland, Oregon this Saturday has the potential to turn extremely violent, as members of right-wing groups like the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer face off with antifa counter-protesters. It's been nearly one year since the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, which left one counter-protester dead and dozens wounded.
AP Exclusive: Survivor blames officials for prison riot
May, a state corrections counselor who was take... . FILE - In a Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 file photo, Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna, Del., remains on lockdown following a disturbance.
In Focus: Iceland’s Membership in NATO
On 30 March, 1949, a large crowd convened behind a school in central Reykjavik. They were protesting the government's decision to join the North American Treaty Organization, then in its infancy.
Worst Possible Pick for U.S. Ambassador to South Korea
In Joseph Hickman's book Murder at Camp Delta , he describes a hideous death camp in which guards were trained to view the prisoners as sub-human and much greater care was taken to protect the well-being of iguanas than homo sapiens. Chaos was the norm, and physical abuse of the prisoners was standard.
Your Turn: It’s not safe for LGBT people of color, and Phoenix Pride doesn’t care
Trans Queer Pueblo interrupted last year's Pride parade because Phoenix Pride has turned its back on the LGBT community. Your Turn: It's not safe for LGBT people of color, and Phoenix Pride doesn't care Trans Queer Pueblo interrupted last year's Pride parade because Phoenix Pride has turned its back on the LGBT community.
Ap Photos: a history of civil disobedience in America
In this Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015 file photo, William Smith Jr., right, and his partner James Yates, second right, speak with an unnamed clerk in an attempt to obtain a marriage license at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Ky. The couple were denied a marriage license despite the ruling of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding an earlier decision instructing the clerks to issue mariage licenses.
Memo to D.C.: Protesters are not rioters
If I'm peacefully marching and a person beside me throws a brick, who broke the law? In Washington, D.C., the capital of a nation of growing protest, the answer to that question should be relatively easy. Unfortunately, it's not.
Honduran president starts new term as fiery protests erupt
The opposition does not re... . An opposition supporter raises his fist next to a burning barricade as demonstrators march near the National Stadium during the swearing-in ceremony of President Juan Orlando Hernandez in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Saturday, Jan... .
Inmates, reporters appeal order ending interviews lawsuit
Inmates and reporters have appealed a judge's order that ended a lawsuit over a ban on face-to-face media interviews with prisoners convicted for their roles in Ohio's deadly 1993 prison riot. Federal Judge Edmund Sargus said earlier this month that the state prison system clarified the media policies that were criticized in the 2013 lawsuit by the Ohio chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Acquittals in guilt-by-association Trump protester trial cast doubt on subsequent prosecutions
A bystander covers their face as police launch pepper spray at demonstrators on Inauguration Day 2017. CREDIT: AP Photo/John Minchillo Handed a sweeping defeat by jurors on Thursday, federal prosecutors offered no sign of surrender in the felony prosecutions of nearly 200 more people arrested in connection with an Inauguration Day protest where some marchers smashed windows and brawled with cops.
Jury Finds First Batch Of Inauguration Protesters Not Guilty Of Riot Charges
Signs from a demonstration against President Trump are pictured after his inauguration on Jan. 20. Scores of demonstrators are facing charges over Inauguration Day protests; the first batch of six defendants have been acquitted. Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images hide caption Signs from a demonstration against President Trump are pictured after his inauguration on Jan. 20. Scores of demonstrators are facing charges over Inauguration Day protests; the first batch of six defendants have been acquitted.
Amazon delivery drivers complain about bad work conditions
Twitter turns on 'bully' Chelsea Handler for mocking Sarah Huckabee Sanders' weight and appearance in 'cruel' video which says the Press Secretary looks like a man and has a 'big, fat' face Trump demands Washington Post FIRE reporter who admitted tweeting 'misleading' photos which showed an empty arena at the President's Florida rally when it was actually packed Barneys heir claims his 'gold digging' former mistress is trying to extort him for millions after their whirlwind romance fell apart South Carolina serial killer, who has admitted to killing seven people, now says there are MORE victims whose bodies haven't been discovered Shocking video shows dad-of-five, 42, kicking, punching and dragging a police officer by his foot before being fatally shot by another cop - but his family insist he didn't deserve to die Grab your sleighs: Thousands of Santas brave Winter Storm Benji on the ... (more)
Moroccan OAP arrested trying to smuggle boy into Spain
Twitter turns on 'bully' Chelsea Handler for mocking Sarah Huckabee Sanders' weight and appearance in 'cruel' video which says the Press Secretary looks like a man and has a 'big, fat' face Trump demands Washington Post FIRE reporter who admitted tweeting 'misleading' photos which showed an empty arena at the President's Florida rally when it was actually packed Barneys heir claims his 'gold digging' former mistress is trying to extort him for millions after their whirlwind romance fell apart South Carolina serial killer, who has admitted to killing seven people, now says there are MORE victims whose bodies haven't been discovered Shocking video shows dad-of-five, 42, kicking, punching and dragging a police officer by his foot before being fatally shot by another cop - but his family insist he didn't deserve to die Grab your sleighs: Thousands of Santas brave Winter Storm Benji on the ... (more)
Why Trump has to clean up Obama’s mess in Guatemala
Former President Barack Obama speaks to journalists as he participates in his last news conference of the year at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 16, 2016. President Obama's foreign policy of appeasement won him a Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for merely being elected.
Court Wona t Review Death Sentence In Prison Riot Murders
The U.S. Supreme Court won't reconsider the case of a death row inmate convicted in the slayings of five fellow inmates during a 1993 prison riot in Ohio.
Concerns raised about arrests at suburban St. Louis protest
23, 2017 photo, police make several arrests of people protesting the Sept. 15 acquittal of former police officer Jason Stockley in the death of a black man, at the St. Louis Galler... .