Tag: Political and civil unrest
St. Louis man who waved gun at protesters may vie for Senate
Mark McCloskey, a St. Louis personal injury lawyer who gained national attention after he and his wife waved guns at racial injustice protesters who...
South Carolina man indicted for role in US Capitol riot
LITTLE RIVER, S.C. — A South Carolina man accused of throwing objects at police officers, among other crimes, during the deadly insurrection at the...
AP Exclusive: Full-blown boycott pushed for Beijing Olympics
Groups alleging human-rights abuses against minorities in China are calling for a full-blown boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a move likely...
Protesters in major US cities decry airstrikes over Gaza
LOS ANGELES — Pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets of Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia and other U.S. cities on Saturday to demand an end...
Tensions rise as Palestinian march aims to defy Paris ban
PARIS — Marches in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were being held Saturday in a dozen French cities, but the focus was...
Bleak futures fuel widespread protests by young Colombians
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Thousands of young people and college students have been at the forefront of Colombia's antigovernment protests for more than two weeks,...
‘Sins of our past’: Officials apologize for campus shooting
JACKSON, Miss. — The mayor of Mississippi's capital city and a state senator both apologized Saturday for shootings 51 years ago by city and...
Pamela Turner’s family rallies for justice on anniversary
BAYTOWN, Texas — Family members and supporters of Pamela Turner, a Black woman who was fatally shot by a police officer in a Houston...
What insurrection? Growing number in GOP downplay Jan. 6
WASHINGTON — What insurrection?
Flouting all evidence and their own...
‘Foot soldiers’ of Birmingham to BLM: ‘Keep on keeping on’
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Charles Avery had barely started marching when police arrested him, forced him into a police vehicle and took him to jail...
