Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council, a veto-proof majority, pledged yesterday to dismantle the city’s police department and create a new system of public safety in the city where law enforcement has a troubled racial history.

Choke Hold on the Country: As demonstrations continue in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, police departments across the country are beginning to re-examine their use of force policies, even as some cops continue to carry …

Situation Report: Mostly peaceful protests continued into their 10th day as charges were filed against four former Minneapolis police officers in the death of 46-year-old George Floyd.   Former President Barack Obama, in a rare weigh-in on national issues, called for police reform …

Teargas and God: President Trump last night said the violence and demonstrations following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis are “acts of domestic terror” shortly before teargas and rubber bullets were deployed to clear his way of peaceful demonstrators …

Anger and Flames: American cities roiled and burned over the weekend in continuing protest and violence over the police killing of 46-year-old George Floyd in Minneapolis a week ago.   Police, and demonstrators and vandals clashed in the cities of Detroit, Philadelphia, …

Death by Cop: Four Minneapolis police officers have been fired after the death of an unarmed black man who pleaded that he could not breathe while one cop pinned him to the ground with a knee on his neck. The incident …

Who Was That Man: Presidential candidate Joe Biden made his first public appearance in months yesterday for Memorial Day wearing a mask and President Trump showed without one.   The President went to Arlington National Cemetery, where he compared healthcare workers fighting …

Death Takes a Holiday: On a holiday weekend dedicated to the war dead during which pandemic deaths reached toward 100,000, President Trump went golfing, skipped church despite claiming its importance to the country, tweeted personal insults about his political rivals, and …

The Virus Goes on Holiday: New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved gatherings of up to 10 people just in time for the Memorial Day weekend, a time when Americans traditionally travel, and hit the parks, beaches, and lakes.   New Jersey, the …

The Chinese government is considering new laws to crack down on political protest in Hong Kong, indicating intentions to get the former British colony more firmly under mainland control.