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Philly DA: Curfew doesn’t apply to voters heading to polls on Election Day
You won’t be turned away for not wearing a mask — but it’s strongly encouraged.
6 years ago
Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged
President Trump spent nearly an hour in the underground shelter, which was designed for use in emergencies like terrorist attacks.
6 years ago
Restaurant owner whose business burned calls for justice for George Floyd
"I know I can't come back from this. But this can be replaced. George's life cannot. George's life was more important. I hope he gets justice."
6 years ago
Erie woman who was kicked by police officer says, ’I was 100 percent peaceful’
Video of the incident has gone viral.
6 years ago
Mass gatherings, erosion of trust upend coronavirus control
Health experts are concerned that protests erupting across the nation and the law enforcement response to them will upend efforts to track and contain the spread of COVID-19.
6 years ago
Use of force criticized in protests over police brutality
Advocates are questioning whether tough police tactics against demonstrators are actually making the violence worse rather than quelling it.
6 years ago
Biden leaves home to visit Delaware protest site
"We are a nation in pain, but we must not allow this pain to destroy us," Biden wrote. "We are a nation enraged, but we cannot allow our rage to consume us."
6 years ago
Violence erupts as outrage over George Floyd death spills into a new week
In Minneapolis, a semitractor-trailer plowed through a crowd of protesters marching on an interstate highway near downtown which had been closed to traffic.
6 years ago
WHYY reporter arrested while covering Philadelphia protest
WHYY education reporter Avi Wolfman-Arent said he identified himself to police as a journalist, but was arrested anyway and cited for failure to disperse.
6 years ago
‘We’re sick of it’: Anger over police killings shatters U.S.
George Floyd's death is one of a litany of racial tragedies that have thrown the country into chaos amid the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 100,000 Americans.
6 years ago
Grief, outrage over George Floyd spreads further
Overnight curfews were enacted in several cities nationwide as authorities sought to stem any violence.
6 years ago
Protests over George Floyd death overwhelm authorities again
As the night dragged on, fires erupted across the city's south side, including at a Japanese restaurant, a Wells Fargo bank and an Office Depot.
6 years ago
Minneapolis cop who knelt on man’s neck charged with murder
Protesters torched a Minneapolis police station that the department abandoned as three days of violent protests spread to nearby St. Paul and across the country.
6 years ago
Philly Police Commissioner Outlaw reacts to murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis
The video has been shared widely on social media and the death of the African American man in police custody has sparked outrage.
6 years ago
Violence again rocks Minneapolis after George Floyd’s death; 1 killed
A man was shot to death as violent protests over the death of George Floyd in police custody rocked Minneapolis for a second straight night.
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