Goodyear Tire Chief Executive Rich Kramer said Thursday that the company had made its policy clear to employees wearing clothing that supports law enforcement after dealing with a boycott of President Trump. The Republican president, who is seeking a second term, told reporters on Wednesday that he would swap the …
Read More »Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Is Pivot In Coronavirus Cases
WASHINGTON – Just as he was in the Supreme Court term, which ended in early July, Chief Justice John Roberts has emerged as the deciding vote when disputes over the coronavirus pandemic end in court. Since April, the Supreme Court has seen a stream of emergency appeals to overturn public …
Read More »More Minneapolis voters say police power should not be reduced
More Minneapolis voters said in a poll released Saturday that the city’s police force should not be reduced. De Star Tribune / MPR News / KARE 11 Minnesota Poll found that 44 percent of respondents said the size of the Minneapolis Police Department should not be reduced, compared to 40 …
Read More »Right-wing groups, counter-protesters clash in multiple states
Judge groups and opponents clashed in several states during demonstrations on Saturday, prompting police to get involved. Confrontations erupted between right-wing groups and anti-fascist and Black Lives Matter protesters in Georgia, Michigan and Oregon, following growing tensions arising from months of protests over racial injustice and police brutality, Reuters reported. …
Read More »Mayor: Chicago under lockdown for ‘predicted days’ after posting
Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) declared that Chicago is under lockdown for the “predicted days” after widespread looting broke out in the city on Monday morning. The mayor of Chicago announced at a news conference Monday that she had instituted a community protection program that included a lockdown and increased police …
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