(CNN)The dramatic images rocked the nation -- hundreds of thousands of people from all races taking to the streets across the United States, demanding an end to excessive police force against people of color. What began as local outrage in response to George Floyd's death following an encounter with Minneapolis police officers soon spread throughout the country. From coast to coast, demonstrators chanting "Black lives matter" and "no justice, no peace" united in hundreds of mostly peaceful protests, some risking their own safety. They found themselves tear gassed near the White House, , and...…(CNN)The dramatic images rocked the nation -- hundreds of thousands of people from all races taking to the streets across the United States, demanding an end to excessive police force against people of color. What began as local outrage in response to George Floyd's death following an encounter with Minneapolis police officers soon spread throughout the country. From coast to coast, demonstrators chanting "Black lives matter" and "no justice, no peace" united in hundreds of mostly peaceful protests, some risking their own safety. They found themselves tear gassed near the White House, , and...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council on Sunday announced they intend to defund and dismantle the city’s police department following the .“We committed to dismantling policing as we know it in the city of Minneapolis and to rebuild with our community a new model of public safety that actually keeps our community safe,” Council President Lisa Bender told CNN.With nine votes the city council would have a veto-proof supermajority of the council’s 13 members, Bender said.Sunday’s pledge was an acknowledgment that the current system is not...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council on Sunday announced they intend to defund and dismantle the city’s police department following the .“We committed to dismantling policing as we know it in the city of Minneapolis and to rebuild with our community a new model of public safety that actually keeps our community safe,” Council President Lisa Bender told CNN.With nine votes the city council would have a veto-proof supermajority of the council’s 13 members, Bender said.Sunday’s pledge was an acknowledgment that the current system is not...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A night of chaos gave way to a day of disputes over what’s fueling heightened unrest in Portland.“People have broken into the Portland Police Association office and lit the building on fire,” the overnight. Authorities subsequently declared the protest a riot.Some demonstrators threw rocks and paint-filled balloons, injuring some officers, the police department said.While that unrest was happening on the north side of Portland, “another large crowd was downtown near the Justice Center and Federal Courthouse,” police said. Some removed the...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A night of chaos gave way to a day of disputes over what’s fueling heightened unrest in Portland.“People have broken into the Portland Police Association office and lit the building on fire,” the overnight. Authorities subsequently declared the protest a riot.Some demonstrators threw rocks and paint-filled balloons, injuring some officers, the police department said.While that unrest was happening on the north side of Portland, “another large crowd was downtown near the Justice Center and Federal Courthouse,” police said. Some removed the...WW…

(CNN)The US Attorney for the Oregon District on Friday requested an investigation into the masked, camouflaged federal authorities without identification badges who are arresting protesters in Portland.The request is aimed specifically at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel who have been captured on various videos arresting protesters and putting them in unmarked SUVs. Demonstrators in Portland have been protesting racial inequality and police brutality for the last 50 nights, US Attorney Billy J. Williams said in a statement. Federal authorities have protected the Mark O....…(CNN)The US Attorney for the Oregon District on Friday requested an investigation into the masked, camouflaged federal authorities without identification badges who are arresting protesters in Portland.The request is aimed specifically at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel who have been captured on various videos arresting protesters and putting them in unmarked SUVs. Demonstrators in Portland have been protesting racial inequality and police brutality for the last 50 nights, US Attorney Billy J. Williams said in a statement. Federal authorities have protected the Mark O....WW…

(CNN)The deceased suspect in Thursday's shooting at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas was a 20-year-old male named Adam Alsahli of Corpus Christi, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the ongoing investigation. Alsahli drove to an entrance at the naval station and shot a security forces member in the chest, hitting the guard in her bulletproof vest and inflicting non-life-threatening injuries, according to one of the sources. Alsahli then accelerated towards the gate entrance and crashed into a barrier. After exiting the vehicle, he began shooting, and was shot and...…(CNN)The deceased suspect in Thursday's shooting at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas was a 20-year-old male named Adam Alsahli of Corpus Christi, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the ongoing investigation. Alsahli drove to an entrance at the naval station and shot a security forces member in the chest, hitting the guard in her bulletproof vest and inflicting non-life-threatening injuries, according to one of the sources. Alsahli then accelerated towards the gate entrance and crashed into a barrier. After exiting the vehicle, he began shooting, and was shot and...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Los Angeles schools are responsible for school safety to combat systemic racism against Black students.The Board of Education overseeing the Los Angeles Unified School District voted Tuesday to slash $25 million from the Los Angeles School Police Department and cut 133 jobs, a spokesperson told CNN.Money will go from the police agency to a Black Student Achievement Plan to empower community groups, improve student literacy, and reduce the “over-identification of Black students in suspensions, discipline and other measures,” according to the...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Los Angeles schools are responsible for school safety to combat systemic racism against Black students.The Board of Education overseeing the Los Angeles Unified School District voted Tuesday to slash $25 million from the Los Angeles School Police Department and cut 133 jobs, a spokesperson told CNN.Money will go from the police agency to a Black Student Achievement Plan to empower community groups, improve student literacy, and reduce the “over-identification of Black students in suspensions, discipline and other measures,” according to the...WW…

A former police captain who was part of a private citizens group investigating still unsubstantiated 2020 election fraud claims was charged Tuesday with running a man off the road and pointing a gun to his head two weeks before the election, the Harris County district attorney said in a statement.Prosecutors say former Houston Police captain Mark Anthony Aguirre said he believed the man was transporting fraudulent ballots."I believe it's a political prosecution," Terry Yates, Aguirre's attorney, told CNN affiliate KTRK.Prosecutors say Aguirre was paid over a quarter million dollars by a...…A former police captain who was part of a private citizens group investigating still unsubstantiated 2020 election fraud claims was charged Tuesday with running a man off the road and pointing a gun to his head two weeks before the election, the Harris County district attorney said in a statement.Prosecutors say former Houston Police captain Mark Anthony Aguirre said he believed the man was transporting fraudulent ballots."I believe it's a political prosecution," Terry Yates, Aguirre's attorney, told CNN affiliate KTRK.Prosecutors say Aguirre was paid over a quarter million dollars by a...WW…

By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A former Houston police captain was charged Tuesday with running a man off the road and pointing a gun to his head two weeks before the election as part of a baseless voter fraud conspiracy theory, the Harris County district attorney said in a statement.Mark Anthony Aguirre, 63, was paid more than a quarter-million dollars by a Houston-based private citizens group investigating unsubstantiated 2020 election fraud claims, prosecutors said.On October 16, Aguirre asked a lieutenant with the Texas Attorney General’s Office to conduct a...…By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A former Houston police captain was charged Tuesday with running a man off the road and pointing a gun to his head two weeks before the election as part of a baseless voter fraud conspiracy theory, the Harris County district attorney said in a statement.Mark Anthony Aguirre, 63, was paid more than a quarter-million dollars by a Houston-based private citizens group investigating unsubstantiated 2020 election fraud claims, prosecutors said.On October 16, Aguirre asked a lieutenant with the Texas Attorney General’s Office to conduct a...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The FBI is investigating the last week by motorists displaying Trump 2020 flags.“FBI San Antonio is aware of the incident and investigating,” FBI spokesperson Michelle Lee told CNN.The incident took place in Texas on Friday as the campaign bus was traveling from San Antonio to Austin as part of a push to urge Biden supporters to cast their ballots on the state’s last day of early voting. A Biden campaign official described the motorists’ actions as an attempt to slow down the bus and run it off the road.People in vehicles that were part of a...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The FBI is investigating the last week by motorists displaying Trump 2020 flags.“FBI San Antonio is aware of the incident and investigating,” FBI spokesperson Michelle Lee told CNN.The incident took place in Texas on Friday as the campaign bus was traveling from San Antonio to Austin as part of a push to urge Biden supporters to cast their ballots on the state’s last day of early voting. A Biden campaign official described the motorists’ actions as an attempt to slow down the bus and run it off the road.People in vehicles that were part of a...WW…

(CNN)A heavily armed man arrested in North Carolina in May and indicted by a grand jury in September for possession of child pornography researched and traveled near the residence of , according to information disclosed in a federal court filing. Between March and May 2020, Alexander Hillel Treisman conducted internet searches on Biden's home address and traveled within 4 miles of the Biden residence, according to a detention order signed by a federal magistrate judge. After describing Treisman's alleged interest in Biden, the judge wrote that authorities also discovered a checklist...…(CNN)A heavily armed man arrested in North Carolina in May and indicted by a grand jury in September for possession of child pornography researched and traveled near the residence of , according to information disclosed in a federal court filing. Between March and May 2020, Alexander Hillel Treisman conducted internet searches on Biden's home address and traveled within 4 miles of the Biden residence, according to a detention order signed by a federal magistrate judge. After describing Treisman's alleged interest in Biden, the judge wrote that authorities also discovered a checklist...WW…