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'I did what I had to do,' Rittenhouse says at murder trial

Nathan Layne, Reuters
Posted at Nov 11 07:50 AM

Kyle Rittenhouse testified he fatally shot two men and wounded a third with an AR-15-style rifle during racial justice protests to protect himself. Read more »

Survivor of Rittenhouse shootings tried to disarm teen

Nathan Layne, Reuters
Posted at Nov 09 06:43 AM

The only protester shot by Kyle Rittenhouse to survive testified on Monday that he believed the U.S. teenager was an "active shooter" and was trying to disarm Rittenhouse when a bullet from the teen's semi-automatic rifle severed part of his arm. Read more »

NBA: Lakers star James calls lack of charges in Blake shooting 'blow to heart'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 03:23 PM

NBA superstar LeBron James called the decision not to bring charges in the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin "a blow to the heart" on Tuesday. Read more »

NBA playoffs set to resume but players determined to keep focus on racial justice

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 02:19 PM

NBA playoff games are set to resume on Saturday, but players are determined to keep the focus on the fight for social justice and racial equality with the help from club owners and the league.   Read more »

UN: Jacob Blake shooting highlights need to eradicate racism-policing links

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 09:32 PM

GENEVA - The shooting of African American Jacob Blake by US law enforcement was a painful reminder of the need to eliminate links between policing and racism, a United Nations spokesman said Friday. Read more »

Biden says Trump 'rooting for more violence' amid Kenosha unrest

Katie Glueck, Thomas Kaplan and Reid J. Epstein, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 28 08:20 AM

Joe Biden on Thursday accused President Donald Trump of “rooting for more violence” at a moment of national unrest over racism and police brutality, offering one of his most extensive responses yet to the Republican argument that he would be a weak leader on law enforcement and criminal justice. Read more »

Trump son-in-law says NBA stars lucky to be able to afford racism walkout

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 07:03 AM

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior aide Jared Kushner on Thursday criticized a walkout by NBA stars protesting against racism and police brutality, saying they were fortunate to be rich enough to take the night off. Read more »

NBA players vote to continue playoffs after action halted for a day

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 01:08 AM

The decision followed a day of tumult in the NBA on Wednesday, when the Bucks refused to play against the Magic in protest at the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin Sunday. Read more »

NBA games, binoycott ng players bilang protesta sa pamamaril sa isang African American

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 07:29 PM

Nakatakdang magpulong ang board of governors ng NBA para pag-usapan ang susunod na hakbang ng liga  Read more »

Lakers, Clippers vote to abandon NBA season: reports

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 27 12:35 PM

LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers have voted to abandon the NBA season in protest at the latest US police shooting of a black man, multiple reports said Wednesday.   Read more »

NBA walkout sparks historic US sport boycott over police shooting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 11:49 AM

The Milwaukee Bucks staged an unprecedented boycott Wednesday over the police shooting of a black man, forcing the NBA to halt its playoff schedule and prompting a wave of walkouts by teams and players across other sports. Read more »

MLB: Brewers join Bucks boycott over US police shooting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 09:34 AM

The Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds refused to play their MLB fixture on Wednesday, mirroring a boycott by the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks following the police shooting of an unarmed black man in the teams' home state. Read more »

NBA halts playoffs after Bucks lead shooting boycott

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 27 09:02 AM

The Milwaukee Bucks staged an unprecedented boycott over the police shooting of an unarmed black man on Wednesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 26, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 03:03 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

One dead, two injured in US protest shootings: media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 26 05:14 PM

KENOSHA - One person was shot dead and another two were injured in the US city of Kenosha on Tuesday night, according to media reports, as groups clashed during protests over the police shooting of a black man. Read more »

US protesters condemn Jacob Blake shooting

Timothy A. Clary, AFP
Posted at Aug 26 09:10 AM

Demonstrators march in New York to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake who was shot in the back multiple times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 25, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 12:16 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Demonstrators protest Jacob Blake shooting

Brandon Bell, Getty Images via AFP
Posted at Aug 25 05:38 PM

Demonstrators form a line in front of law enforcement on Monday in Kenosha, Wisconsin during a protest on the fatal shooting of Jacob Blake Read more »

Bucks' Hill, Lakers' James among NBA players outraged by Blake shooting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 08:50 AM

Milwaukee guard George Hill had more on his mind Monday than the Bucks' NBA playoff win over Orlando, calling the police shooting of a black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin, "sickening." Read more »

US police shooting black man in back sparks outrage

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 07:32 AM

WASHINGTON - A video showing Wisconsin police shooting a black man in the back in front of his children sparked outrage across the United States on Monday, with officials calling in the national guard as they girded for a second night of violent protests. Read more »