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Some Americans dance, others wield guns at vote-tallying sites as Biden's lead solidifies

Jarrett Renshaw, Michael Martina and Mimi Dwyer, Reuters
Posted at Nov 07 08:56 AM

Supporters of Joe Biden danced in the streets outside a ballot-counting center in Philadelphia on Friday as the steadily growing vote tallies showed the Democratic former vice president could soon be declared winner of the US presidential election. Read more »

Anti-Trump women's rallies draw thousands across US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 07:53 AM

Thousands took to the streets across the United States for women's marches on Saturday, many wearing pink protest hats while issuing fervent calls against President Donald Trump and his conservative Supreme Court pick.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 24, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 05:54 PM

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

Protests erupt against Breonna Taylor verdict

Jeff Dean, AFP
Updated as of Sep 24 02:02 PM

A protestor is detained while bleeding from the head, in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA on Wednesday, after a judge announced the charges brought by a grand jury against Detective Brett Hankison, one of three police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in March. Read more »

Protests erupt in US over charges in Breonna Taylor shooting

Camille Camdessus, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 24 01:06 PM

Angry protesters demanded justice for Breonna Taylor in cities across the United States on Wednesday after charges were filed against only one policeman involved in the controversial fatal shooting of the 26-year-old black woman, whose name has become a rallying cry of the Black Lives Matter movement.   Read more »

US on brink as vigilantes, guns and hate stoke fears ahead of election

Charlotte Plantive, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 01 02:11 PM

Shootings that left 3 dead at protests against police brutality have stoked fears of rising violence as a deeply divided US heads into elections amid economic collapse, a deadly pandemic and the worst social upheaval since the 1960s.  Read more »

CrossFit owner fostered sexist company culture, workers say

Katherine Rosman, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 25 08:00 AM

When Greg Glassman resigned this month as chief executive of CrossFit Inc., excoriated for comments about George Floyd’s death on Twitter and in a Zoom meeting, people who have worked there were surprised that his downfall was tied to accusations of racism.   Read more »

Google giving $1 billion in ads to non-profits this year

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 07:53 AM

Google on Thursday boosted to $1 billion the amount of free advertising it will give non-profits this year, taking special interest in groups combating racism and damage done by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Google boosts racial equity program pledge to $275 million

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 18 08:34 AM

Google on Wednesday announced a $175 million package to support black business owners, startup founders, job seekers and developers, on top of an earlier announced $100 million for YouTube creators. Read more »

Africa urges UN probe of US 'systemic racism', police violence

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 07:25 AM

African countries are pushing for the UN's top rights body to launch a high-level investigation into "systemic racism" and police violence in the United States and beyond, according to a draft resolution introduced Tuesday.   Read more »

Trump signs order on US police reform after weeks of protests about racial injustice

Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 01:35 AM

President Donald Trump, facing criticism that his policies and inflammatory rhetoric have aggravated a racial divide in the United States, signed an order on Tuesday aimed at improving police practices and said that "Americans want law and order." Read more »

Trump says he will sign police reform executive order on Tuesday

Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 05:06 AM

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he will sign an executive order on police reform and hold a news conference on Tuesday, after several weeks of nationwide protests sparked by the death of African-American George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis. Read more »

New York introduces laws to combat police brutality

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 13 09:40 AM

NEW YORK, United States - The state of New York on Friday adopted a series of laws designed to put an end to police brutality against the African American community, a sign of the impact that nationwide protests over the George Floyd are having. Read more »

Apple, YouTube raise support for black causes by $100 million each

Stephen Nellis and Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Jun 12 08:04 AM

Apple Inc said on Thursday it will increase spending with black-owned suppliers as part of a $100 million racial equity and justice initiative, while Google-owned YouTube said it will spend $100 million to fund black artists. Read more »

Microsoft bans face-recognition sales to police as Big Tech reacts to protests

Jeffrey Dastin and Munsif Vengattil, Reuters
Posted at Jun 12 07:15 AM

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it would await federal regulation before selling facial recognition technology to police, making it the latest big firm to back away from the business following protests against law enforcement brutality and bias. Read more »

Trump praises US police, rejecting protesters' cries of racism

Nicholas Kamm and Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 12 07:19 AM

US President Donald Trump on Thursday rebooted his flagging reelection campaign with a speech starkly rejecting nationwide protesters' claims of police racism, saying only a "few bad apples" are to blame. Read more »

Trump nixes idea of renaming US bases honoring Confederate heroes

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 10:01 AM

President Donald Trump on Wednesday ruled out a change to US military bases named after Civil War Confederate leaders, pushing back on pressure to rid public places of monuments honoring the once pro-slavery South.   Read more »

Amazon stops police using its face-recognition tech

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 08:50 AM

Amazon on Wednesday announced a one-year ban on letting police use its facial recognition technology, calling for strong government regulations for its ethical use. Read more »

Eyeing US, New Zealand drops plans for armed police patrols

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 03:25 PM

New Zealand police on Tuesday scrapped plans for armed patrols prompted by last year's Christchurch mosque shootings, after criticism the change would lead to a US-style militarization of the force.   Read more »

Trump bucks funding cuts for police as clamor for reforms grow

Steve Holland and Alexandra Alper, Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 07:36 AM

President Donald Trump on Monday pledged to maintain funding for police departments in the United States amid growing calls for sweeping cuts to law enforcement budgets as protesters clamored for an end to police brutality following the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis last month.   Read more »