Paris (CNN) — The case of Adama Traoré has striking parallels with that of George Floyd. Both were black men whose interactions with police led to their deaths. Both struggled to breathe in their final moments. Their deaths have become rallying points in their countries for protests against police brutality. Traoré died on his 24th
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The United States is experiencing a “reckoning” over race, justice and inequality that has been decades in the making, fintech CEO Ryan Williams told CNN Business. “We’ve been hallucinating as a country for a long time,” said Williams, the 32-year-old African American founder of Cadre, a startup disrupting the real estate industry with the support
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It’s time for another noteworthy celestial event. Be sure to cast your gaze toward the sky for this year’s Strawberry Moon. So you’re not disappointed or confused, first things first: The moon isn’t going to actually look like a big, round strawberry. That’s because in North America, the name comes from Algonquin tribes of Native
Continue Reading A Facebook employee who quit the company this week told CNN he is worried the platform will be used to further escalate violence in the United States. Timothy Aveni, a 22-year-old Facebook software engineer, quit after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg refused to take action on President Donald Trump’s warning last week that “looting” would lead
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Continue Reading Las Vegas is returning to a new normal. So, what does a pandemic-era Sin City look like? There’s more room at the craps table — and EMTs on hand in case anyone needs immediate help. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get
Continue Reading One of the officers had been on the job four days. One was on his third shift ever. And Derek Chauvin, who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, was the field training officer for one of them. Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao were responding to a
Continue Reading Preparing to jump out of the second-floor window and into the river below, I felt the acute sense that my anxiety was about to be washed away. It was a balmy July day in perhaps the most quintessential of English locations, a mill house on the River Avon. There was the burble of the cricket
Continue Reading Police in Maryland are looking for a cyclist who was caught on video assaulting three people posting flyers in support of Black Lives Matter. Maryland-National Capital Park Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in connection with an assault that took place Monday afternoon on the Capital Crescent Trail in Montgomery
Continue Reading Among those who learned more about Ahmaud Arbery’s death at a preliminary hearing on Thursday was his mother, who called the revelations heartbreaking. “I often imagine the last minutes of my son’s life,” Wanda Cooper said. “I didn’t imagine it would be that harsh.” Arbery, who is black, was jogging in the neighborhood of Satilla
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Ten people who were home sick with Covid-19 may have found relief with a common over-the-counter heartburn remedy, according to a study published Thursday. A coauthor of the study emphasized that it’s a small group of patients. Even so, he said he was “encouraged” by the results and now plans to do a larger study
Continue Reading Three Chinese nationals were sentenced to prison Thursday for entering a restricted area at a naval base in Key West, Florida, to take photos. Chinese national Liao Lyuyou, 27, was sentenced to 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to illegally entering the restricted area within Naval Air Station Key West in December and taking
Continue Reading Thousands of Hong Kongers defied a police ban Thursday to gather in the city’s Victoria Park and mark the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. The rally, which has been held every year since the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in China, had been banned over coronavirus fears, a move many viewed as political
Continue Reading George Floyd did not resist arrest and pleaded with police officers before his death last month in Minneapolis, his friend said. Maurice Lester Hall, 42, was with Floyd in his car during the arrest that led to his death, he told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Thursday night. The fatal encounter started when police approached both
Continue Reading India and Australia signed two bilateral military agreements Thursday in the “first step in deepening of the defense relationship” between the two Indo-Pacific powers, according to statements from both countries. The deals were announced after a virtual summit between prime ministers Scott Morrison of Australia and Narendra Modi of India. “India is comprehensively and rapidly
Continue Reading In a week when the attention of Americans abruptly shifted from a paralyzing coronavirus pandemic to outrage over the deaths of black people in police custody, they learned that while George Floyd survived one threat, he was unable to live through the other. Floyd tested positive for coronavirus in April, and again following his death
Continue Reading A judge on Thursday set bail for three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death at $1 million each, or $750,000 under certain conditions, including that they do not work in law enforcement or have any contact with Floyd’s family. J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao appeared in court one day
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(Editor’s note: ABC-7 has confirmed that Andre Jefferson was charged with a probation violation in March and has a prior conviction a couple years ago for petty theft.) EL PASO, Texas — Hundreds made their way out to Memorial Park in central El Paso this past Sunday demanding justice for George Floyd. Out of the
Continue Reading William Bryan told investigators he heard Travis McMichael use a racial epithet after fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery in Glynn County, a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent testified Thursday at a preliminary hearing. The hearing lasted about seven hours, with the judge ruling all three defendants — McMichael; his father, Gregory McMichael; and William “Roddie” Bryan
Continue Reading One day after George Floyd’s fatal encounter with Minneapolis police on Memorial Day, the four officers involved were fired. Four days later, one of the officers was arrested and charged with Floyd’s murder. Within 10 days, the other three officers were in custody. Since Floyd’s death, officials in Minneapolis and other cities across the country
Continue Reading Now that prosecutors have charged all four officers involved in the arrest that ended in George Floyd’s death, their real work begins: proving them. The charges against Derek Chauvin, the former officer who kept his knee on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes, were expanded this week to include the more serious one of second-degree
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Coronavirus patients with high blood pressure have twice the risk of dying from the infection, an international study has found. High blood pressure has been known to worsen the risk of serious symptoms, but the study, published Thursday in the European Heart Journal, shows just how bad the risk is. The international team of researchers,
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NEW YORK, NY — J.C. Penney said Thursday that it will start closing 154 of its stores next week in what it is calling the first phase of its efforts to shrink its footprint. The Plano, Texas-based retailer said it could take about 10 to 16 weeks to complete the closures. A list of the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After months of being closed, business owners across the state of New Mexico have been able to operate at a limited capacity, with many finally able to re-open their doors as of June 1. Back in May, Las Cruces salon owner Robert O’Brien told ABC-7 she was concerned she was
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — As law enforcement officers across the country continue to oversee large protests which sparked after the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minneapolis, the situation is different in Las Cruces. Protestors continue to gather regularly at Albert Johnson Park in downtown Las Cruces to mourn the life
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump on Thursday shared a letter on Twitter that referred to the peaceful protesters who were forcibly dispersed from a park near the White House on Monday evening as “terrorists.” The letter from veteran attorney and former Trump lawyer John Dowd appears to be addressed to former Secretary of Defense James Mattis and rebuts
Continue Reading Traveling pianist Davide Martello showed up in Minneapolis to spread a message of hope through music at George Floyd’s memorial. Martello, also known as Klavierkunst, lives in Oklahoma City and drove 12 hours to the memorial to use his talent to help heal the community. “I am from Germany and everybody is telling me how
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Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The Nashville Fire Department rescued two dogs from an apartment fire on East Palestine Ave. Wednesday night in Madison. The fire department says no injuries were reported. Crews were able to contain the fire at around 7:15 p.m. saving the building and the two
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, LA (WGNO) — One thing we all need right now is hope in these troubling times. WGNO’s Kenny Lopez introduces us to an artist who’s spreading the message of hope with a special community-wide project. With a street sign that reads “Hope”, artist Jonathan Ferrara is
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