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June 17, 2020 By: Staff Report Rayshard Brooks, 27, was fatally shot in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant on June 12. ATLANTA – Garrett Rolfe, who was fired by the Atlanta Police Department following the June 12 shooting, faces 11 total charges, district…
Read More Ex-Atlanta Cop Garrett Rolfe Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Charged With Murder
June 16, 2020 By: Deborah Childress President Trump spoke in the Rose Garden at the White House at noon today, where he signed the “Safe Policing for Safe Communities” executive order. The order contains directives, including a national ban on the use of chokeholds in…
Read More President Trump Signs Police Reform Executive Order
June 15, 2020 By: Staff Report Airlines are ready to crack down on passengers with no face coverings, a month after face mask requirements began and when many passengers just aren’t wearing them. The trade group, Airlines for America, also said airlines will step up…
Read More No Mask No Flight, Airlines Are Tightening Up Their Masks
June 15. 2020 LONDON (AP) — A U.S. Air Force fighter plane with one pilot on board crashed into the North Sea on Monday. The status of the pilot wasn’t known. The F-15C Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing was on a routine training mission…
Read More US Air Force Plane Crashes Into the North Sea
June 14, 2020 By: Staff Report Robert G. Heft designed the fifty-star United States flag at the age of 17. Stanley Pratt, Heft’s teacher at Lancaster High School in Ohio, asked his students to design a flag for the admittance of Hawaii and Alaska as states…
Read More Fun Fact – Ohio High Schooler Designed Our 50 Star Flag, and Got a B-
June 12, 2020 By: Staff Report SEATTLE- After clashes between the police and protesters near Seattle’s East Police Precinct, law enforcement evacuated the site as an “exercise in trust and de-escalation”. That didn’t work. Protesters then set up tents there, reverse barricaded, and announced it…
Read More Have You Heard of CHAZ? What a Mess.
June 9, 2020 By: Staff Report The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Gen. Charles Q. Brown to be the next Air Force chief of staff. This makes him the first African American leader of a military branch, as the Pentagon and the country struggle with a…
Read More Senate Confirms First Black Air Force Chief of Staff, Historic & Unanimous Vote
June 9, 2020 By: Staff Report CHICAGO – As protests continue around the country in the wake of the George Floyd murder, Chicago breaks a record they can’t be proud of. 18 Murders in 24 Hours. “The Rev. Michael Pfleger, a longtime crusader against gun…
Read More Chicago Reports 18 Murders in 24 Hours
June 8, 2020 By: Twitter Users and Staff Report Senate and House Democrats donned Kente Cloth for their Police Reform announcement and moment of silence in memory of George Floyd. Users on Twitter respond: Standing in front of a church and holding up a bible…
Read More Trending-Social Media Backlash and Laughter, Kente Cloth Worn by Pelosi and Others
June 7, 2020 CNN is reporting that nine members of the Minneapolis City Council on Sunday announced they intend to defund and dismantle the city’s police department following the police killing of George Floyd. Council President Lisa Bender told CNN that with the nine votes…
Read More Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Support Defunding and Disbanding Police Department