From the WBHA News Desk
Fox News crew harassed, chased by angry mob while reporting on protests outside White House
Rioting crowds stoked by the death of a black man at the apparent hand of a Minneapolis cop turned their rage on journalists early Saturday, attacking a Fox News crew outside the White House in a harrowing scene captured on video.Fox News reporter Leland Vittert was reporting on protests in Lafayette Park at around 1……
NYPD van set on fire in Brooklyn as anti-cop rage boils over in New York
Anti-cop rage over the police-custody death of George Floyd boiled over in Brooklyn on Friday night — with an NYPD van being set on fire in Fort Greene Park and hundreds of protesters trying to surround the 88th precinct in Clinton Hill before being rebuffed by a massive police mobilization.In all, some 200 people were……
Louisville police apologize after firing pepper bullets at news crew during live broadcast
A police officer was seen on camera firing what appeared to be pepper bullets at a news crew during a live television broadcast of the second night of Louisville protests, prompting an apology from the Louisville Metro Police Department.A crew from WAVE-TV was downtown in the Kentucky city Friday night, covering demonstrations over the death of Breonna……
Minnesota requests more help as riots continue there — and across US
The state of Minnesota is requesting 1,000 additional National Guard soldiers as rioting broke out once again Friday night following the death of George Floyd earlier in the week.Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota National Guard Adjutant Gen. Jon Jensen announced the request at a news conference early Saturday, FOX 9 of Minneapolis reported.Guard personnel already……
Supreme Court rejects challenge to limits on church services; Roberts sides with liberals
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus.Over the dissent of the four more conservative justices, Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s four liberals in turning……
At Trump request, Pentagon puts military police on alert to go to Minneapolis
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — As unrest spread across dozens of American cities on Friday, the Pentagon took the rare step of ordering the Army to put several active-duty U.S. military police units on the ready to deploy to Minneapolis, where the police killing of George Floyd sparked the widespread protests.Soldiers from Fort Bragg in North……
Fox News crew harassed, chased by angry mob while reporting on protests outside White House
Rioting crowds stoked by the death of a black man at the apparent hand of a Minneapolis cop turned their rage on journalists early Saturday, attacking a Fox News crew outside the White House in a harrowing scene captured on video.Fox News reporter Leland Vittert was reporting on protests in Lafayette Park at around 1……
NYPD van set on fire in Brooklyn as anti-cop rage boils over in New York
Anti-cop rage over the police-custody death of George Floyd boiled over in Brooklyn on Friday night — with an NYPD van being set on fire in Fort Greene Park and hundreds of protesters trying to surround the 88th precinct in Clinton Hill before being rebuffed by a massive police mobilization.In all, some 200 people were……
Louisville police apologize after firing pepper bullets at news crew during live broadcast
A police officer was seen on camera firing what appeared to be pepper bullets at a news crew during a live television broadcast of the second night of Louisville protests, prompting an apology from the Louisville Metro Police Department.A crew from WAVE-TV was downtown in the Kentucky city Friday night, covering demonstrations over the death of Breonna……
Minnesota requests more help as riots continue there — and across US
The state of Minnesota is requesting 1,000 additional National Guard soldiers as rioting broke out once again Friday night following the death of George Floyd earlier in the week.Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota National Guard Adjutant Gen. Jon Jensen announced the request at a news conference early Saturday, FOX 9 of Minneapolis reported.Guard personnel already……
Supreme Court rejects challenge to limits on church services; Roberts sides with liberals
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus.Over the dissent of the four more conservative justices, Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s four liberals in turning……
At Trump request, Pentagon puts military police on alert to go to Minneapolis
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — As unrest spread across dozens of American cities on Friday, the Pentagon took the rare step of ordering the Army to put several active-duty U.S. military police units on the ready to deploy to Minneapolis, where the police killing of George Floyd sparked the widespread protests.Soldiers from Fort Bragg in North……