9 hours agoChristopher Columbus statue dismantled at Columbus City HallA work crew removed the statue of Christopher Columbus from Columbus City Hall in Ohio on Wednesday, after it sat there for 65 years, following a donation by the Italian city of Genoa.
11 hours agoCardinal Timothy Dolan: Stop demonizing New York Police Department, for God’s sakeOur valiant police officers have one of the most perilous, stressful duties around, and from what I have seen in my nearly dozen years here, they do it with care, compassion and competence.
13 hours agoRep. Cleaver calls 'defund the police' slogan 'a spine-chilling and nightmarish name for a masterful idea'Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., claimed on "The Daily Briefing" Wednesday that the "defund the police" slogan is not a call to deprive law enforcement of money, telling host Dana Perino that "nobody with an IQ at room temperature wants to shut down the police department."
13 hours agoRichmond starts dismantling Confederate statues from city land after mayor's orderRichmond Mayor Levar Stoney ordered the removal of all Confederate statues that sit on city land Wednesday, invoking emergency powers to quicken the process.
15 hours agoLA City Council approves cutting $150M from LAPDThe Democrat-controlled Los Angeles City Council voted 12-2 Wednesday to slash $150 million from the LAPD’s budget, according to local reports.
16 hours agoFort Lauderdale officer caught on camera shoving kneeling protesters faces battery chargeA Florida police officer was charged with battery Tuesday after he was captured on video pushing a woman kneeling during a protest in Fort Lauderdale in late May following the death of George Floyd.
16 hours agoGeorge Floyd's uncle vows to remove Confederate flag from his South Dakota town's police logoGeorge Floyd’s uncle vowed on Monday to advocate for his small town of Gettysburg, S.D., to remove the Confederate flag from their police department’s insignia.
16 hours agoMichael Palin calls for royal honor's insignia bestowed by Queen Elizabeth to be changed due to racist imageryMonty Python star Sir Michael Palin is calling for an honor bestowed upon him and others by Queen Elizabeth II to have its insignia changed because it has imagery that is reminiscent of George Floyd's death — the medal depicts the Archangel Michael defeating Satan by standing triumphantly on his neck.
16 hours agoBen Domenech: It 'boggles the mind' that Republicans aren't defending 'symbols of national pride'The Federalist's publisher Ben Domenech is calling on members of the Republican Party to step up and defend symbols of American heritage and history.
16 hours agoYoung Republicans rally to save Roosevelt statue: 'I've never heard of a free society that wants to erase the past'The New York Young Republican Club held a rally this week in front of the Natural History Museum to rebuke the museum's call to remove the 26th president's statue.
