‘They have lost control’: Why Minneapolis Burned.
Two days after George Floyd died, the police chief of Minneapolis called the mayor around dinnertime. He needed help. What had begun as peaceful protests...
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Colleges Rescinding Admissions Offers as Racist Social Media Posts Emerge
A star high school athlete recruited to play football for Cornell University will no longer be attending the school after a Snapchat video of him...
Did Floyd Protests Lead to a Virus Surge? Here’s What We Know
For more than two months, the authorities had been urging New Yorkers to stay indoors and keep their distance from others. But after the police...
In Court, Derek Chauvin’s Lawyers Say Officials Have Biased the Case
MINNEAPOLIS — The judge overseeing the case against four former Minneapolis police officers in the death of George Floyd told lawyers and local officials on...
How the Floyd Protests Turned Into a 24-Hour ‘Occupy City Hall’ in N.Y.
It started on Tuesday night when about 100 protesters began occupying City Hall Park in Lower Manhattan — with some spending the night — in...
How the Virus and Protests Changed a 50-Year Celebration of Pride
Not six months ago, the idea of this year’s Pride March in New York City, on the 50th anniversary of the first parade, would have...
How Trump and the Black Lives Matter Movement Changed White Voters’ Minds
A majority of American voters support the demonstrations against police brutality and racial injustice that have roiled the country over the past month, embracing ideas...
The Black Officer Who Detained George Floyd Had Pledged to Fix the Police
MINNEAPOLIS — There were two black men at the scene of the police killing in Minneapolis last month that roiled the nation. One, George Floyd,...
‘Let Freedom Ring’ From Georgia
ATLANTA — This, an old saying goes, is “the city too busy to hate,” one of the few places in America where enlightened leaders, black...
We Talked to More Than 50 Democratic Officials. Almost All Want to Divert Police Funding.
WASHINGTON — A month after the killing of George Floyd by the police in Minneapolis ignited a wave of nationwide protests, Democratic Party officials are...